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A PRONOUN is a word used in place of one noun or more than one noun.
The word that a PRONOUN stands for is called its ANTECEDENT.
antecedent pronoun
The GIRL read HER poem to the class.
Sometimes the antecedent is not stated.
Tell HER that I will be late.
A PERSONAL PRONOUN refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person). Personal pronouns have singular and plural forms.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS:
SINGULAR PLURAL
1ST PERSON: I, ME, MY ,MINE WE, US, OUR, OURS
2ND PERSON: YOU, YOUR, YOURS YOU, YOUR, YOURS
3RD PERSON: HE, HIM, HIS, THEY, THEM, THEIR,
SHE, HER, HERS, THEIRS
IT, ITS
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: a reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject.
1ST PERSON: MYSELF, OURSELVES
2ND PERSON: YOURSELF, YOURSELVES
3RD PERSON: HIMSELF, HERSELF, ITSELF, THEMSELVES
We invited OURSELVES over to Mary's house.
He talks to HIMSELF.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: are personal pronouns that are used to show ownership. Like personal pronouns, possessive pronouns have singular and plural forms.
SINGULAR PLURAL
1ST PERSON MY, MINE OUR, OURS
2ND PERSON YOUR, YOURS YOUR, YOURS
3RD PERSON HER, HERS, HIS THEIR, THEIRS
ITS
She put HER backpack under HER desk.
Is this book YOURS or MINE?
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS: point out a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Did you hear THAT?
THIS sounds great!
(remember: if it modifies a noun it is an adjective!)
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: do not refer to a definite person, place, thing, or idea.
COMMON INDEFINITE PRONOUNS:
ALL EACH MORE ONE
ANY EITHER MUCH OTHER
ANYBODY EVERYBODY NEITHER SEVERAL
ANYONE EVERYONE NOBODY SOME
ANYTHING FEW NONE SOMEBODY
BOTH MANY NO ONE SOMETHING
EVERYONE loves to go to parties.
FEW knew MUCH about what was going on.
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