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    Pronoun Review

    Areas 1. Pronoun Definition and Examples

    Covered 2. Antecedent Definition and Examples


    3. Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
    4. Subject and Object Pronouns
    Table of Contents 5. Possessive Pronouns
    6. Reflexive Pronouns
    7. Indefinite Pronouns

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    Content Review

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    Pronouns

    Pronouns Examples

    He You Where
    His I Who
    Pronouns are nouns that take Him It Anything
    the place of other nouns. She That Anyone
    Her This Anywhere
    Hers Me Anybody
    They Mine Something
    Them Yours Somewhere
    Theirs Its Etc.
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    We Ours
    Antecedents

    Antecedent Examples

    • The dog’s been barking for hours.


    He needs to go outside.
    The noun replaced by a pronoun is the
    • For her final
    antecedent. It is also sometimes
    known as a referent. paper, Jasmine researched the
    relationship between powerlifting
    and anime culture.
    • Barry is cooking a special dinner
    tonight. I hope he doesn’t forget to
    make dessert.
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    Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

    Match Singular Pronouns Match Plural Pronouns with


    with Singular Antecedents Plural Antecedents

    • An earthworm has five hearts near • My team played six games of


    its mouth. baseball and lost them all.

    • The pirates found a box of jewels and • Big stars burn through their fuel
    tried to unlock it. faster than small ones.

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    Isn’t “They” singular sometimes?
    Yes!
    When writing about people, “they” can sometimes be singular. When the
    gender of the person is unknown, non-binary, or unspecified “they” can be
    used as singular.

    Examples:
    We need a new manager for the store downtown. They will need to have
    some managerial experience to apply for the job.
    If I get a call, tell them they can call me back.
    Did someone leave their books here?

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    Subject and Object Pronouns

    Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns

    • A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a • Object pronouns are those pronouns that
    verb, which means that it's the person or receive the action in a sentence.
    thing acting.
    • Subject They • Object Them
    Pronouns: Who Pronouns: Whom
    I Me
    You You
    We Us
    He Him
    She Her
    It It
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    Possessive Pronouns

    Possessive Pronouns Examples

    • A possessive pronoun is a pronoun • Does my fidgeting count as


    used to indicate ownership. exercise?

    • I like your remembering my


    birthday.

    • Our leaving caught Jasmine by


    surprise.
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    Reflexive Pronouns

    Reflexive Pronouns Examples

    • Reflexive pronouns are words • I fell over and hurt myself.


    like myself, yourself, himself, herself, • Would you like to pour yourself a
    itself, ourselves, yourselves and drink?
    themselves. They refer back to a
    • They had to cook for themselves.
    person or thing. We often use
    reflexive pronouns when the subject • The children got dressed by
    and the object of a verb are the themselves.
    same. • He lived by himself in an enormous
    house.
    • Kendal itself is quite a small town. 10
    Indefinite Pronouns

    Indefinite Pronouns Examples

    A pronoun that does not refer to any • Is there anyone who likes a pretzel?
    particular person or thing,
    • Can everyone sit down, please?

    • Allison had invited all of her cousins,


    but none had come yet.

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    OVERVIEW

    Pronouns and Antecedents Subject Object Pronouns


    Pronouns are nouns that take the
    place of other nouns. The noun
    Pronouns
    A subject pronoun is used as the
    subject of a verb, which means that
    Object pronouns are those pronouns
    that receive the action in a
    replaced by a pronoun is the it's the person or thing acting. sentence.
    antecedent

    Possessive Reflexive Indefinite


    Pronouns
    A possessive pronoun is a Pronouns
    Reflexive pronouns They refer Pronouns
    A pronoun that does not refer to
    pronoun used to indicate back to a person or thing any particular person or thing,.
    ownership.

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    Any Questions?

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