PRONOUN

THE WONDER OF YOU

When no one else can understand meWhen everything I do is wrongYou give me love and consolationYou give me hope to carry on And you’re always there to lend a handIn everything I do that’s the wonder The wonder of you And when you smile the world is brighterYou touch my hand and I’m a kingYour love to me is worth a fortuneYour love for me is everything I’ll guess I’ll never know the reason whyYou love me like you doThat’s the wonder the wonder of you

THE WONDER OF YOU

When no one else can understand meWhen everything I do is wrongYou give me love and consolationYou give me hope to carry on And you’re always there to lend a handIn everything I do that’s the wonder The wonder of you And when you smile the world is brighterYou touch my hand and I’m a kingYour kiss to me is worth a fortuneYour love for me is everything I’ll guess I’ll never know the reason whyYou love me like you doThat’s the wonder the wonder of you

1.Each group should make a story out of the six pictures using at least ten of the following pronouns ;

myself, themselves, many, nobody, somebody, whoever, which ,who, that, those, her, mine, they, himself /herself, us, which, that and she.

2. Disarrange the picture if you like, provided the group can come up with a story.

3. If you wish to add pronouns which are not in the list, you can do so.

4.Write the story in a cartolina and underline the pronouns used in the story.

myself, themselves, many, nobody, somebody, whoever, which , who, that, those, her, mine, they, himself /herself, us, which, that and she.

PRONOUN is a word used to take in place of a noun

Ex. Alexander is my neighbor . He says he likes to sleep. .

ANTECEDENT-the noun that the pronoun replaces.

I wrote a letter to the president, who responded quickly.

Alexander is my neighbor . Alexander says Alexander likes to sleep.

1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS

TY PES OF PRONOUNS

1. Personal Pronoun: refers to a specific person or thing and changes its form to indicate person, number, gender and case.

personal pronouns include

SUBJECTIVE

Subjective pronouns are the subject of

the sentence. They generally appear

BEFORE the verb. She went to the store.

OBJECTIVE

Objective pronouns are the receiver of the action of the verb or for whom

an action was performed. They generally appear AFTER the verb.

Jordan bought her roses

POSSESSIVE is a pronoun indicate that the pronoun is acting as a marker of possession and defines who owns a particular object or person.

His story is famous.

SUBJECTIVE PRONOUN - AS SUBJECT

1. She is my mentor. 2. We will meet at 11:30 today. 3. I am a Filipino.

OBJECTIVE PRONOUN - as direct object After reading the book , Judy threw it into the garbage can.

- as preposition I’m not sure that my contact will talk to you.

- as infinitive phrase. Ramon was surprised to see her at the drag races.

First Person

Second Person

Third Person

Singular I you she, he, it

Plural we you they

First Person

Second Person

Third Person

Singular me you her, him, it

Plural us you them

B. OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS

A.SUBJECTIVE PRONOUNS

“ I “ or “Me”1. Always use subjective /nominative case pronoun if pronoun is a part of the subject.

In the following example the pronoun is a part of the subject so subject pronoun should be used. My sister and me went to the movie.       (Incorrect) My sister and I went to the movie.       (Correct)

2. Always use objective case pronoun if pronoun is part of the object.

In the following example the pronoun is a direct object so object pronoun should be used. My sister took a picture of him and I.       (Incorrect) My sister took a picture of him and me.       (Correct)

Possessive personal pronouns

oursyourstheirs

mineyoursHis

hers its

Possessive

Personal

Pronouns

PluralSingular

Possessive Personal pronouns are not written with apostrophes. The pronoun its, for example, shows possession. The word it’s, on the other hand, is a contraction of it is. Read the following sentences. Notice the meaning of the words in red type.

Its central character is Odysseus. (possessive pronoun)

It’s about the adventures of Odysseus.

(contraction of It is)

2. Demonstrative Pronouns

point to identify a noun or a pronoun.

this that

thesethese

This and These refer to things that are nearby.(either in space or in time)This must not continue. This is an excellent

question.

That and Those refer to things that are farther away in space or time.Those are the shoes I wore.Two customers wanted those.

3. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN

are used to ask question.

who what whosewhich whom whateverwhoever whomever whichever

“who acts as the subject of a verb, while whom acts as the object of a verb, preposition.”

the compounds formed with the suffix “ever” ( whoever, whomever, whichever and whatever)

Ex : Who wrote the novel Rockbound? - "who" is the subject of the sentence.

To whom do you wish to speak to ? - “whom” is used as the object of the preposition to

What did she say? - "what" is the direct object of the verb "say.“

Who will meet the delegates at the train station? - "who" is the subject of the compound verb "will meet.“

4 .RELATIVE PRONOUN

is used to link one phrase or clause to another phrase or clause.

RELATIVE PRONOUN

They are used at the beginning of the subordinate clause which gives specific information about the main clause.

whom

whose

who

that

which

- who and whoever to refer to the subject of a clause or sentence, - whom and

whomever to refer to the objects of a verb, a verbal or a

preposition.

Ex .1. You may invite whomever you like to the party. - whomever is the direct object of the compound verb "may invite.“

2. The candidate who wins the greatest popular vote is not always elected.

- who is the subject of the verb wins and introduces the subordinate clause who wins the greatest popular vote. ( This subordinate clause acts as an adjective modifying "candidate.“)

3. The book whose author is now being shown in the news has become a bestseller.

Whatare Reflexive andIntensivepronouns?

