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Pronouns

Pronouns. Pronouns. 6 types: Demonstrative Interrogative Personal Possessive Reflexive Indefinite. Indefinite Pronouns. Indefinite Pronouns. Definition: Do not refer to any specific person, place, or thing; they refer to a general person, place or thing. Indefinite Pronouns.

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns

  2. Pronouns • 6 types: • Demonstrative • Interrogative • Personal • Possessive • Reflexive • Indefinite

  3. Indefinite Pronouns

  4. Indefinite Pronouns Definition: Do not refer to any specific person, place, or thing; they refer to a general person, place or thing

  5. Indefinite Pronouns Example: Someone ate all of the brownies. Neither of the boys caught the ball. Both of the horses are in the meadow.

  6. Indefinite Pronouns All any anybody anyone anything both each either everybody everyone few many most neither nobody none no one one other several some somebody someone something

  7. Indefinite Pronouns Directions: Write the indefinite pronoun in each sentence. • Each of the boys brought a friend to the race. • A few decided to eat Italian food last night. • All of the students chose blue pencils. • Can anybody go to the concert? • I hope neither of the girls fall into the lake. • Susan ran home, but others walked. • John has several of those Nike shoes. • No one signed up to bring in tissues. • Would someone please walk the dog? • Both of the students need to report to Mrs. Lyons office.

  8. Possessive Pronoun

  9. Possessive Pronoun • Definition: Takes the place of a noun that shows ownership

  10. Possessive Pronoun Examples: The white cat is Katie’s. • The white cat is hers. The children are saving the children’s money. • The children are saving theirmoney.

  11. Possessive Pronoun • The following possessive pronouns can stand alone: Hers Mine Ours Theirs Yours Examples: The coat is mine. The shoes are yours.

  12. Possessive Pronouns • The following pronouns must be used before nouns: Her Its My Our Their Your Examples: Her car is red. Our car is black.

  13. Possessive Pronouns • The pronoun his may be used either way. Examples: That is his dog. The dog is his.

  14. Possessive Pronouns Directions: Write the possessive pronoun in each sentence. 1. Lora lost her bracelet. 2. The students should take their books. 3. Brad entered his sculpture in the contest. 4. How did Texas get its name? 5. Isn’t Alaska noted for its salmon? 6. Gina, where is your brother? 7. Mr. Owens found his keys. 8. Travis bought his mother a beautiful scarf from India. 9. Lisa drove her car to the top of the mountain. 10.Pam sprained her ankle while skiing.

  15. Personal Pronouns

  16. Personal Pronouns • Definition: Refers to you or someone else

  17. Personal Pronouns • Examples: • She is a very tall girl. • You are my best friend. • My mom is so strict on us.

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  22. Personal Pronouns • Directions: Write the personal pronoun. Write 1st, 2nd, or 3rd for each pronoun. Then write S or P for singular or plural. • He just started middle school. • They came by the car. • Alexis is a great friend. • Scott met him on the first day.

  23. Demonstrative Pronouns

  24. Demonstrative Pronouns • Definition: Points out a specific person, place, or thing Note: Does not name the noun

  25. Demonstrative Pronouns Only 4: • This, That, These, Those

  26. Demonstrative Pronouns • Examples: I saw this in a magazine. What are you doing with that? I don’t want that in here. Could we please buy these? Where did you find those?

  27. Demonstrative Pronouns

  28. Interrogative Pronouns

  29. Interrogative Pronouns • Definition: A pronoun that introduces a question.

  30. Interrogative Pronouns • Only 5: Who Whom Whose What Which

  31. Interrogative Pronouns • Examples: Who wants to come to the board? Whom will you take to the party? Whose is this? What did you ask? Which should I have for lunch?

  32. Interrogative Pronouns • Using Interrogative Pronouns Write one sentence using each interrogative pronoun. You may not use any of the sentence from the previous slide.

  33. Reflexive Pronouns

  34. Reflexive Pronouns • Definition: A pronoun which reflects back on to itself (like a mirror)

  35. Reflexive Pronouns Examples: I am so angry with myself for not studying harder. They ate all the food themselves. We painted the house by ourselves.

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