Personal and Antecedents
Name five personal pronouns
You, Me, My, I, We, Us, He, She, Him, Her, It, They, Them, Etc.
Intensive or Reflexive?
I told her she couldn't do it herself.
Intensive
Demonstrative or Relative?
This burger is one of the best burgers that has ever entered my mouth.
Relative
Indefinite or Interrogative?
Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
Interrogative
Find the pronoun. Tell what type it is.
That is the coolest skateboard.
That; Demonstrative
What is an antecedent?
The word that a pronoun stands for
Intensive or Reflexive
You're going to have to start asking yourself some questions about the future.
Reflexive
What is the pronoun? Is it Demonstrative or Relative?
Yesterday, we watched a movie that I thought was one of the best.
Pronoun: That
Relative
Why do we use Interrogative Pronouns?
To ask or state a question
Find the pronoun(s). Tell what type it is and its antecedent.
John took his book and shoved it down my throat
Pronoun: His Antecedent: John
Pronoun: My Antecedent: None
What is the pronoun?
What are you going to do, John?
You
What do all Reflexive and Intensive pronouns end in?
Ending in -self or -selves
What is a demonstrative pronoun? List the demonstrative pronouns.
A pronoun that points out a person, place, or thing. This, that, these, those
Name three indefinite pronouns
Someone, Somebody, Any, All, None, No One, Etc.
Find the pronoun. Tell what type it is
Yesterday, Joe brought his new toy.
His; Personal
What is the pronoun and antecedent in this sentence.
Is Luis actually going to jump, is he stupid or something!
Pronoun: He
Antecedent: Luis
What is the pronoun? Is it Reflexive or Intensive?
After a few hours, we knew that he couldn't dig the tunnel all by himself, so we went out to help him.
Himself; Reflexive
Find the Demonstrative and Relative Pronoun
This is the book that I wanted to read.
This; Demonstrative
That; Relative
Find the pronoun. Is it Indefinite or Interrogative?
I thought I asked everyone to come meet here?
Everyone; Indefinite
Find the pronoun(s). Tell what type it is.
Will anybody pick up the phone?
Will; Interrogative
Anybody; Indefinite
What are the pronoun(s)? Is there any antecedent(s)? If so, what are they?
Doesn't he know we don't have all day, John can just take so long sometimes.
Pronoun: He Antecedent: John
Pronoun: We Antecedent: None
How are Intensive pronouns different from Reflexive pronouns?
Intensive pronouns emphasizes a noun or a another pronoun and could be removed, while Reflexive pronouns refers to the subject and functions as a complement or an object of a preposition.
Demonstrative or Relative
This is the best movie I have every seen.
Demonstrative
Find the pronoun(s). Is it Indefinite or Interrogative?
Why did nobody laugh at my joke?
Why; Interrogative
Nobody; Indefinite
Find all the pronouns. Label them all.
We found someone's phone buried in the mud. I returned the phone that I found to the man.
We; personal
someone's; Indefinite
I; personal
that; Relative
I; personal