Pronouns
Take out your journal and date it!
Take notes clearly for you to
reference!
DAY 1: Personal/Possessive;
Agreement
Definitions
• Pronoun: a word that replaces
a noun
• Antecedent: the noun that a
pronoun replaced
Agreement
• The antecedent and pronoun must agree in
number (singular or plural) and gender
– Ex: Everyone looked at his watch. Correct or Incor.?
– EX: Everyone looked at their watch. C or I?
– EX: Samuel watched his dog at the park. C or I?
– EX: Samuel watched her dog at the park. C or I?
Personal Pronouns
• 1st person: refers to the speaker
• 2nd person: refers to the one spoken
to
• 3rd person: refers to the one spoken
about
Personal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Examples
Possessive FormOwnership
1st Person
I, me (singular)
We, us (plural)
My, Mine (singular)
Our, Ours (plural)
2nd Person
You (singular and
plural)
Your, Yours (singular
and plural)
3rd Person
She, He, Him, It
(singular)
They, Them (plural)
His, Her, Hers, Its
(singular)
Their, Theirs (plural)
Goals:
• Practice: p. 33 ex. 5- ALL (5minutes) and check
as whole class
• Independent: 4 Game Cards for
Personal/Possessive
• Ticket out the door
Day 2: Reflexive and Intensive
• Reflexive: Pronoun that refers to the subject
and is necessary to basic meaning of sentence
– Ex: She gave herself the day off.
• Intensive: Pronoun that emphasizes its
antecedent and is unnecessary to basic
sentence meaning
– Ex: David himself bought a car.
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
First Person
Myself, ourselves
Second Person
Yourself, yourselves
Third Person
Himself, herself, itself, themselves
Identify each pronoun as personal,
reflexive, or intensive.
• 1. Darren himself did not know where the gifts were
hidden.
• 2. Have you told Dennis about the new sports
complex?
• 3. Mara bought herself a cupcake after a long day’s
work.
• 4. The dog made itself dizzy by chasing its own tail.
• 5. Tracy and Ed carried the aquarium to the car
themselves.
• 6. Did Teri offer them directions to my house?
Practice Answers:
• 1. Darren himself did not know where the gifts were
hidden. - INTENSIVE
• 2. Have you told Dennis about the new sports
complex? - PERSONAL
• 3. Mara bought herself a cupcake after a long day’s
work. -REFLEXIVE
• 4. The dog made itself dizzy by chasing its own tail. REFLEXIVE
• 5. Tracy and Ed carried the aquarium to the car
themselves. –INTENSIVE
• 6. Did Teri offer them directions to my house?PERSONAL
Practice
• Write 1 sentence using a reflexive pronoun.
• Write 1 sentence using an intensive pronoun.
Indefinite Pronouns-plural or singular?
HOLT p. 138
• Use singular pronoun for
these Indefinite:
–
–
–
–
–
–
The “body”
The “one”
Either
Each
Neither
Connected by “or” or
“nor”
• Use plural pronoun for:
–
–
–
–
Both
Few
Many
Several
Depending on their meaning in a sentence, the indefinite pronouns:
all, any, more, most, none, and some: may be singular OR plural
EX: None of the cereal has lost its crunch.
EX: None of the cereal flakes have lost their crunch.
Indefinite Pronouns Practice
On notebook paper (you will turn this in!)
Write 1 sentence using indefinite pronoun
agreement that is CORRECT.
Write 1 sentence using indefinite pronoun
agreement that is INCORRECT. (write correct
answers next to sentence)
Underline the indefinite pronoun and pronoun.
EX: Everyone will win his own t-shirt. (correct-both
singular)
EX: Both of the birds had hidden its nests.
(Incorrect- its should be plural)
Addition to checkup:
1. Write a sentence that uses a reflexive
pronoun as an indirect object.
2. Write a sentence using an intensive pronoun.
Answer:
1. What are the 4 sentence parts Reflexive
Pronouns can be?
Direct Object, Indirect Object, Obj of Prep, PNOM
1. Write a sentence that uses a reflexive pronoun
as an indirect object.
I gave myself a piece of cake at dinner.
1. Write a sentence using an intensive pronoun.
We ourselves ride the bus to school each day.
Relative or Interrogative?
1. Name the 5 Relative Pronouns:
2. Using a relative pronoun, write a complex or
compound- complex sentence.
3. Write an interrogative sentence for the
following pronouns:
– Who
– Whom
ANSWERS
1. Name the 5 Relative Pronouns:
That, which, who, whom, whose
1. Using a relative pronoun, write a complex or
compound- complex sentence.
Shep, who loves to play outside, always chases after
sticks! (complex)
I eat my breakfast, which consists of Honey Bunches of
Oats and a banana, and then I make my coffee and drive
to work! (compound-complex)
1. Write an interrogative sentence for the following
pronouns:
– Who Who should start the test?
– Whom For whom did you knit the sweater?
Who or Whom? P.188
• How do we use who or whom in a sentence?
– Who=subject form
– Whom=object form
• Read the who/whom steps on p. 190
• Complete ex. 9
Indefinite Pronoun Agreement
If agreement is incorrect, fix it! 
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
All the students ate her lunch.
Nobody has his homework.
Anyone can accomplish their goals.
Everyone will want their own hat!
Each student will have his detention today.
Everybody that visited the White House will
receive their own free gift!
Interrogative Pronouns p.37
• Introduces a question
– What
– Which
– Who
– Whom
– Whose
Subjective/Nominative Pronouns
• Are in the SUBJECT part of a sentence
–I
– You
– It
– He
– She
– We
– They
Objective Pronouns
• Usually in the PREDICATE part of a sentence
– DO
– IO
– Object of Prep
• She gave him a toy.
• I will travel to them.
Interrogative/Relative Practice!
• Ex. 8 pg. 37
Relative Pronouns p.37
• Introduces an adjective clause
• Used in complex and compound-complex
sentences
– That
– Which
– Who
– Whom
– whose
Warm-up
1. Write a sentence that correctly uses a
demonstrative pronoun.
2. If the below sentence is incorrect, explain
why and correct it.
Neither Joan nor Jackie completed their science lab
today.
• My cat ate all of its food this morning.
• Each of the girls said someone had already
told her about the band concert.
• I brought a casserole and put it in the oven.
• I ate that for dinner.
• Jeremiah himself did not like to study.
• Kiley was all by herself last night.