PPT-Pronouns

Pronouns A A pronoun is a word that is used in the place of one or more nouns or pronouns B Examples 1 When Anne Davis came to the bus stop she was wearing a cast Pronouns A A pronoun is a word that is used in the place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Alex Whitt. Pronouns. Pronouns are substitute words for nouns.. They help sentences not become redundant.. Ex. - Mike tried to get to class on time but . he. was late. . He. is the pronoun. . He. takes the place of Mike. What’s a pronoun? . There are 4 common types: subject, object, possessive, and indefinite . Subject and Object pronouns. Subject: “I” and “we” are pronouns that appear in the subject position. Pronouns. Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent. . Example: When. Goldilocks . ran away . she. was screaming.. Goldilocks . is the antecedent, . Pronouns are used in various ways to take the place of nouns. Types of pronouns. Personal. : used to replace names. 1. st. person: the person speaking (I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours). 2. nd. person: the person being spoken to (you, your, yours). Enough with me, you, they, him, and her!. Pronouns are confusing enough. Not too difficult once you see how they work in sentences.. How do pronoun antecedents work, anyway?. A pronoun takes the place of a specific noun you’ve already mentioned.. What are direct and indirect objects?. There are two types of objects. Direct Objects. Indirect Objects. We are going to use the following sentence as a model for the rest of the lesson: . Jorge threw the ball to Juan.. By TEACHA2Z. ELACC4L1 a. Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).. I CAN use relative pronouns correctly.. Relative Pronouns. Lesson 1. Who and Whom. Neodređene zamjenice. Somebody, anything, nothing. .... We use: somebody, something, somewhere in . positive sentences.. There . is. . somebody. . at the door.. She knows . ever. y. body . here.. We use anything, anybody, anywhere in. “Nouns are the stuff in writing. In terms of writer’s craft, the well-chosen noun can be all the difference between . bug. and . cockroach. , or the writer saying “stuff” instead of a list of items that reveal something about a character or setting. Naming names gives the reader an exact image on which to focus.”. Nouns. Nouns. are words, phrases, or clauses that name. Persons. Places. Things. Or ideas. 4 Tests of a Noun. To determine whether a word or group of words is a noun, check to see if you can answer yes to at least one question below:. Nouns. Nouns are naming words.. A noun names something.. Most nouns fall into four main groups:. People. Places. Things. Ideas. Examples. People. Places. Things. Ideas . Veterinarian. Lake Mead. Bumblebee. Subject & Object. Possessive. Reflexive. Interrogative. Pronouns. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.. . pro- means for (standing FOR a noun). Personal Pronouns. Pronouns that are used to refer to people or things are called . PERSONAL PRONOUNS. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS. OUTLINE. THIS THESE vs THAT THOSE . DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS. THIS/THESE: NEAR (CLOSE TO YOU). THAT/THOSE: FAR (FAR FROM YOU). We use . this (singular) . Use the Pronouns . Who and Whoever . . as the Subjects of a question or a clause . Example: . Who left? . Whoever did this should be held responsible for the damages. . Pronouns . Use the Pronouns .