Scribd
Upload
31 views28 pages

Pronounspowerpoint

Slides

Uploaded by

Parameswari Perumal
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
31 views28 pages

Pronounspowerpoint

Slides

Uploaded by

Parameswari Perumal
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 28

Pronouns

replace nouns

Pronouns come in many different varieties.

Personal nominative pronouns (also known as subject pronouns)--used as the subject of the sentence or the predicate pronoun singular 1st person 2nd person 3rd person I you he, she, it plural we you they

also known as subjective case

Personal objective pronouns--used as direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of prepositions


singular 1st person 2nd person 3rd person me you him, her, it plural us you them

Possessive pronounsused to show ownership or relationship


singular 1st person my, mine 2nd person your, yours 3rd person his, her, hers, its plural our, ours your, yours their, theirs

REFLEXIVE / INTENSIVE
st 1

person nd 2 person 3rd person

myself, ourselves yourself, yourselves himself, herself, itself, themselves

Hisself and theirselves are incorrect and should NEVER be used!

Since they have the same form . . . When are they reflexive? When are they intensive?
Omit the pronoun. If the meaning of the sentence stays the same, the pronoun is intensive.

Mercedes designed the costume herself.

intensive

Rover tried everything he could think of to free himself.

reflexive

demonstrative pronounspoint out a particular person, place, thing, or idea

Example: This is my dog Penny.

Example: That is my dog Guinness.

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

These pronouns are used to introduce

questions.

Whose?

indefinite pronouns

These pronouns replace nouns that are not specifically named.

SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS


another either anybody everybody anyone everyone anything everything

neither
somebody

nobody

no one

nothing

someone

something

each

much

one

PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

both few many several

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SINGULAR OR PLURAL

all
any most none some

All the kings horses . . .

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate (dependent) clause.

that which who whom whose

The red Ferrari is the one that I want.

What is an antecedent, and what does it have to do with pronouns?

An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces.

Junior took his dog to the pet store and bought her a treat. He bought it because he loves her.

You might also like