Pronouns

What is a pronoun?

• takes place of a verb

• takes place of a noun

• takes place of an adverb

• takes place of an adjective

What is a personal pronoun?

• pronoun that ends in -self or -selves

• emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.

• takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its / plural: we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, they, them, their, theirs

• shows the object of a sentence Ex. me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

What is a subject pronoun?

• Used as the subject or as part of the subject of a sentence [I, you, he, she, it, we, they]

• a pronoun that shows ownership

• pronoun that ends in -self or -selves

• emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.

What is an object pronoun?

• takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its / plural: we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, they, them, their, theirs

• Used as the subject or as part of the subject of a sentence [I, you, he, she, it, we, they]

• pronoun that ends in -self or -selves

• shows the object of a sentence Ex. me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

What is a possessive pronoun?

• emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.

• pronoun that ends in -self or -selves

• a pronoun that shows ownership

• takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its / plural: we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, they, them, their, theirs

What is a reflexive pronoun?

• a pronoun that shows ownership

• pronoun that ends in -self or -selves

• Used as the subject or as part of the subject of a sentence [I, you, he, she, it, we, they]

• replaces a noun

What is an intensive pronoun?

• emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.

• takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its / plural: we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, they, them, their, theirs

• a pronoun that shows ownership

• shows the object of a sentence Ex. me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

Find the personal pronoun: Have you ever heard of the Underground Railroad?

• Have

• you

• Underground

• of

Find the personal pronoun: The slaves traveled by night with their few possessions.

• slaves

• by

• their

• possessions

Find the subject pronoun: Ms. Edmond's class and I will collect art.

• Ms. Edmond

• I

• collect

• art