PRONOUN

What is PRONOUN?

TYPES OF PRONOUN?

THEIR FUNCTIONS
PRONOUNS are words used to
replace a noun in a sentence.

They are used to prevent the repetition

of nouns over and over in a sentence or
conversation.

Example using personal pronoun:

Janete is a good swimmer. She won a lot of

trophies in every swimming competition. She
have many friends. They always support her
career. Her friends really loves her.
Example Sentence:

Janete is a good swimmer. Janet

won a lot of trophies in every
swimming competition. Janet have
many friends. Janet’s friends
always support Janet's career.
Janet's friends really loves Janet.
Different Types of Pronoun
1. PERSONAL
2. DEMONSTRATIVE
3. INTERROGATIVE
4. INDEFINITE
5. RELATIVE
6. RECIPROCAL
7. REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE

8. DISTRIBUTIVE
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
is a word used to replace a
specific noun.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS:

I, you, he, him, she, her, it, we, us, they, and
them.
Three things about personal pronouns:

1. Cases
-subjective, objective, or possessive.

2. Numbers
-singular or plural.

3. Point of View
-1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person
Cases of personal pronouns:

1. SUBJECTIVE CASE - functions

as a subject in the sentence.

2. OBJECTIVE CASE - functions as the object

of the sentence.

3. POSSESSIVE CASE - shows ownership or

possession.
What are the possible personal
pronouns?

1. Can _____ help _____ find

______ phone?
1. Can I help you find your
phone?
POINT OF VIEW

1st Person POV

- I and We

2nd Person POV

- you

3rd Person POV

- he, she, it, they
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Mine, yours, hers, his, its,
ours and theirs are
ABSOLUTE POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS.

My, your, her, his, its, our and their are

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES that modify the
noun following it in oreder to show
ownership.
DEMONSTRATIVE
PRONOUNS
are used to point people or
things.

-It help us know if the nouns are

near or far from us.

The demonstrative pronouns are: this,

that, these, and those.
This - is used to point a singular
(only one) noun that is near the
speaker.

Example Sentence:
This is our room.

These - is used to point a plural (more than one)

noun that is near the speaker.

Example Sentence:
These are cute puppies.
That - is used to point a singular
(only one) noun that is far from
the speaker.
Example Sentence:
That boy is muscular and strong.

Those - is used to point a plural (more than

one) noun far from the speaker.

Example Sentence:
Those chairs are old.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
are used to ask question about the
noun we are referring to.

The interrogative pronouns are:

who, whom, what, which, why, how,
where, when, and whose.

Example:
1. Which department do you belong?
2. What are you doing here?
3. Who wants to be an accountant?
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
used
to refer to people or things without
saying exactly who or what they
are.
The indefinite pronouns includes: everybody,
everyone, everything, everywhere,
some, somebody, someone, something,
somewhere, anybody, anyone, anything,
anywhere, nobody, no one, nothing,
nowhere, either and neither.
Example:

1.Someone put a birthday gift

on my locker.
2. I left my phone somewhere.
3. I have nowhere to go.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS are
used to connect a clause or
phrase to a noun or a pronoun.

The relative pronouns are:

that, as, but, who, whom, whose, which,

whoever, and whichever.
RELATIVE CLAUSE begins
with a relative pronoun in order
to give more information about the noun.

Example Sentence:

1. The woman who was wearing a red

dress caught our attention.
2. I'll use your name as my nickname.
RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS
are used when a group of nouns
are doing the same thing.

There are two reciprocal pronouns:

'each other' and 'one another'

Each other is used for two
persons.

Example Sentence:
Monic and Joshua are helping each other.

One another is used for more than two

persons.

Example Sentence:
The prisoners were all blaming one another.
REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE
PRONOUNS are used when
showing a noun which has been
used in an earlier part of a sentence.

It includes: myself, ourselves,

yourself/yourselves, himself, herself, itself,
and themselves.

These types of pronouns are both end with

'self' or 'selves' but they differ in functions.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS are used
when both subject and object of
the sentence refer to only one or
the same person or thing.

SUBJECT - does the action

OBJECT - receives the action

Example Sentence:
1. Tina treated herself to a fancy dinner.
2. She hurt herself while cutting the meat
Reflexive pronouns are integral to
the meaning of the sentence.
Example :
The kids saw themselves in the reflection of
the water.

The kids saw (what? who?) in the reflection of

the water.

Without the reflexive pronouns, the sentence is

incomplete.
INTENSIVE PRONOUNS are used
to emphasize what or who is
doing the action.

It is used to intensify and add emphasis to

the noun or pronoun in the sentence.

The subject of the sentence is different

from the object of the verb.
Intensive pronoun is not
integral to the meaning of the
sentence.

Example Sentence:

1. Alexis played the piano himself.

2. They built the house themselves
Example Sentence:
The owners delivered the items
themselves to avoid additional
costs.

The owners delivered the items to avoid

additional costs.

Without the intensive pronouns, the sentence

is still complete. There is just less emphasis
on the subject.
Distributive pronoun considers members of a
group separately, rather than collectively.

They include each, any, either, neither and

others.”

Example Sentence:
1. Each of the students have participated in
the drama act.
2. I may buy either of these two gifts.
_____ is the moon. ____ is my sister,
___ is so bright. Shane. ____ loves
swimming.
Calix and I
loved music.
_____ used to
sing under the
sunset.
Kitty and Simba are
bestfriends._____ love
_______.

____ is my cap.
_____ books are ____.

_____ wolves are biting

________.

_____ airplane is cool.

____ boy ____ is reading a book is attractive.

Allan loves ___ brother. ___ is taking good

care of ___ brother, Alex.

Ara and I are childhood friends. ____ love

hanging out.
I love _____ flowers. ___ smells so good.

____ fireworks are amazing.

I love music. I always play ____ instrument.

Create a story using the different

types of pronouns.