Transcript What is a pronoun?

What is a pronoun?
List five pronouns.
Pronouns
A pronoun takes the place
of a noun.
Subject Pronouns
He, she ,it , I, you, they, we
* Who or what the
sentence is about.
Object Pronouns
Him, her, us, them, it, me,
you
* Use these after the verb.
Examples
1. She likes to run in the afternoons.
2. They went to a movie with us.
3. We had fun with them at the fair.
4. I love to eat ice cream. It tastes so
good.
Antecedent
An antecedent is the word
a pronoun stands for.
Sarah lost her coat.
Examples
1. After he hit the homerun, Joe ran to
first base.
2. If you give it a cracker, the parrot
might speak to you.
3. Megan said she liked that kind of
candy.
Examples
4. Jenny and Bob planned a surprise
party for their friend.
5. Jenny invited her friends, and Bob
invited his friends.
6. The friends said they would come.
7. Bob baked a chocolate cake and put
icing on it.
Rewrite the sentence
using pronouns:
Patrick walked to
Patrick’s school, but
Patrick forgot Patrick’s
books.
Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns that show
ownership.
Possessive Pronouns
His, her, hers, mine, theirs,
yours, your, our, ours, my,
its, their
Examples
1. John left his jacket on the bus.
2. The students forgot to do their
homework.
3. The dog ate its food.
4. I forgot my lunch.
5. Sally, please take your lunch to
school.
Reflexive and
Intensive Pronouns
Myself, ourselves,
yourself, himself,
herself, itself,
themselves
Reflexive and
Intensive Pronouns
I did the project all by
myself.
Bob, himself,
appeared at the party.
Interrogative
Pronouns
What, which, who,
whom, whose
Interrogative
Pronouns
What is her name?
Who is she?
Relative Pronouns
That, which, who,
whom, whose
Relative Pronouns
Robins are the birds
that migrate south.
Mr. Smith, who is the
principal, said to go
to the office.
Demonstrative
Pronouns
This, that, these, those
Demonstrative Pronouns
That is ugly.
Did you see this?
(stands alone)
Used as adjectives
This shirt is dirty.
That book needs to be picked up.
(comes before a noun)
Practice
Pronoun or adjective?
1. Please bring me that.
2. What are those on your feet?
3. Those papers belong to me.
4. Is this your sweater?
5. You need to wear this sweater.
6. That hat is awful looking.
Indefinite Pronouns
All, any, some, more,
most, someone,
somebody, everybody,
everyone, several
(more on textbook p.80)
Indefinite Pronouns
Someone ate my
cookie.
Everybody is invited to
the party.
Pronoun Songs
9/22/08
Finish pronoun songs!
You will have about 10
minutes to finish it.