Pronouns

Pronouns

​PRONOUNS

​Are words that used in place of a noun.

​PRONOUNS

1. Possessive Pronouns

2. ​Demonstrative Pronouns

3. ​(Compound) Personal Pronouns

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

Denotes possession or ownership.

​Mine - The speaker is the owner

​Yours - the one spoken to is the owner

​His - a boy is the owner

​Hers - a woman is the owner

Its - an animal, a thought, an organization is the owner

​Ours - plural first person

​Their - plural third person

Multiple Choice

The gorgeous gown belongs to Lorie. That is ______.

• hers

• his

• mine

Multiple Choice

Marco owns that yellow bag. That is ______.

• hers

• his

• mine

Multiple Choice

We love the Philippines. This is _____.

• theirs

• its

• ours

Multiple Choice

Those are the children's toys. Those are ______.

• theirs

• its

• ours

Multiple Choice

The Philippines is a wonderful place. ____ seas and mountains are breathtaking.

• theirs

• its

• ours

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN

help to specify or point out persons, places, things, or events.

this - singular near noun

​that - singular far noun

​these - plural near nouns

​those - plural far nouns

Multiple Choice

_____ guy right there is my bestfriend.

• that

• this

• those

• these

Multiple Choice

_____ right here is the best moment ever.

• that

• this

• those

• these

Multiple Choice

_____ pigs over there are my family's.

• that

• this

• those

• these

Multiple Choice

_______ photographs in my hands are precious memories.

• that

• this

• those

• these

Multiple Choice

____ laptop beside me is mine.

• that

• this

• those

• these

COMPOUND PERSONAL PRONOUNS

​Self-pronouns are compound personal pronouns made by adding self or selves to certain forms of personal pronouns.

INTENSIVE PRONOUNS

are used to intensify or emphasize a preceding noun or pronoun.

​1. We are made by God himself.

​2. The Bible itself is a guide to salvation.

​3. She herself could memorize the poem.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

are used as an object referring to and denoting the same person or thing as the subject.

​1. They can see themselves in the water.

​2. A child is talking about himself.

​3. Our Lord called himself the Good Shepherd.

Multiple Choice

The picture itself is very exciting.

• intensive

• reflexive

Multiple Choice

Father fixes the car himself.

• intensive

• reflexive

Multiple Choice

The parents themselves accompanied their children to the Art festival.

• intensive

• reflexive

Multiple Choice

Cindy baked the cake herself.

• intensive

• reflexive

Multiple Choice

The boys themselves made the boy scout poster.

• intensive

• reflexive