Intro to Lit

words that stand for nouns or for words that take the place of nouns

Antecedents are nouns (or words that take the place of nouns) for which the pronouns stand

Antecedents do not always appear before their pronouns, sometimes the antecedent follows its pronoun

Sabrina unpacked her computer and turned it on.

After he graduated, Brandon got the job he always dreamed of in Florida.

Going to classes might keep you busy, but it is necessary.

Write the pronoun(s) and antecedent(s). I am sure that she did her homework;

Sally is usually very studious. The baby threw his ball and the dog

caught it. The photographer was ready with her

camera. We are going to the movies after

school.

refer to the person speaking (first person) the person spoken to (second person) the person, place, or thing spoken about

(third person)

Singular Plural

First Person I, me, my, mine

we, us, our, ours

Second Person

you, your, yours

you, your, yours

Third Person he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its

they, them, their, theirs

When Paul drove up, everyone piled into his car.

During the storm, the house lost its antenna.

PRACTICE: Write the pronoun and antecedent

Why are you going to sleep, Tom? With their suitcases packed, the Joneses

left forever.

Reflexive: ends in –self or –selves and indicated that someone or something performs an action to, for, or upon itself

point back to a noun or pronoun earlier in the sentence

essential to the meaning of the sentence

Intensive: ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence

can be omitted and the sentence still contains same basic information

ReflexiveJoy helped

herself to some turkey.

They poured themselves the milk.

The boy could smell himself from a mile away.

IntensiveThe mayor

herself attended the carnival

Frank fixed the refrigerator himself.

I graded the papers myself.

Demonstrative: direct attention to specific people, places, or things

may come before or after their antecedents

This is the person we want to hire.These are the books we will read.

Singular Plural

this, that these, those

Relative: begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the sentence

I ate the cupcake that was on the table. James is the student who was late

today. We visited Grandmother, whose house

is in NY.

Relative Pronouns

that which who whom whose

Interrogative: is used to begin a question

an interrogative pronoun may or may not have a specific antecedent

EX: What do you mean?EX: Which of the kids dressed up as a

ghost?

Interrogative Pronouns

what which who whom whose

refers to a person, place, or thing that may or may not be specifically named

although indefinite pronouns do not require specific antecedents, they often have them

no specific: Several have visited Williamsburg.

specific: One of the students prepared a report.

Singular Plural Bothanother, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something

bothfewmanyothersseveral

allanymoremostnonesome

Write the reflexive or intensive pronoun and label it as R or I

Maria and Ann can buckle their shoes themselves.

Grandma knitted herself a lovely sweater.

The senator herself will address the student body.

If you believe in yourself, anything can happen.

Write the pronoun and label as Demonstrative (D), Relative (R), Interrogative (INT) or Indefinite (IND)

This is a perfect example of a sentence. Has anyone seen Dad lately? What was the prize at the fair? Whose is the most famous version? The game, which is on TV, is almost

over. That is the pencil I was looking for.