CATEGORIES OF PRONOUN 6
- 1. These are group of words that replaces a noun in a sentence to avoid unnecessary repetition of noun.
- 2. DEMONSTRATIVE this, these, that, those INDEFINITE Singular: everybody, anybody, nobody, somebody, everything, something, anything, nothing, no one, everyone Plural: several, some, many, few INTERROGATIVE Who, whom, whose, what, which, when, where, why, how POSSESSIVE Mine, hers, his, yours, ours, theirs
- 3. MOST COMMON PRONOUNS ARE: he, she, you, they, it, wee, she, Personal pronoun them, him, her, me, who
- 4. DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF PRONOUNS BASED ON THEIR USE
- 5. 1. NUMBER 3rd person or the one talked about you, your, yours Feminine: she, her, hers Masculine: he, him, his Neuter: it, its you, your, yours they, them, their, theirs Person singular plural 1st person or speaker 2nd person or the one spoken to I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours
- 6. Examples: 1.Robert saw the appointment today. He got an early promotion 2.Robert and Karla did a wonderful job in their last project. They will be given a month. 3.Robert, Karla and I worked for a month to seal the deal. We want this project to
- 7. Examples: 1.Hazel wants to become a TV personality. She always attends acting and modeling develop her skills. 2.The school is the place where we start to helps us make our dreams come true.
- 8. 2. GRAMMATICAL CASE ►Case denotes the different forms related to the different functions of noun or a pronoun does in a sentence. a. Subject Pronoun or Nominative case b. Object Pronoun or Objective case c. Possessive Pronoun or Possessive Case
- 9. a. Subject Pronoun or Nominative Case ►I, we, you, he, she, it, they ►Act as the subject in a sentence. Examples: • She went to the clinic for a check up. • He is the best person to ask. ►Can also act as a complement. Examples: • The best person to ask is he.
- 10. Examples:
- 11. b. Object Pronoun or Objective Case ►me, us, you, him, her, it ►Act as the object of the sentence. It performs the role of the receiver of the action. • Direct Object • Indirect object • Object of the preposition
- 12. • The clinic staff called him to the office. Direct objectSubject • The doctor gave him antibiotics. Indirect object Examples: • The antibiotics were given to him. Object of the preposition
- 14. b. Possessive Pronoun or Possessive Case ►yours, ours, mine, hers, theirs, his ►my, your, her, , their, our ►Show possession or ownership Examples: • The medicine cabinet is hers. • Can we decide if this gadget is yours or mine? Or can it be ours?
- 17. Underline the pronoun, identify the types of pronoun (demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative or possessive pronoun: 1.Hello Mary. What is inside your bag? 2. This is my science project. 3. Whose phone is that? 4.This room is yours. 5. Something is going to happen. 6. Which bag are we going to bring? 7. Everybody enjoyed the party. 8. These are my shoes. 9. Whom do you prefer to vote? 10. The food on the table is ours.
Editor's Notes
- #6: -The italicized words are the antecedent -the pronoun must always agreed with the antecedent in both number and gender and person.