Pronouns

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A

pronoun

is a word used in place of a noun(s) or pronoun(s).

An

antecedent

is the word(s) that a pronoun stands / refers to. Sometimes the antecedent is not stated.

The

athlete

extended a hand to

his

opponent.

ANTECEDENT PRONOUN

Personal Pronouns

are in one of three forms:

first person, second person,

or

third person

.

Possessive Pronouns

relationship.

show ownership or

Personal Pronouns Singular (Possessive) First Person

I, me (my, mine)

Second Person Third Person

you (your, yours) he, him, she, her, it (his, her, hers, its)

Plural (Possessive)

we, us (our, ours) you (your, yours) they, them (their, theirs)

Type of Pronoun Function Example reflexive

reflects action back onto the subject of its sentence myself

intensive demonstrative

emphasizes a noun or pronoun in the same sentences points out specific persons, places, things, or ideas herself, himself this, that, these, those

Type of Pronoun Function Example indefinite

refers to unidentified persons, places, things, or ideas each, most, many

interrogative

introduces a question who, what

relative

introduces a subordinate clause who, that, whose

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

another anything everybody neither nothing someone anybody each everyone no one one something anyone either everything nobody somebody **Antecedent and verb are singular.**

Plural Indefinite Pronouns

both many few several **Antecedent and verb are plural.**

Either..Or Indefinite Pronouns

all most any none more some **Antecedent and verb are singular or plural. Use what it is replacing to determine.** All of the cows ate grass. = plural All of the snow piled up. = singular

Underline each pronoun once. If the pronoun has a stated antecedent, underline it twice.

1. Natasha forgot to bring her notebook.

2. I will tell you about interesting and funny moral tales.

3. The grasshopper chirps and plays during summer, and it does not prepare for winter.

4. Lucia smiled at herself in the mirror.

Cross out the repeated word or word group in each of the following sentences. Then write an appropriate pronoun above it.

1. Riding a bike is good exercise, but riding a bike can be difficult in cold weather.

2. Boys were probably the first rope jumpers, impressing girls with the boys’ speed.

3. The umpire was quite emphatic when the umpire called strikes.

Underline the demonstrative or relative pronoun in the following sentences. Above each pronoun, write D if it is demonstrative and R if it is relative.

1. This is an updated map of Africa.

2. Africa, which is the second largest continent, has several deserts.

3. The equator, which crosses Africa, is at zero degrees latitude.

Identify each underlined pronoun by writing IND for indefinite or INT for interrogative.

1. Do both of these costumes belong to you?

2. What did you and Tom do on Friday night?

3. Neither of the children were wearing purple socks.

Write sentences using the types of pronouns indicated. Underline the required pronouns in your sentences. Use the chart to help you remember which pronouns you need.

1. personal pronoun in the first personal plural _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________