Parts of Speech Continued Pronouns. A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun.
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Transcript of Parts of Speech Continued Pronouns. A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun.
Parts of Speech Continued
Pronouns
Pronouns
A pronoun is a word
that is used in place of a noun.
Types of Pronouns
PersonalPossessiveCompound
Personal or Reflexive
DemonstrativeInterrogativeRelativeIndefinite
Personal Pronouns
Common personal pronouns are:
I, me , you, he, him, her, she, it, we, us, they, and them
Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns
show ownership.Common possessive pronouns
are: my, mine, your, yours, his, hers, ours,our, their, its and theirs.
Find the personal and possessive pronouns:
Kevin read the novel Shane. He enjoyed it very much.
My dog is very affectionate . Her name is Maggie.
Mrs. Musynske wants her students to excel; therefore, she gives us a lot of work.
Compound Personal
A compound personal pronoun is sometimes called a reflexive pronoun. It is used to emphasize something in a sentence.
Find the compound personal pronouns
She herself made the present.You yourself must take
responsibility for your work.Santa himself designed the toys for
Christmas.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns point something out.
Common demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, and those.
Find the demonstrative pronouns:
That belongs to me.Those are the correct answers.This is the theme of the story.
Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns are used to ask a question.
Common interrogative pronouns are: who, whom, which, what , and whose.
Relative pronouns
A relative pronoun connects a dependent clause with a subordinate clause.
Common relative pronouns are: who, whose, whom, which,
what, that.
Interrogative or Relative?
Who won the prize?The boy who won the prize is
extremely modest.What did you say to your parents? I explained what the theme of the
story was to the student.
Indefinite pronouns
Indefinite pronouns do not refer to a specific person.
Common Indefinite Pronouns
EachEitherNeitherOneEveryoneEverybodyNo one
NobodyAnyoneAnybodySomeoneSomebody.FewBoth
SeveralManySome
NoneAll Most
Find the indefinite pronouns:
Everyone enjoys the holidays.All of the children enjoyed their gifts.Many of the students were happy to
receive a present from Mrs. Musynske---
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