daily grammar - pronouns
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PronounsWe take the jobs of nouns.
Really.
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What is a pronoun? A pronoun is a word used in place of
a noun.
Also, EVERY pronoun has an antecedent. • An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun
refers to.
Pronouns can have all of the same functions as nouns.
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Types of Pronouns
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Simple • I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who, it
Compound• Myself, someone, anybody, everything,
itself, whoever
Phrasal• One another, each other
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Classes of Pronouns
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Personal Can take the place of any noun
Example • Our coach made her point loud and clear
when she raised her voice.
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Reflexive and Intensive Reflexive
• Formed by adding –self or –selves to a personal pronouns
• Example: Tomisha does not seem herself today.
Intensive• A reflexive pronoun that intensifies, or
emphasizes, the noun or pronoun it refers to.
• Example: Leo himself taught his children to invest their lives in others.
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Reciprocal Refers to the individual members of a
plural antecedent and expresses mutual actions
Example • The playgoers enjoyed talking with one
another about the amazing performance.
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Relative Relates or connects a relative clause
to the noun or pronoun it modifies
Example • Students who study regularly get the best
grades.
• The dance, which we had looked forward to for weeks, was canceled.
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Indefinite Refers to an unnamed or unknown
people or things
Example• I don’t know anybody who would come to
my rescue.
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Interrogative Asks a question
Example • Who is the oldest among you?
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Demonstrative Points out people, places, or things
without naming them
Example• This shouldn’t be too hard.• That looks about right.
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Cases of Pronouns
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Nominative, Objective, PossessiveNominative Objective Possessive
I me my
you you your
she her her
we us our
they them their
who whom whose