TEACHING SUBJECT

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Priya kumari
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 Pronouns
come in many
different
varieties.
Personal nominative pronouns (also
known as subject pronouns)--used
as the subject of the sentence or
the predicate pronoun
singular plural
1st person I we
2nd person you you
3rd person he, she, it they

also known as subjective case

Personal objective pronouns--
used as direct objects, indirect
objects, or objects of
prepositions
singular plural
1st person me us
2nd person you you
3rd person him, her, it them
Possessive pronounsused to
show ownership or relationship

singular plural
1st person my, mine our, ours
2nd person your, yours your, yours
3rd person his, her, their, theirs
hers, its
REFLEXIVE / INTENSIVE

1 st
person myself, ourselves
nd
2 person yourself, yourselves
3rd person himself, herself,
itself, themselves

Hisself and theirselves are incorrect

and should NEVER be used!
Since they have the same form . . .
When are they reflexive?
When are they intensive?

Omit the pronoun.

If the meaning of the sentence stays
the same, the pronoun is intensive.
Rover
tried
everything
he could
think of reflexive
to free
himself.
demonstrative pronounspoint out a
particular person, place, thing, or idea
Example: This is my dog Penny.

Example: That is my dog

Guinness.
!
INTERROGATIVE
PRONOUNS

These pronouns are

used to introduce
questions.
Whose?
indefinite
pronouns
These pronouns
replace nouns
that are not
specifically
named.
SINGULAR
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
another anybody anyone anything
either everybody everyone everything

neither nobody no one nothing

somebody someone something

each much one
PLURAL
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

both
few
many
several
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
SINGULAR OR PLURAL

all
any
most
none
some
All the kings horses . . .
RELATIVE
PRONOUNS
 A relative pronoun
introduces a subordinate
(dependent) clause.

that which who

whom whose
The red Ferrari is
the one that I want.
 What is an
antecedent, and
what does it have
to do with
pronouns?
 An
antecedent
is the noun
that the
pronoun
replaces.
Junior took his dog to
the pet store and bought
her a treat. He bought it
because he
loves her.