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Dr. Fountain’s Lecture Notes Copyright © 2009 For Educational Use Only
Pronouns Outline •
(Definition) A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns
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(Definition) The word or words that the pronoun refers to is known as the antecedent o Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
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If the antecedent is singular, the pronoun must be singular
If the antecedent is plural, the pronoun must be plural
In some case, the pronoun’s antecedent may be unknown.
(G.U.M. Connection) Use of pronouns in sentence structure helps to reduce some of the dullness or monotony. There are several types of pronouns to include: 1. Personal pronouns – are used to replace
a specific noun; renames the person speaking (1 person) or person being spoken to (2nd person) st
a. First Personi. Singular-I, me ii. Plural- We, us b. Second Personi. Singular-you ii. Plural-you c. Third Personi. Singular-he, him, she, her, it ii. Plural-they them 2. Reflexive Pronouns- refers to or reflects back to the subject of the sentence
a. Singular- myself, herself, himself, itself b. Plural-ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Dr. Fountain’s Lecture Notes Copyright © 2009 For Educational Use Only c.
DO NOT USE hisself , theirself, or thierselves; they are not words
3. Relative Pronouns – used to begin a dependent clause (remember: of words that
cannot stand alone as a sentence) a. Examples: who, whom, whomever, which, that, whose, whatever, whichever 4. Possessive Pronouns-takes the place of a possessive form of a noun
a. First Personi. Singular –my, mine ii. Plural-our, ours b. Second Personi. Singular-you, yours ii. Plural-your, yours c. Third Personi. Singular-his, her, hers, its ii. Plural-their, theirs 5. Subject Pronouns – used in the subject of the sentence and after the linking verb
(connect the subject and the verb; example: is, are, am) 6. Demonstrative Pronouns- points out specific, persons, places, or things
a. Examples: this, that, these, and those 7. Interrogative Pronouns- these pronouns are used to ask questions; they usually
appear at the beginning of the sentence a.
Examples:
8. Indefinite Pronouns – used to refer to general nouns (think about
generalizations; these pronouns refer to all in a sense) a.
Common examples: All another each many none
nobody
several some
few anybody
Dr. Fountain’s Lecture Notes Copyright © 2009 For Educational Use Only everybody somebody other
nothing anyone
much everything
someone anything
9. Object Pronouns- used after an action verb or a preposition (a word that relates a
noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; examples: before, after, between, beneath, with, etc.) a. Example: me
Pronouns Outline •
(Definition) A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns
•
(Definition) The word or words that the pronoun refers to is known as the antecedent o Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
o
If the antecedent is singular, the pronoun must be singular
If the antecedent is plural, the pronoun must be plural
In some case, the pronoun’s antecedent may be unknown.
(G.U.M. Connection) Use of pronouns in sentence structure helps to reduce some of the dullness or monotony. There are several types of pronouns to include: 1. Personal pronouns – are used to replace
a specific noun; renames the person speaking (1 person) or person being spoken to (2nd person) st
a. First Personi. Singular-I, me ii. Plural- We, us b. Second Personi. Singular-you ii. Plural-you c. Third Personi. Singular-he, him, she, her, it ii. Plural-they them 2. Reflexive Pronouns- refers to or reflects back to the subject of the sentence
a. Singular- myself, herself, himself, itself b. Plural-ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Dr. Fountain’s Lecture Notes Copyright © 2009 For Educational Use Only c.
DO NOT USE hisself , theirself, or thierselves; they are not words
3. Relative Pronouns – used to begin a dependent clause (remember: of words that
cannot stand alone as a sentence) a. Examples: who, whom, whomever, which, that, whose, whatever, whichever 4. Possessive Pronouns-takes the place of a possessive form of a noun
a. First Personi. Singular –my, mine ii. Plural-our, ours b. Second Personi. Singular-you, yours ii. Plural-your, yours c. Third Personi. Singular-his, her, hers, its ii. Plural-their, theirs 5. Subject Pronouns – used in the subject of the sentence and after the linking verb
(connect the subject and the verb; example: is, are, am) 6. Demonstrative Pronouns- points out specific, persons, places, or things
a. Examples: this, that, these, and those 7. Interrogative Pronouns- these pronouns are used to ask questions; they usually
appear at the beginning of the sentence a.
Examples:
8. Indefinite Pronouns – used to refer to general nouns (think about
generalizations; these pronouns refer to all in a sense) a.
Common examples: All another each many none
nobody
several some
few anybody
Dr. Fountain’s Lecture Notes Copyright © 2009 For Educational Use Only everybody somebody other
nothing anyone
much everything
someone anything
9. Object Pronouns- used after an action verb or a preposition (a word that relates a
noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; examples: before, after, between, beneath, with, etc.) a. Example: me
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