Transcript Pronouns

Pronouns
words that take the place of nouns
(Antecedent=the noun that the
pronoun replaces)
Purpose of a Pronoun
1. Maggie loves to swim. Maggie also loves
to ski.
2. Marcus ran to the store. Marcus ran to the
store to get dinner. Then, Marcus cooked
his dinner. Finally, Marcus ate his dinner.
3. This is a good book. I will loan the book to
you.
4. My dad planted flowers. After my dad
watered the flowers, the flowers grew tall.
Personal Pronouns
• I, me, mine, we, us, ours, he, she, it, him,
her, his, its, hers, you, you (pl.), yours,
they, them, theirs
• Qualities of pronoun
– Person
– Number
– Gender
– Case
The Person of Pronoun
• First person – the speaker
• Second person – the person spoken to
• Third person – the person/thing spoken
about
The Number of a Pronoun
• Singular – replaces singular noun
• Plural – replaces plural noun
The Gender of a Pronoun
• Masculine – male
• Feminine – female
• Neuter - object
1. A student can learn to depend on their own
merit for success.
2. Take the radio out of the car and fix it.
3. If the fans don’t buy all the peanuts, pack
them away until the next game.
4. We get so tired of listening to him drone on
about this stuff that you want to fall out of
your chair.
Pronoun Case
1. Tom and me will buy the gift for her.
2. It was them who called last night.
3. That was her in the bright yellow car.
4. Buffy and me live the furthest away.
5. Mom gave the book to Suzy and I.