Pronoun Definitions
Which type of pronouns are the most-used type?
personal pronouns
The Fitch family buys several different kinds of soaps for themselves.
Reflexive
Bonus 100: What is its function?
Do you know how soap cleans and removes dirt?
What person?
Second person
Soap cleans, disinfects, and adds fragrance. It comes in bars, boxes, and bottles.
soap
Who were the first people to use soap?
Who- interrogative
What three CASES do personal pronouns take?
subjective
objective
possessive
The hand soap itself comes in many different varieties, but Melody prefers to buy the brand containing germicides.
intensive
It makes the water "wetter" by breaking the surface tension of the water.
What gender?
Neuter
People use soaps and detergents to bathe, wash laundry, and clean their homes.
People
No one knows exactly when this began, but people were probably making crude types of soaps thousands of years ago.
this- demonstrative
This pronoun type points out other nouns being discussed.
Demonstrative
Instead of a bar of soap, Jason likes to buy himself liquid soap in a bottle.
Reflexive
When the surface tension of the water is broken, it can better wash away dirt.
What case?
subjective
Basically, the same primary ingredients are in every soap, but it is available in many different forms.
soap
Nicolas Leblanc, from France, made soap from table salt at the end of the eighteenth century, and that was the first time soap was affordable for the common people.
that- demonstrative
This pronoun type intensifies its antecedent but carries no function in the sentence.
Intensive
Melody herself likes bar soap that contains moisturizer.
intensive
The surfactants in detergent attach to dirt particles and pull them away from the material.
What case?
Objective
Each person can find a type of soap that is right for him.
person
In the nineteenth century, Americans made soap in iron kettles. These were used to melt fats, which were hardened and sold in bars.
these- demonstrative
These pronouns are used to ask a question.
Interrogative
Even the Filch family dog has a special kind of soap for itself.
Reflexive
They also suspend the dirt in the wash water so that it does not reattach itself to the material.
What person?
Third person
Manufacturers attempt to produce new soaps that will increase their sales.
Manufacturers
Of all the different kinds of soaps available, which is your favorite?
which- interrogative