1. Pronouns He They Themselves What This Me Mine Yours Him I Those

2. Pronouns replace nouns

3. Pronouns come in many different varieties.

4. PERSONAL PRONOUNS

5. singular plural 1 st person Personal nominative pronouns (also known as subject pronouns)--used as the subject of the sentence or the predicate pronoun also known as subjective case I you he, she, it they you we 2 nd person 3 rd person

6. singular plural 1 st person Personal objective pronouns--used as direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of prepositions me you him, her, it them you us 2 nd person 3 rd person

7. singular plural 1 st person Possessive pronouns—used to show ownership or relationship my, mine your, yours his, her, hers, its their, theirs your, yours our, ours 2 nd person 3 rd person

8. REFLEXIVE / INTENSIVE 1 st person myself, ourselves 2 nd person yourself, yourselves 3 rd person himself, herself, itself, themselves Hisself and theirselves are incorrect and should NEVER be used!

9. Since they have the same form . . . When are they reflexive? When are they intensive? Omit the pronoun. If the meaning of the sentence stays the same, the pronoun is intensive.

10. Mercedes designed the costume herself. intensive

11. Rover tried everything he could think of to free himself. reflexive

12. demonstrative pronouns—point out a particular person, place, thing, or idea that this these those

13. ! Example: This is my dog Penny. Example: That is my dog Guinness.

14. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS These pronouns are used to introduce questions.

16. Who? What? Whom? Which? Whose?

17. indefinite pronouns

18. These pronouns replace nouns that are not specifically named.

19. SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS another anybody anyone anything either everybody everyone everything neither nobody no one nothing somebody someone something each much one

20. PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS both few many several

21. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SINGULAR OR PLURAL all any most none some

22. All the king’s horses . . .

23. RELATIVE PRONOUNS

24. A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate (dependent) clause. that which who whom whose

25. The red Ferrari is the one that I want .

26. What is an antecedent, and what does it have to do with pronouns?

27. An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces.

28. Junior took his dog to the pet store and bought her a treat . He bought it because he loves her .