Pronouns

What is a pronoun?

• a part of speech that shows relationships between different parts in a sentence

• a part of speech that replaces a noun or nouns

• a part of speech that describes verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

What are 1st person pronouns?

• “you” pronouns

• he, she, it, they

• personal pronouns like “I” and “me”

What are some examples of 2nd person pronouns?

• you, your, yours, yourself

• I, me, we, us, my, our

• she, her, his, him, they, it

What are some examples of 3rd person pronouns?

• you, your, yours, yourself

• me, my, I, we, ourselves, mine

• he, him, hers, herself, it, they, their, themselves

What is pronoun case?

• the way a pronoun is used in a sentence

• the function of the verb in a sentence

• the way a word describes a noun in a sentence

What is a subjective pronoun?

• a pronoun used as the object of a sentence

• a pronoun used as the subject in the sentence

• a pronoun that identifies the owner or possessor of something

What is an objective pronoun?

• a pronoun used as the object in a sentence

• a pronoun used as the subject of the sentence

• a pronoun that identifies the owner or possessor of something

What is a possessive pronoun?

• a pronoun used as the subject in a sentence

• a pronoun that ends in “-self” or “-selves”

• a pronoun that identifies the owner or possessor of something

What are intensive and reflexive pronouns?

• pronouns that show ownership or possession

• pronouns that end in “-self” or “-selves”

• pronouns that act as the subject of a sentence

What do intensive pronouns do in a sentence?

• refer back to the subject of a sentence for emphasis

• show ownership or possession

• signal a noun