PRONOUNS

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.

What is an Antecedent?

• An antecedent is the word to which a pronoun refers.

Personal Pronoun

• A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person).

Personal PronounsSingular Plural

First personI, 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

Underline the personal pronouns in the following sentences; then, circle the antecedents and label the person above the pronoun.

• 1. Betsy has just written her first story.• 2. The explorers sailed their ship across the

Pacific.• 3. Where are you going, Bob?• 4. The champion skater always performed on

his newest skates.• 5. The woman washed her car every week.• 6. The actors practiced their parts at rehearsal.

Revise the paragraph by replacing the repeated nouns with the appropriate personal pronouns.

The boys and girls were excited about the boys’ and girls’ first day in junior high. The boys and girls got lost and wandered around the huge building. To find the boys’ and girls’ way to class, the boys and girls asked some ninth-graders to help the boys and girls.

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

• A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence.

• An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun and is unnecessary to the meaning of the sentence.

Reflexive and Intensive PronounsFirst Person myself, ourselves

Second Person yourself, yourselves

Third Person himself, herself, itself, themselves

Demonstrative Pronouns

• A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.

Demonstrative Pronouns

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Underline the demonstrative pronouns in the followingsentences, then circle the antecedents.

• 1. This is the computer I hope to get for Christmas.

• 2. My uncle plays the bassoon; this is very difficult to play!

• 3. That seems to be the shortest route to the village.

• 4. She said those are the most interesting fossils.

• 5. Of all his excuses, these are the poorest.• 6. Isn't that a Georgia O'Keeffe painting?

Interrogative Pronouns

• An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.

Interrogative Pronouns

• What• Which• Who • Whom• Whose

Underline the interrogative pronouns in thefollowing sentences. Circle the 5 antecedents.

• 1. Whom did you send for yesterday?• 2. That is beautiful. Whose is it?• 3. She has two calculators. Which would you

prefer to borrow?• 4. Who is the actor with the high-pitched

voice?• 5. What is her occupation?• 6. What should I say when I meet the Senator?• 7. Which of the states has the largest

population?

Relative Pronouns

• A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate clause.

Common Relative Pronouns

• That• Which• Who • Whom• Whose

Possessive Pronouns

• A possessive pronouns shows ownership.

Possessive Pronouns

Singular Plural

Used before nouns/function as an adjective

My, your, his, her, its

Our, your, their

Used alone Mine, yours, his, hers, its

Ours, yours, theirs

Subject or Object Pronouns• A subject or object pronouns is

used as the subject or object within the sentence.

• DOES NOT REFER TO THE SUBJECT OR OBJECT…..IT IS THE SUBJECT OR OBJECT.

• Could appear to be a personal pronoun, but is not.

Subject

• A subject tells us whom or what the sentence is about.

Object

• Object pronoun is a pronoun that tells who or what receives the action of the verb.

Bellwork 9-18-12

• Compare and contrast reflexive and intensive pronouns. Write one paragraph using complete sentences.

Our OBJECTIVE today is……….

• To identify, understand, and use different types of pronouns.

Indefinite Pronouns

• An indefinite pronoun refers to a person, a place, a thing, or an idea that may or may not be specifically named.

Indefinite Pronouns

• All• Any• Anyone• Both• Each• Either• Everything• Few• Many• More

• Most• Much• Nobody• None• No one• One• Other• Several• Some• Somebody

Station-to-Station• 15 stations/5 minutes at each/rotate clockwise• You will not get to all stations• 2 per group 1.recorder 2.pronoun check• Create a paragraph together about the

picture you see at the station. • If you do not finish your paragraph in the time

given please rotate to the next station.• Make sure to use the appropriate pronouns

within each paragraph. • You may take your notes with you to each

station.• Must use a minimum of three different types

of pronouns (this will include the entire activity)

REMEMBER…..

• Our objective is to identify, understand, and use different types of pronouns.

• Keep this in mind during this activity!!!!!!!

1st period Station #1Matthew A.Eric

Station #6CaseyMatthew P.

Station #11HunterBob

Station #2BrettOlivia

Station #7BriaRobert

Station #12HadleyMaddie T.

Station #3DanielMary Cate

Station #8BrodyNicholas S.

Station #13EvanDaniel W.

Station #4RachelNick H.

Station #9JoryMay

Station #14Lauren Madison S.

Station #5VinnyGage

Station #10StephenAida

Station #15

3rd periodStation #1MarkKayla

Station #6BrintonGrace

Station #11Jered O.Chelsey

Station #2John DavidJacob T.

Station #7BrianMadison

Station #12BainJackson

Station #3Ben B.Audrey

Station #8BrysonKatieRyan

Station #13

Station #4MarleeNolan

Station #9CamrynJonathan

Station #14

Station #5MitchellBetty

Station #10PaulSavannah

Station #15

4th periodStation #1AnsleyKaleigh

Station #6JimmyFletcher

Station #11CynthiaAnna

Station #2Allison Nicholas

Station #7SkylarAlex

Station #12

Station #3ConnorBrandon

Station #8JuliaMary Catherine

Station #13

Station #4MeredithMicah

Station #9EthanMadeline

Station #14

Station #5WallyEshan

Station #10ZachKatelyn

Station #15

5th periodStation #1JosephKallyn

Station #6MorganElijah G.

Station #11ConnorCamille John

Station #2Jacob B.Cass

Station #7Nick G.Macy

Station #12Elijah M.Haley

Station #3JoeySavannah

Station #8WesleyLeanna

Station #13AllyRyan

Station #4WarrenDaisy

Station #9AlexiPronav Jordan

Station #14ManningShawn

Station #5DrewMaggie

Station #10ChanceDaisy

Station #15TommyAusten

6th periodStation #1AveriChase

Station #6KayliJocob H.

Station #11ZhariahAlyssa

Station #2JarodMarley

Station #7Jacob F.Shelby H.

Station #12SidneyJake R.

Station #3Shelby B.AP

Station #8MyaHannah

Station #13

Station #4MaridanHayden

Station #9Ben M.Nathan

Station #14

Station #5GabbyChris

Station #10 Ben O.Alex

Station #15

7th periodStation #1Andrew Taylor

Station #6ThomasClaire

Station #11

Station #2JohnZoe

Station #7NodirMary Grace

Station #12

Station #3CollinJaden

Station #8WillBraden

Station #13

Station #4KrissyMary

Station #9NickWarren

Station #14

Station #5WinterJada

Station #10GrantBaylee

Station #15

TICKET-OUT-THE-DOOR

• Analyze all the different types of pronouns we have studied in class. Why is it important for you to know how to use each type correctly? How does this information connect to your life? (Synthesize)