Transcript Pronouns and Antecedents - Jefferson County Schools, TN

Pronouns and Antecedents
TN Language Arts Checks for Understanding
0601.1.1
0701.1.1
0801.1.1
The following should be copied
into student notebooks. This is
information that will be needed
throughout the year, both in
grammar exercises and in
writing, editing, and revising.
A pronoun is used in place of a noun
or another pronoun. The word a
pronoun stands for is called the
antecedent.
Kelly loves to read. She reads more
science fiction than mysteries.
(She is the pronoun. She takes the
place of Kelly so Kelly is the
antecedent.)
.
Subject pronouns can serve as
the subject or predicate noun of
a sentence.
I, you, he, she, it, they, we
Object pronouns serve as
objects of prepositions, direct
objects, and indirect objects.
me, you, him, her, it, them
us
Possessive pronouns show
possession.
my, mine, his, hers, its, your,
yours, our, ours, their, theirs,
your, yours
Reflexive pronouns emphasize the
subject and serve a function in the
sentence (objects, complements).
Note: The words hisself, theirself, and
theirselves do NOT exist!
myself, herself, himself, ourselves,
themselves
Intensive pronouns are the same as
reflexive, but they serve no use in the
sentence.
Indefinite pronouns refer to unidentified
person, places, or things.
Singular
anybody, anyone, anything, each,
either, everybody, everyone, everything,
neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one,
somebody, someone, something
Plural
both, few, many, several
Singular or
Plural
(depends on
prepositional
phrase that
follows pronoun)
all, any, most, none, some
SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT
PRONOUNS AND WRITING
• First person pronouns (I, me, my, mine, we, us,
our, ours) should almost never be used in
expository writing, unless it is a direct quotation.
• Second person pronouns (you, your, yours)
should be treated like a plague. Pretend you are
stranded on a deserted island and you have a
stockpile of food that is has to last until the next
cruise ship passes in six months. Second
person pronouns are rodents that are trying to
steal your food. You must rid the island (your
writing) of the rats (second person pronouns)!