Module 6

KINDS OF
PRONOUNS
IDENTIFYING PRONOUNS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
The What & Why of
Pronouns
 A pronoun is a word that replaces or refers to a noun
 Used to avoid repetition
 Antecedent= is the noun that the pronoun replaces or refers to (ante, before;
cedo, go)
EXAMPLE: Juan is my cousin. He (Juan) is in your English class.
 Juan = antecedent. He = pronoun.
7 KINDS OF PRONOUNS
1. PERSONAL = refers to persons, (he, she, us)
2. REFLEXIVE = refers back to the subject (himself)
3. INTENSIVE = emphasizes the subject (myself)
4. DEMONSTRATIVE = points to with gesture (that)
5. INDEFINITE = has no definite antecedent (someone, all, some,
many)
6. INTERROGATIVE = question words (who)
7. RELATIVE = relates 2 sentences (which)
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
have
SINGULAR PLURAL
1st person 1st person
 I, me, my  we, us, our

2nd person 2nd person

 you, you, your  you, you, your

3rd person 3rd person

 he, him, his

she, her,  they, them, their

it, its
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
HAVE GENDER
FEMININE NEUTRAL
MASCULINE

He She It, its

Him, his Her,hers
himself herself
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
also have
SUBJECTIVE CASE: OBJECTIVE CASE
PROUNOUNS;
Are used in place of subjects
and predicate Are used in place of words
nominatives in sentences in the objective case in
sentences
1st person
 I or we 1st person
us
2nd person
 you 2nd person
 you
3rd person
 he, she, it 3rd person
 them
they
PRONOUNS MUST AGREE IN
NUMBER, GENDER, AND CASE
WRONG RIGHT
 She (Molly) could not  She (Molly) could not
get (Molly’s) HIS car get (Molly’s) HER car
to start. to start.
(Disagreement in
gender)
 John and I went to the
 John and ME went to
store.
the store. (Error in
case)
 One of the girls left  One of the girls left
their sweater there. her sweater there.
(Disagreement in
number)
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS--reflect
back to the subject of a sentence.
 I saw myself in the
mirror.
 Eda wrote a note to
herself.
 Rick shot himself on
the foot.
 They served
themselves last.
INTENSIVE PRONOUN

An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent.

 I myself saw him.

 She herself organized the concert.
 The president himself has denied the rumor.
DEMONSTRATIVE
PRONOUNS

POINT OUT SPECIFIC

PERSONS / THINGS
I hate this.
Did Megan give you that?
She wants these.
Will you be using those?
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
 Some like it hot.
 None wants it
cold.
 All are happy.
 All are equal,
but some are
more equal than
others.
PROBLEMS WITH
PRONOUNS
 Everyone and Everybody are always
SINGULAR
 MOST, SOME, MUCH AND OTHER
PRONOUNS LIKE THESE DEPEND ON THE
ANTECEDENT TO DETERMINE NUMBER
AND AGREEMENT:
FOR EXAMPLE:
 SOME OF THE BUTTER IS FROZEN.
 SOME OF THE GIRLS ARE STILL HERE.
INTERROGATIVE
PRONOUNS
PRONOUNS USED TO INTRODUCE
QUESTIONS:
 What is the answer to the last question?
 Whose book is this?
 Who are you?
 Whom did you send to the store?
Who, Whom, Whose, What, When, Where,
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
ARE
 RELATIVE She is a woman.
PRONOUN She runs for mayor.
RELATES TO A
PRECEDING WORD
 She is the woman, who
(ANTECEDENT) runs for mayor.
AND JOINS TO IT A You saw the house.
DEPENDENT
It is historical landmark.
CLAUSE
 The house that you saw
 2 JOBS: A PRONOUN
is a historical landmark.
+ A CONNECTOR
Summary
7 KINDS OF PRONOUNS
 PERSONAL = REFERS TO PERSONS
 REFLEXIVE = ACTION BACK TO SUBJECT
 INTENSIVE = EMPHASIZES ACTION
 DEMONSTRATIVE = POINTS WITH A GESTURE
 INDEFINITE = UNSURE SOME OR FEW
 INTERROGATIVE = QUESTION WORDS
 RELATIVE = JOINS SENTENCES
Asynchronous Task on Pronouns
 Make a research about Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement.
 Choose 5 rules of pronoun-antecedent agreement and construct
your own sentence exemplifying each rule (one sentence for each
rule).
 You may encode your answer on short bond paper using Arial or
Times New Roman, font size 12 and upload it in our google drive
or you may write your answer on a piece of paper and upload a
photo of it in our google drive.
 You may submit your work on or before Nov. 12, 2021.