Lesson 7 Grammar Lesson: Pronouns

1. SebaLuigi Production Lesson 7 Grammar Lesson:Pronouns

2. Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns. What are Pronouns

3. Personal Pronouns- A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing and changes its form to indicate person, number, gender, and case. Ex: 1st person - the one(s) speaking  (I  me my  mine  we  us our ours)        2nd person - the one(s) spoken to  (you your yours)       3rd person - the one(s) spoken about  (he  him  his  she her hers  it  its  they  their  theirs)  Objective Personal Pronouns- An objective personal pronoun indicates that the pronoun is acting as an object of a verb, compound verb, preposition, or infinitive phrase. Ex: “Me," "you," "her," "him," "it," "us," "you," and "them.“ Possessive Personal Pronouns- A possessive pronoun indicates that the pronoun is acting as a marker of possession and defines who owns a particular object or person.Ex: “Mine," "yours," "hers," "his," "its," "ours," and "theirs.“. Types of Pronouns

4. Demonstrative Pronouns- A demonstrative pronoun points to and identifies a noun or a pronoun.Ex: “This," "that," "these," and "those.“ Interrogative Pronouns- An interrogative pronoun is used to ask questions.Ex: “Who," "whom," "which," "what“, whoever," "whomever," "whichever," and "whatever. Relative Pronouns- You can use a relative pronoun is used to link one phrase or clause to another phrase or clause. Ex: “Who," "whom," "that,“ "which, “whoever," "whomever," and "whichever”. Indefinite Pronouns- An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun referring to an identifiable but not specified person or thing.Ex: “All," "another," "any," "anybody," "anyone," "anything," "each," "everybody," "everyone," "everything," "few," "many," "nobody," "none," "one," "several," "some," "somebody," and "someone." Continuation

5. Reflexive Pronouns- You can use a reflexive pronoun to refer back to the subject of the clause or sentence.Ex: “Myself," "yourself," "herself," "himself," "itself," "ourselves," "yourselves," and "themselves.“ Intensive Pronouns- An intensive pronoun is a pronoun used to emphasize its antecedent. Intensive pronouns are identical in form to reflexive pronouns. Continuation (part 2)

6. Examples are in order. Examples

7. He has the power to accredit all the banks in the state. Accredit- To recognize as having met official standards.

8. Suzie Crabgrass told her not to give credence to everything on the internet. Credence- Acceptance as true or valid.

9. My son, Peter, lacks the credential for the job. Credential- A letter or other written evidence of a person’s qualifications or status.

10. This website would be a good example, of a news source with very little credibility. Credibility- The quality of deserving confidence.

11. To whom, should I congratulate for this creditable essay on the fine arts? Creditable- Praiseworthy

12. That gullible boy is very credulous. Credulous- tending to believe too readily

13. Everyone in the college fraternity should follow the fraternity's creed. Creed- any statement or system of belief

14. Many devoted Catholics discredited themselves during the Renaissance. Discredit- to cast doubt on

15. I consider myself to be incredible. Incredible- amazing

16. The miscreant got into a fight with the teacher. Miscreant- a person who behaves disorderly