PronounsNoun Substitutes

What is a pronounA pronoun is a word that is used in place

or one or more nouns or pronouns.◦While Cindy waited for the bus, she sat on the bench.

◦The flowers are dry; they should be watered.

The word or word group that a pronoun stands for is called its antecedent.◦My aunt sold her car.◦Anthony, call your mother.

Review

Find the pronoun and the antecedent1. Doug bought a hamster and he named it

Paco.

2. Mario likes spaghetti so much that it was dinner every night.

Personal pronounsA personal pronoun refers to the one

speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person).

Person pronouns have both singular and plural forms.◦I am sure he told you about their plans.

Personal Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

  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

Reflexive Pronouns

A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence.◦They chose new books for themselves.◦She gave herself the day off from practicing.

Read the sentence without the reflexive pronoun (the underlined pronoun). Does the sentence still make sense?

Intensive pronounsAn intensive pronoun emphasizes its

antecedent and is unnecessary to the meaning of the sentence.◦David himself bought a sandwich.◦The award will be presented by the principal herself.

Read the sentence without the intensive pronoun (the underlined pronoun). Does the sentence still make sense?

Reflexive and intensive pronounsReflexive and Intensive

PronounsFirst person Myself,

ourselvesSecond person

Yourself, yourselves

Third person Himself, herself, itself, themselves

Review3. Which sentences is a correct example of intensive pronoun.A. Robert hisself loves the Dodgers.B. Sam went to the library herself on

Friday.C. Erica herself walks to school everyday.D. Rebecca herself bakes cupcakes and

sells them to her friends.

Demonstrative pronounsA demonstrative pronoun points out

a specific person, place, thing, or idea.◦What is that?◦These are the shoes he used to wear.

Demonstrative PronounsThis that these those

Reflexive vs. Intensive1. He went to the movies by himself.2. The boxer himself fell after the great

blow to the head.3. Winter itself is a crazy time of year.4. The students went to the library by

themselves.5. After the game the players themselves

went to celebrate the win.6. During the summer we went to the

beach by ourselves.

Indefinite PronounsAn indefinite pronoun refers to a

person, a place, a thing, or an idea that may or may not be specifically named.◦Everyone in the class was invited to the party.

◦None of the boys knew much about camping.

Indefinite pronounsCommon Indefinite Pronouns

All each more oneAny either much otherAnybody everybody neither severalAnyone everyone nobody someAnything few none somebodyBoth any no one something

What type of pronoun is being used?

A. Demonstrative pronoun

B.Indefinite pronoun

C.First person

1. Everyone knew why he was in trouble; the boy talked too much in class.

~What is the pronoun?

~Do you know the antecedent?

What type of pronoun is being used?

A. First person pronoun

B. Reflexive pronoun

C. Indefinite pronoun

2. I was working in the building when the fire started.

~ what pronoun is being used?~do you know the antecedent?

What type of pronoun is being used?

A. Reflexive Pronoun

B. Intensive Pronoun

3. The alleyway was haunting, as the homeless person himself slept restlessly.

Vague pronounsA vague pronoun is one in which you do

not know what the antecedent is.◦When the car hit the tree, it made a loud sound.What is it – the car or tree?

◦After the coach yelled at Marvin, he felt terrible.Who is he – coach or Marvin?

Common Vague PronounsThis That It What-however if a sentence does not specifically have an antecedent then the sentence is using a vague pronoun.

Identify each pronoun in the sentence

A. Vague Pronoun

B. Reflexive Pronoun

C. First person Pronoun

D. Indefinite Pronoun

E. Intensive Pronoun

1. Everyone will enjoy Christmas break.

2. Mrs. Dibley herself is going to sleep a lot over break.

3. The truck and the motorcycle ran the red light; it got pulled over.

4. I will visit with my sister over break.

5. The students will enjoy break with themselves.

Interrogative pronounsAn interrogative pronoun introduces

a question.◦What is the first event in the contest?

◦Which of the books are you reading?

Interrogative PronounsWhat which who whom whose

Interrogative : ask questionsWhich bus do you take to the beach?What snack will you bring to share

on Monday?To whom is that letter written for?Who’s going to the market?Whose book is that?

Relative pronoun

A relative pronoun introduces an adjective clause.◦Robins are among the birds that migrate south for the winter.

Relative PronounsThat which who whom whose

Demonstrative vs. Relative PronounsDemonstrative Relative

That is the book I wanted to get.

Those students always complete their homework.

This house is haunted.

Those neighbors are annoying.

I love to read books that are interesting and suspenseful.

Pit bulls are dogs who are often misunderstood as being mean.

Which table has missing students that are absent today?

a. Robert himself loves to play the tuba. b. Margarita enjoys family game night but

would rather listen to music by herself. c. Micah swims for his high school team

and likes to practice by himself really early in the morning.

d. She received an award from the president of the United States himself.

e. Mrs. Dibley would rather be sleeping and in a quiet house all to herself.

1. Which sentences below uses intensive pronoun correctly?

2. Which sentences below uses an interrogative pronoun correctly?a. Whose going to eat the last piece

of pizza?b. That girl was the one who lost her

earing.c. Which dog will you choose from the

rescue society?d. Whom can we thank for bringing

you tonight?

3. Label the sentence a D if it is a demonstrative pronoun, label the sentence with R if it is relative pronoun.

A. That dog is noisy and mean, it barks at all hours of the night.

B. The girl that has purple hair is actually really nice.

C. Those students on the soccer team.D. My mom whose sitting in the front row,

loves to watch me at my dance recitals.

4. Write a sentence using an indefinite pronoun.

5. Write a sentence using a reflexive pronoun correctly.

6. Write a sentence using a relative pronoun correctly.

Identify the Pronouns-Identify the pronoun and its type1. Each said someone had already

told them about the concert.2. I brought a casserole to the

potluck.3. The doctor herself removed his

bandages.4. Did anyone notice the person

who delivered the package.