Find the Antecedent
According to Lisa and Jen, their presentation is the best.
Pronoun: their
Antecedent: Lisa and Jen
Pronoun
What is a word that is used in place of a noun?
Every Thursday, Kenny goes to Walmart with them.
Pronoun: them
Objective pronoun
Your, you, yours.
2nd person
"Did I win a ribbon for my pottery?" asked Carl.
Pronouns: I & my
Antecedent: Carl
First person pronoun
What is the person speaking or writing?
My mother lets me watch television.
Pronoun: My
Possessive pronoun
He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs.
3rd person pronouns
Laura agreed with Taylor that it was a beautiful doll.
Pronoun: it
Antecedent: doll
Possessive pronouns
Pronouns that can be used to show ownership
Second person pronoun
What is the person listening or reading?
While playing with the puppy, Amanda stepped on its paw.
Pronoun: its
Possessive pronoun
I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
Subject pronouns
Churchill showed England that its future was in the hands of the English.
Pronoun: its
Antecedent: England
Subject pronouns
Pronouns that can be used as the subject.
Third person pronoun
What is the person/place/thing being discussed or written about?
When Sue's name was called, we were excited.
Pronoun: we
Subject pronoun
I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours.
1st person
Rachel had a roll of film and wanted to develop it right away.
Pronoun: it
Antecedent: roll
Objective pronouns
Pronouns that can be used as the object (receive the action)
Antecedent
What is the word or noun that the pronoun replaces?
The employer gave us a raise in salary.
Pronoun: up
Objective pronoun
Me, you, him, her, it, us, them.
Objective pronouns