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Intro to Lit
words that stand for nouns or for words that take the place of nouns
Antecedents are nouns (or words that take the place of nouns) for which the pronouns stand
Antecedents do not always appear before their pronouns, sometimes the antecedent follows its pronoun
Sabrina unpacked her computer and turned it on.
After he graduated, Brandon got the job he always dreamed of in Florida.
Going to classes might keep you busy, but it is necessary.
Write the pronoun(s) and antecedent(s). I am sure that she did her homework;
Sally is usually very studious. The baby threw his ball and the dog
caught it. The photographer was ready with her
camera. We are going to the movies after
school.
refer to the person speaking (first person) the person spoken to (second person) the person, place, or thing spoken about
(third person)
Singular Plural
First Person I, me, my, mine
we, us, our, ours
Second Person
you, your, yours
you, your, yours
Third Person he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
they, them, their, theirs
When Paul drove up, everyone piled into his car.
During the storm, the house lost its antenna.
PRACTICE: Write the pronoun and antecedent
Why are you going to sleep, Tom? With their suitcases packed, the Joneses
left forever.
Reflexive: ends in –self or –selves and indicated that someone or something performs an action to, for, or upon itself
point back to a noun or pronoun earlier in the sentence
essential to the meaning of the sentence
Intensive: ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence
can be omitted and the sentence still contains same basic information
ReflexiveJoy helped
herself to some turkey.
They poured themselves the milk.
The boy could smell himself from a mile away.
IntensiveThe mayor
herself attended the carnival
Frank fixed the refrigerator himself.
I graded the papers myself.
Demonstrative: direct attention to specific people, places, or things
may come before or after their antecedents
This is the person we want to hire.These are the books we will read.
Singular Plural
this, that these, those
Relative: begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the sentence
I ate the cupcake that was on the table. James is the student who was late
today. We visited Grandmother, whose house
is in NY.
Relative Pronouns
that which who whom whose
Interrogative: is used to begin a question
an interrogative pronoun may or may not have a specific antecedent
EX: What do you mean?EX: Which of the kids dressed up as a
ghost?
Interrogative Pronouns
what which who whom whose
refers to a person, place, or thing that may or may not be specifically named
although indefinite pronouns do not require specific antecedents, they often have them
no specific: Several have visited Williamsburg.
specific: One of the students prepared a report.
Singular Plural Bothanother, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something
bothfewmanyothersseveral
allanymoremostnonesome
Write the reflexive or intensive pronoun and label it as R or I
Maria and Ann can buckle their shoes themselves.
Grandma knitted herself a lovely sweater.
The senator herself will address the student body.
If you believe in yourself, anything can happen.
Write the pronoun and label as Demonstrative (D), Relative (R), Interrogative (INT) or Indefinite (IND)
This is a perfect example of a sentence. Has anyone seen Dad lately? What was the prize at the fair? Whose is the most famous version? The game, which is on TV, is almost
over. That is the pencil I was looking for.