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Pronouns, aren’t they awesome?. What are they?. A pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Example: When Kelly saw the signal, Kelly pointed the signal out to Enrique. Or we could say… When Kelly saw the signal, she pointed it out to Enrique. . Antecedents.
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What are they? • A pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Example: When Kelly saw the signal, Kelly pointed the signal out to Enrique. Or we could say… When Kelly saw the signal, she pointed it out to Enrique.
Antecedents • The word that a pronoun stands for is called its antecedent. Example: Catherine told her father she would be late. “Catherine” is the antecedent. “Her” and “she” are the pronouns.
More about antecedents… • Sometimes, the antecedent is not stated. Example: I thought you said that everybody would help.
Personal Pronouns • A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person). First Person – I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours Example: Last spring, I visited my relatives Second Person – you, your, yours Example: Did you say that this pen is yours? Third Person – he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs Example: The coach gathered the players around her and gave them a pep talk.
Reflexive Pronouns • A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and functions as a complement or an object of a preposition. Examples: The rescuers did not consider themselves heroes. (direct object) Juan wrote himself a note. (indirect object) She is herself again. (predicate nominative) I don’t feel like myself. (object of the preposition)
Intensive Pronouns • An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun. Examples: Amelia designed the costumes herself. I myself sold more than fifty tickets.
Demonstrative Pronouns • A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Examples: This is the most valuable baseball card I have, but that is also valuable. These are the names of those who volunteered. Disclaimer: When the words this, that, these, and those are used to modify a noun or pronoun, they are considered adjectives, not pronouns!!!
Relative Pronouns • A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate clause. Examples: The Bactrian camel, which has two humps, is native to central Asia. Ray Charles is a performer who has many hit recordings.
Indefinite Pronouns • An indefinite pronoun refers to a person, a place, a thing, or an idea that may or may not be specifically named. Examples: Everyone completed the test before the bell rang. Neither of the actors knew what costume the other was planning to wear. Disclaimer: Many words that can be used as indefinite pronouns can also be used as adjectives. Look in both cabinets. (adjective) Both contain winter clothing. (indefinite pronoun).