MODULE 1: THE PARTS OF SPEECH PRONOUNS le A pronoun isa word used in place of a noun or more than one noun. This noun, called an antecedent, gives the pronoun its meaning. me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, he, Pronouns _| him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs myself, ourselves, yourself yourselves, himself herself, itself, themselves all, another, any, anyone, both, each, everybody, one, nost, no one, some, several EXAMPLES — Miguel said that hee spoke three languages. [Miguel is the antecedent of the pronoun he ] — Did Kim leave her wallet on the bus? — Go across the George Washington Bridge. It will take you into New York City. [George Washington Bridge is the antecedent of the pronoun Jt] Notice that a pronoun may appear in the same sentence as its antecedent or in a following sentence NOTE Some pronouns, such as possessive forms of pronouns (my; your, and her) and indefinite pronouns (all, any, and some) may also be classified as adjectives Follow your teacher's instructions regarding these forms. EXERCISE 4 Identifying Pronouns Underline all the pronouns in the following paragraph EX. [1] Kim invited me over to her house. [1] Kim introduced me to her parents because [had never met them. [2] Kim's father showed me his stamp collection. [3] Each stamp is special because it is not printed anymore oritis from another country. [4] He has stamps from England, Italy, Egypt and many other countries. [5] Some of his stamps have famous people on them. [6] He has a stamp of Charlie Chaplin and one of Booker T. Washington. [7] Washington was the first Affican © Houghton ifn Harcourt Publehing Company 5American to get a stamp in his honor. [8] My favorite stamp was the one of John Lennon, my favorite Beatle, [9] Kim's father inspired me to start my own stamp collection. [10] Maybe you would like to start one, too! EXERCISE 5 Identifying Pronouns and Antecedents Underline all the pronouns in the following paragraph. On the numbered lines after the paragraph, wnite the pronouns and their antecedents EX. [1] Numerous pirates were men, but not all of them, 1. them—pirates [1] Piracy was common in nineteenth-century China, and not only men were practicing it [2] A woman named Hsi Kai Ching Yih eamed herself a place in history as a famous pirate. [3] Her husband, Ching Yih, was a pirate off the coast of China. [4] Ching Yih married Hsi Kai in 1807 and promised her half of his property. [5] At the time, his property included six squadrons of ships. [6] Ching Yih was lost at sea, and his wife took command ofthe fleet. [7] At one time, she controlled almost two thousand ships! [8] They were crewed by a total of over fifty thousand pirates. [9] Madame Ching later retired from her adventures at sea [10] The emperor of China wanted peace, so he gave her a position of honor and apalace 1 6 2 1. 3 8 4 9 5 10. © Houghton ifn Harcourt Publehing Company 6