Week 2 - S1 - Pronouns

The Pronoun
WEEK 2
SESSION 1
 A pronoun is a word used in place of one or more
nouns.
 We use pronouns to: ◗
 Refer to a noun (called its antecedent) that
usually comes before the pronoun ◗
 Make our writing clearer, smoother, and less
awkward.
 In the sentence, “Roberto feels that he can win
the race,” he is the pronoun, and Roberto is the
antecedent. In the sentence, “Terry and Jim know
that they are best friends,” they is the pronoun,
and Terry and Jim are the noun antecedents.
Types of pronoun
 Personal Pronouns
 Possessive Pronouns
 Indefinite Pronouns
 Relative Pronouns
 Intensive Pronouns
 Demonstrative Pronouns
 Interrogative Pronouns
 Reflexive Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
 refer to people and things.
 They are divided into three categories called
 first person (referring to the person who is speaking: I went to
the mall),
 second person (referring to the person spoken to: Joey, can you
see the bus?),
 and third person (referring to anyone or anything else: Bob saw
us do this assignment). There are two kinds: subjective and
objective pronouns. Personal pronouns can be either subjects or
objects in a sentence.
 Subject pronouns are said to be in the nominative case As the
subject of the sentence, they are: I, we, you, they, he, she, it
 , whereas object pronouns are said to be in the objective case.
As the object of the subject; they are: me, us, you, them, him,
her, it
Personal Pronouns
Singular Plural
First Person I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours
Second Person you, your, yours you your, yours
Third Person he, him, his, they, them,

she, her, hers, their, theirs
it, its
Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to
someone. The possessive pronouns are: my, our, your,
his, her, its, and their.
Is that my book?
No, that's his book.
 There’s also an “independent” form of each of these
pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs.
Possessive pronouns are never spelt with apostrophes.
That's mine.
Wrong. It's ours.
So, I suppose those clothes are yours?
Indefinite Pronouns
 Indefinite pronouns do not point to particular nouns. We use
them when an object does not need to be specifically
identified. They include:
 Everyone is here already.
 I don't have any paper napkins. Can you bring some?
Intensive Pronouns
 Intensive pronouns emphasize or intensify nouns
and pronouns. Typically, emphasize another noun
or pronoun These pronouns typically end in -self
or -selves. They are:
 myself, herself, himself, themselves, itself,
yourself, yourselves, ourselves
 Sarah can open it herself
Demonstrative Pronouns
 Demonstrative pronouns take the place of a noun
that's already been mentioned. They can be
singular or plural. There are five of them. They
include:
 this, that, these, those, such
 Identify demonstrative pronouns from the
given sentences.
 These are ugly.
 Those are lovely.
 Don't drink this.
 Such was his understanding.
Interrogative Pronouns
 Interrogative pronouns pose a question. They are: who,
whom, which, what
 Examples;
 Who is going to arrive first?
 What are you bringing to the party?
 Which of these do you like better?
Relative Pronouns
 Relative pronouns are used to connect a clause or phrase to
a noun or pronoun.
 We often see them when we need to add more information.
They are: who, whom, which, whoever, whomever,
whichever, that…
 Examples;
 The driver who ran the stop sign was careless.
 I don't know which pair of shoes you want.
Reflexive Pronouns
 Reflexive pronouns are similar to intensive pronouns.
 The difference between the two is that intensive pronouns
aren't essential to a sentence's meaning.
 Meanwhile, reflexive pronouns are. Also, they're used when
the subject and the object of a sentence refer to the same
person or thing. These pronouns end in self or -selves. They
are:
 myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves,
yourselves, themselves
 Identify the Reflexive pronouns from the following
sentences.
 I told myself not to spend all my money on new shoes.
 You're going to have to drive yourself to the restaurant

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The Pronoun

First Person I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours

Second Person you, your, yours you your, yours

Third Person he, him, his, they, them,

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