Personal and
Possessive
Pronouns
What is a pronoun?
 A pronoun is a word used in place of a
noun or another pronoun.
 The word that a pronoun stands for it
called its antecedent.
It’s all about Mrs. Gay
 Spend 3 minutes telling your partner all
about your favorite teacher. (It doesn’t
have to be me!)
 There is only ONE RULE – you must call
that teacher by their name – you cannot
use ANY pronouns to replace their name.
 Pronouns are words that replace nouns (I,
me, we, us, you, your, yours, he, him, she,
her, it, they, them)
Stop and Think
 How difficult is it to avoid using
pronouns?
 What did the conversation sound like?
 Why are pronouns important?
What is a pronoun?
 A pronoun is a word used in place of a
noun or another pronoun.
 The word that a pronoun stands for it
called its antecedent.
Pronouns and
Antecedents
 Ray said he wanted musical talents to
audition for the play.
 Chiyo and I auditioned together. We
both got lead parts.
Personal Pronouns
SINGULAR
PLURAL
First person
I, me
(my, mine)
We, us
(our, ours)
Second Person
You
(your, yours)
You
(your, yours)
Third Person
He, him, she, her, They, them
it
(their, theirs
(his, her, hers, its)
Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive pronouns show
ownership or relationship.
 Practice & Apply – page 10
 Write each pronoun and tell whether it is
personal or possessive.
Essential Question
 Why does using the correct pronoun
matter in writing?
 Pronouns replace unnecessary OR
repetitive nouns.
Reflexive Pronouns
 A reflexive pronoun reflects action back
upon the subject and adds information
to the sentence.
 Delilah prepared herself for a long day.
 A reflexive pronoun MUST have an
antecedent!!
Intensive Pronouns
 An intensive pronoun adds emphasis
to a noun or pronoun in the same
sentence.
 The wait itself would take hours.
Reflexive and Intensive
Pronouns
 Reflexive and intensive pronouns are
formed by adding –self or –selves to forms
of the personal pronouns.
Singular
Plural
First person
Myself
Ourselves
Second person
Yourself
Yourselves
Third person
Himself, herself, themselves
itself
Demonstrative Pronouns
 Demonstrative pronouns point out
specific persons, places, things, or
ideas.
 Demonstrative pronouns help us
indicate whether things we point out
are relatively near in time/space or
farther away.
 Demonstrative pronouns are:
 This
-- That
Indefinite Pronouns
 An indefinite pronoun does not refer
to a specific person, place or thing.
 An indefinite pronoun usually does
not have an antecedent.
Indefinite Pronouns
Singular
Plural
Singular or plural
Another, anybody,
anything, each, either,
everybody, everyone,
everything, much,
neither, nobody, no
one, nothing, one,
somebody, someone,
something
Both, few, many,
several
All, any, more, most,
Interrogative and Relative
Pronouns
 An interrogative pronoun is used to
ask a question.
 A relative pronoun is used to
introduce subordinate clauses.
Interrogative and Relative
Pronouns
Interrogative
Relative
Who, whom,
whose, which,
what
Who, whom,
whose, which,
that
In Class Practice – DUE
TODAY
 Complete Exercises A and B on page
13 of the Language Network textbook.
 Answer the Essential Question on the
same page as your Exercises A and B.
 EQ: Name 3 ways that pronouns can
be used in writing. (Hint: Review the
definitions of each pronoun.)
In Class Practice – DUE
TODAY
 Language Network – page 13
 Exercise A: Write each pronoun & identify its
antecedent if it has one. Label each pronoun as
reflexive, intensive, indefinite, interrogative, or
relative.
 Exercise B: Follow directions in textbook.
 Answer the Essential Question on your paper.
 EQ: Name 3 ways that pronouns can be used in
writing. (Hint: Review the definitions of each
pronoun.)