Parts of Speech Pronouns

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Interjections

Verb

Adjectives

Nouns

Conjunction

Adverb

Preposition

Pronoun

when we use a pronoun match the pronoun to the noun .

Use a singular pronoun to replace a singular noun, and plural pronouns to replace plural nouns.

Whenever you use a pronoun, the NOUN you are replacing should be clear.

The are two types of possessive pronouns:

Strong            and weak

Strong possessive pronouns

weak possessive pronouns called possessive adjectives

mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

They refer back to an earlier mentioned noun to avoid repetition

"I said that phone was mine"

my, your,  her, its, his, our, their

they are in front of a noun to describe who something belongs to:

"I said that's my phone"

Her coat is grey, My coat is brown.
................... is brown and ............ is grey
(Fill in the gap with a possessive pronoun)

Whose coat is this? Is it your coat?
Is it .....................?
fill in the gap with a possessive pronoun.

Susan is one of my friends.
Susan is a friend of ..........................
( fill in the blank)

Possessive pronouns help us to use less words

Those are my Converse sneakers. They are not your Converse sneakers.

Those are my Converse sneakers. They are not yours.

I didn't have my textbook for English class, so Brian lent me his textbook.
where does the possessive pronoun come?

Your travel plans sound just as exciting as my travel plans!
where does the possessive pronoun come?

Find the reflexive pronouns in these sentences

1) I was in a hurry, so I washed the car myself.

2) You’re going to have to drive yourself to school today.

3) He wanted to impress her, so he baked a cake himself.

1) I was in a hurry, so I washed the car myself.
2) You’re going to have to drive yourself to school today.
3) He wanted to impress her, so he baked a cake himself.
what are the reflexive pronouns?

Each morning, I brush my teeth and stare at ______________ in the mirror.

1. itself
2. myself
3. herself
4. himself

Dad and I painted the trailer _______________

1. ourselves
2. myself
3. himself
4. herself

The children made holiday decorations by ________________.

1. itself
2. ourselves
3. themselves
4. their selves

Please make ________________ at home while you wait.

1. themselves
2. himself
3. yourselves
4. herself

Do you enjoy being ......................................?

He lives .....................................

we went home ................................................

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Demonstrative pronouns

this, that these, those

the pronoun tells you something about the subject so they work as adjectives

These kittens are cute, 

these are cute

Interrogative Pronouns

Some pronouns are used to ask questions

who, whose, whom, which, what

"Which coat belongs to you?"

"Whose coat is that?"

Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns don't describe a specific noun

all, any, anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, everthing, few, many, nobody, none, some somebody, someone

'He could get away with anything'

Relative pronoun

used to connect part of a sentence

who, whom, that, which, where, when

Other linking pronouns are:

whichever, whoever, whomever

'New York is the place where I grew up'

what is the pronoun, and what is the noun the pronoun is replacing/

The kitty cat is dirty. It rolled around in the litter box.

In the fall, children like to jump in piles of leaves. Their happy laughter can be heard blocks away

Leslie said she could meet us after school to study

My uncle forgot about mum's birthday. He was in big trouble.

My friends and I went to the concert. We rode a bus there.

The old shopping mall looks like it is going to fall apart any day.

The kids tried not to spill food all over themselves