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Pronouns—Words that Rename People, Places, Things, or Ideas

Pronouns—Words that Rename People, Places, Things, or Ideas. How do pronouns help writers? What are the different kinds of pronouns?. Personal Pronouns. Words that rename nouns…two key groups Nominative/Subjective Singular Plurals I -We You -You He, she, it -They Objective

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Pronouns—Words that Rename People, Places, Things, or Ideas

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  1. Pronouns—Words that Rename People, Places, Things, or Ideas How do pronouns help writers? What are the different kinds of pronouns?

  2. Personal Pronouns • Words that rename nouns…two key groups • Nominative/Subjective • SingularPlurals • I -We • You -You • He, she, it -They • Objective • Me -Us • You -You • Him, her, it -Them

  3. Indefinite Pronouns • Don’t rename a particular person, place, or thing • These Pronouns are what their name is. • Definite = exact • In = Not Definite = exact • Indefinite = Not Exact • Anyone, everyone, all, each • Most, few, some, many • Neither, either

  4. Demonstrative Pronouns • Used to rename or refer to noun • This • That • These • Those • Dem Pronoun: Please remove this. • Dem Adjective: Please remove this book. (Tells what book)

  5. Interrogative • Question Words • Whom? • Whose? • Who? • What? • Where? • When? • Which? • How? • Why?

  6. Possessive Pronouns • Pronouns that show ownership • Those, mine, ours, theirs • Yours, hers, his • Its vs. it’s – Which is a contraction for It is?

  7. Reflexive Pronouns • Words that look back • What do you see in a MIRROR ? • They end in self ! • Singular: myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself • Plural: Themselves, ourselves, yourselves

  8. Intensive Pronouns Also end in -self or –selves Used with a noun or another pronoun to INTENSIFY OR EMPHASIZE, the noun or pronoun Are not necessary to the meaning of the sentence Henry Ford himself drove a car he had built in Michigan.

  9. No such thing as… Hisself Ourself Theirselves

  10. Where and What… Where is the pronoun? What kind of pronoun is in the sentence? 4 Minute Fury

  11. Label We went by ourselves to the store. Everyone wanted to go with us. I rode a bike; it was super-fun. It was old, and few people had ever seen one like it. I was glad it was mine, and all the other kids were jealous of me. Who is that they asked?

  12. Group Challenge You are from Mars; you only speak Martian. A natural disaster has struck your planet. You need Earth’s help. Your group needs to transmit a message explaining what has happened and ask for specific help—decide what kind of help you will need. A scientist among you knows only pronouns in English…but he only knows 4 categories of pronouns. Your transmission is mostly in Martian, but you are to use pronouns to help explain your situation and needs. You must decide which 4 groups are needed.

  13. Expository Writing Strategies • Ideas • Glove It • DRAPES • Organization • High Quality Transition Words • The Toe • CATCH • Style • Strong Verbs • Sensory and Figurative Language • Conventions • Vary Sentence Length--SCCCC

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