A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and is necessary to the basic meaning of the sentence. Serves as reflector.

myselfyourselfherselfhimself itself

yourselves ourselves themselves

Students who cheat on the quiz are only hurting themselves.

5.REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

Themselves is a reflexive pronoun. The person to whom that pronoun “reflects” is students. Adrian drove himself to the airport.The sick man killed himself.The elephant hurt itself.I bought myself a new shirt.

Rule to remember…Whenever there is a reflexive pronoun in the sentence there must be a person to whom that

pronoun can “reflect.” In other words…

“Please hand that book to myself.”

is incorrect because there is no I or me in that sentence for

myself to reflect to.

Never use hisself or theirselves!

Wrong: The boy made hisself breakfast.

Usehimself or themselves!

Right: The boy made himself breakfast.

Remember, the reflexive pronoun is necessary to understand the meaning of a sentence. If the same pronouns are used, but not needed, they are called intensive pronouns.

Examples:

Reflexive – The boy made himself breakfast.Intensive – The boy made breakfast himself.

6. INTENSIVE Pronoun

is a pronoun used to emphasize the subject in the sentence . It is identical in form to reflexive pronouns.

singular - myself, yourself, himself/ herself, itself plural - ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Ex: I myself believe that aliens should abduct my sister. The president himself said that he would lower taxes. The people themselves were affected badly.In intensive pronoun myself only intensifies the subject I

They themselves promised to come to the party even though they had a final exam at the same time. We did our work ourselves. She herself spoke to me. You yourselves ask us to do it. The exam itself wasn't difficult, but exam room was horrible.

Intensive Pronoun

Test your knowledge…..Identify each pronoun as intensive or

reflexive1. Dan himself did not know where he put his

pencil. Intensive – himself is not necessary to the

basic meaning of the sentence2. Chelsea and Rachael did the work

themselves. Intensive – themselves is not necessary to

the basic sentence.3. The dog made itself dizzy. Reflexive – itself reflects dog.4. I read the book myself. Intensive – myself only intensifies the

subject I

7. INDEFINITE PRONOUN

Indefinite pronoun: a pronoun that may take the place of a noun but they do not refer to a specific person or thing.

DEFINITION

Each thinks about the story.

Indefinite pronouns can be either SINGULAR or PLURAL.

If you use an indefinite pronoun as a subject, then your verb

must AGREE with it.

Usage

Why is this important?

Subject/verb agreement

Each thinks about the story

Singular indefinit

e pronoun

Singular verb

SO, how can we determine which indefinite pronouns are SINGULAR and WHICH are plural?

SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNSS A N EO N O VM Y EE R Y

BODY

S A N EO N O VM Y EE R Y

ONE

S A N EO N O VM Y EE R Y

THING

SomebodyAnybodyNobodyeverybody

SomeoneAnyoneNo oneeveryone

SomethingAnythingNothingEverything

One

Neither

Each

Another

Much

Either

Plural INDEFINITE PRONOUNSBoth

Few

Many

Others

Several

Plural /SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

Some all noneAny more most

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS that can be

Either Singular or plural

All of the students do their homework. (plural)

All of the class does his or her homework. (singular)

None

All

Some

Any

Most

Pronoun/pronounagreement

Each of the students has his or her ideas about homework

Singular indefinite pronoun

Singular singular

pronouns

Guided PracticeIdentify each indefinite pronoun as S or P. Then select the

appropriate verb.

1. Each (think, thinks) about the plot.

2. Many of the students (do, does) their homework.

3. Most of the students (is, are) reliable

4. Several (is, are) presenting their speeches

S

p

P

P

Identify each indefinite pronoun as S or P. Then select the appropriate pronoun.

1. Everyone studies (his or her, their) book

2. Each has (their, his or her) point of view.

3. Several offer (his or her, their) advice

4. All of the students give (his or her, their) opinions, too.

8 . RECIPROCAL PRONOUN

show a mutual relationship. When each of two or more subjects is acting in the same way towards the other.

There are only two reciprocal words

each other and one another.

Each other- is used when the group consists of just two people, animals or things.One another - is used when the groups consists of more than two people, animals or things.

Reciprocal Pronoun

Ex: John and Bob respect each other. We are commanded to love one another. The boats were bumping against each other in the storm.

Let’s TRY

• Peter and David hate _________

•The ten prisoners were all blaming

•Both teams played hard against

•The gangsters were fighting

each other

one another

each other

one another

Adjective describes a noun and Pronoun replaces a noun.

Some words that function as pronouns may function as adjectives because they tell something about the noun they modify rather than

stand in for it.

Possessive Adjectives My English is good. I see your money. His girl is a student. I like her hair. It is our place. Their house is old.

Possessive Pronouns Mine is better .Yours are gone. I will take his. I like hers. It is ours. I do not want theirs.

Demonstrative Adjectives I like that story. These quizzes are nice. Who did this work?.

Demonstrative Pronouns I like that. These are nice quizzes. Who did this?.

Interrogative Adjectives Which classes did you take? Whose phone did you use? What kind of pronoun is it?

Interrogative Pronouns Which did you like? Whose did you break? What is a pronoun?

Indefinite Adjectives Many children like ice cream. Did you want some bananas? Is there any tea? I need a few minutes.

Indefinite Pronouns Many bought tickets to the show. Some are not fresh. No, there is not any? I have a few.