Singular & Plural Pronouns
What are pronouns?
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
What are the 4 kinds of pronouns we learned?
Subject, object, demonstrative, and reflexive pronouns.
What is an antecedent?
It is the noun(s) that the pronoun refers to.
What is a possessive pronoun?
Shows who or what owns or possesses something. Shows ownership.
A contraction is formed from a pronoun and a _______.
verb
What is the difference between a singular pronoun and a plural pronoun?
Singular pronouns take the place of singular nouns and plural pronouns take the place of plural nouns.
First, we watched them high in the air.
we
Amy, Michael, and I went to Amy's house.
We
We have learned some interesting facts in (our, ours) study of ancient Egypt.
our
(We've, We'll) been reading about the famous Sherlock Holmes.
We've
They observed the garbage can and wrote down notes about it.
They observed the garbage can and wrote down notes about it.
I will go back with you next week.
you
He told Amy, Michael, and me about Navajo code talkers.
us
What have you learned from (your, yours) reading?
your
The police (won't, weren't) as effective as Holmes and Watson.
weren't
Drake and Nell removed the gloves Drake and Nell were wearing.
Drake and Nell removed the gloves they were wearing.
Professor James made a recording of them herself.
herself
Navajo is a difficult language, so Navajo made a good code.
it
A pyramid has a wide base, and a pyramid's top comes to a point.
its
You will not get a good job without an education.
won't
Drake muttered as Drake recorded his findings in Drake's notebook.
He muttered as he recorded his findings in his notebook.
How can I find out more about this?
this
Navajo code talkers helped win the way, and our leaders thanked the Navajo code talkers.
them
Which two pronouns can you use before nouns and alone?
His and Its
Other contractions combine what word and what type of word?