Transcript Pronouns: Day 1

Pronouns: Day 1
• _________: a word that is used to replace a noun
• _____________: the word the pronoun stands for
– An antecedent may consist of more than one word
– May appear in an earlier sentence
• Example:
Ray said he wanted to audition.
Ray and I auditioned together. We both got parts.
DAY 1:
Personal Pronouns
Singular
Plural
Subjective
Objective
Subjective
Objective
First Person
I
(my, mine)**
me
we
(our, ours)
us
Second Person
you
(your, yours)
you
you
(your, yours)
you
Third Person
he, she, it
him, her, it they
(his, her, hers, its)
(their, theirs)
them
** Parentheses Indicate POSSESSIVE personal pronouns that are neither singular nor
plural
Possessive Pronouns show ownership or relationship____________________________
Activity: On page 10 do #1-6. Write the pronoun(s) in each sentence, write the
antecedent, and label the pronoun as personal or possessive.
Pronouns: Day 2
• _____________Pronoun: reflects action back
upon the subject and adds information to the
sentence
– MUST have an antecedent!
– Ex: Donna prepared herself for a long day.
– Ex: The committee appointed Ted and myself.
• ____________Pronoun: adds emphasis to a
noun or pronoun in the same sentence
– Ex: The wait itself would take hours.
DAY 2:
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Singular
Plural
First Person
myself
ourselves
Second Person
yourself
yourself
Third Person
himself, herself, itself
themselves
Activity: On page 13 (A) do #5&6. Write the pronoun(s) in each sentence, list its
antecedent, and label it as reflexive or intensive.
Pronouns: Day 3
• ________________ pronouns: point out specific
nouns; Indicate space/distance (i.e. near or far away)
– Ex: The people will get better tickets than those (people) at
the end.
• ______________ Pronoun: used to ask a question
– Ex: What is your favorite song?
• ______________ Pronoun: used to introduce
subordinate clauses
– Ex: The seats [that the students asked for] were unavailable.
DAY 3:
Demonstrative, Interrogative, and
Relative Pronouns
Type
Pronouns
Demonstrative
(near:) this, that; (far:) these, those
Interrogative
Who, whom, whose, which, what
Relative
Who, whom, whose, which, that
Activity: On page 13 (A) do #4, 5, 8, & 9. Write the pronoun(s) in each sentence, list its
antecedent, and label it as demonstrative, interrogative, or relative.
Pronouns: Day 4
• _____________ Pronouns: does NOT refer to
a specific person, place, thing, or idea
– Usually does ______have an ________________
– Ex: Many of the fans had arrived at 6 a.m.
– Some pronouns will function as an ___________
(not a pronoun) in a sentence
– (adjective) Ex: Several people had to wait in the
rain. – “Several” is NOT a pronoun!
– (pronoun) Ex: Several of the fans waited anxiously
in the rain.
DAY 4:
Indefinite Pronouns
Singular
Plural
Singular OR Plural
Another, anybody, anything, each,
either, everybody, everyone,
everything, much, neither, nobody,
no one, nothing, one, somebody,
someone, something
Both, few, many, several
All, any, more, most,
none, some
Activity: On page 13 (A) #3, 7, & 10. Write the indefinite pronoun(s) in each sentence
and label it as singular or plural.