Good Morning!

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Prayer…
Lord, we offer to you our class today.

Grant that as we interact with one another, we recognize the fact that all our
learning activities should be accomplished for your great glory.
Grant that we recognize You in each of our classmates and teachers.
As we learn today, we pray that you give us knowledge so that we would be able to
apply correctly what we have learned.

All these we ask in your powerful name.

Amen.
Good Morning! 
PRONOUNS
PRONOUNS
 a word used in place of a noun, a group of words
acting as a noun, or another pronoun.
 Like a noun, a pronoun can refer to a person,
place, thing, or idea.
 The word or group of words to which a pronoun
refers is called its ANTECEDENT

Ex: Maria was lost. She didn’t panic.

Kinds of
Pronouns
1. PERSONAL PRONOUN

 stands for the speaker, the person spoken to, or

the person or things spoken about

I am busy today. (1st person)

You should see a doctor. (2nd person)
She needs help. (3rd person)
List of Personal Pronouns…

Type of Pronoun Subject Object Possessive

Singular      
First Person I me my, mine
Second Person you you your, yours
Third Person he, she, it him, her, it his, her, hers,
its

Plural      
First Person we us our, ours
Second Person you you your, yours
Third Person they them their, theirs
 
2. SUBJECT PRONOUN

 A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a

sentence.
For example:
 She is my best friend.
 It is my dog.
 Does he know the answer?
 You and I will meet later.
3. OBJECT PRONOUN

 An object pronoun is used as the

direct/indirect object or the object of a
preposition.
For example:
 Give the book to me.
 The teacher gave her a reprimand.
 I will tell you a story.
 Susan read it to them.
4. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

 A possessive pronoun is a personal pronoun

used to show ownership or relationship.

Singular Plural
mine ours
yours yours
hers, his, its theirs
 
 The possessive adjectives my, your, her, his, its, our, and
their come before nouns.

For Example:

The dog pricked up its little ears. (ownership)

It saw the boy and heard his loud cry for help. (relationship)

The owner and his best friend came to the rescue. (relationship)
 REMEMBER!!

 Some possessive pronouns sound like

contractions (its/it’s, your/you’re, their/they’re).
 Remember, a possessive pronoun never has an
apostrophe.
 A contraction, however, always has an
apostrophe.
5. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN

 Interrogative pronouns introduce a question (?).

 The word “interrogative” means “to ask

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS:
who? whoever? which? whom? whomever?
whichever? whose? whatever? what?
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN
EXAMPLE
 Who made this delicious salad dressing?
 What is her nickname?
 Which one will you choose?
 Whose are these cute earrings?
 Whomever are you calling at this time of night?
 Who Is Who And What Is Whom?

Who is always used as a subject or a predicate pronoun.

For Example:
Subject: Who called the power company?
Predicate Pronoun: The electrician is who?

Whom is always used as an object.

For Example:
Direct Object: Whom did you call?
Indirect Object: You gave whom my number?
Object of the Preposition: To whom did you speak?
6. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN

 Demonstrative pronouns demonstrate or point

out things like people, places, objects, or ideas.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS:
this, that, these, those
 This is my stand on the matter.
 That is not the correct answer.
 These are our science projects.
 Can I have one of those?
 REMEMBER!!

 This and these point out people or things that are

near.
 That and those point out people or things that are
far away.
 Never use here or there with a demonstrative
pronoun. The pronoun already tells which one or
ones.
7. INDEFINITE PRONOUN

 An indefinite pronoun does not refer to a

specific person, place, thing, or idea.
 Indefinite pronouns often do not have
antecedents.
For Example:
Nothing lasts forever.
Anyone can make a time capsule.
List of Indefinite Pronouns…

Singular Plural Singular or

Plural
another much both all
anybody neither few any
anyone nobody many most
anything no one several none
each nothing some
either one
everybody somebody
everyone someone
everything something
Do you have any follow-up questions?

Thank you!