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

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