Pronouns and Antecedents
PRONOUNS
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Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns
Every pronoun must have a clear antecedent (the word for which the pronoun stands).
KINDS OF PRONOUNS
A. Personal Pronouns:
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
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| subjective | objective | possessive | subjective | objective | possessive | |
| 1st person | I | me | my, mine | we | us | our, ours |
| 2nd person | you | you | your, yours | you | you | your, yours |
| 3rd person | he
she it |
him
her it |
his
her, hers its |
they | them | their, theirs |
B. Demonstrative Pronouns:
C. Reflexive / Intensive Pronouns : the “self” pronouns
These pronouns can be used only to reflect or intensify a word already there in the sentence.
Reflexive / intensive pronouns CANNOT REPLACE personal pronouns
| Examples: |
| I saw myself in the mirror. (Myself is a reflexive pronoun, reflecting the pronoun I.) |
| I’ll do it myself. (Myself is an intensive pronoun, intensifying the pronoun I.) |
D. Indefinite Pronouns:
Singular:
| one | someone | anyone | no one | everyone |
| each | somebody | anybody | nobody | everybody |
| (n)either | something | anything | nothing | everything |
Plural:
| Examples: | ||||
| Both are expected at the airport at the same time. | ||||
| Several have suggested canceling the meeting
Singular with non-countables / Plural with countables:
E. Interrogative Pronouns:
Interrogative pronouns produce information questions that require more than a “yes” or “no” answer. |
F. Relative Pronouns:
Relative pronouns introduce relative adjectival clauses
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