4. Personal Pronouns
• Substitutes for nouns that refer to
specific persons or things
• Change their form when they
perform different functions and
appear in different parts of a
sentence
5. • Examples:
–She wants to come along with us.
–I am going to sleep early so you
can watch television.
–I, she, you, he, we, us, they, it
7. • Examples:
– Rhoda, who is my boss, can
communicate well.
–All the cars that have new plates
will be used for the rally.
–Who, whom, whose, which,
whoever, that
9. • Examples:
– Who stole the compact discs?
– What have you decided?
– who, whose, whom, which, what
10. Indefinite Pronouns
• Do not specify a particular person or
thing
• Used to make general statements
about individuals or things
11. • Examples:
– I gave him nothing for his hard
work.
– Someone must be held
responsible for this.
–All, another, anybody, both, each,
someone, several, others, many
12. DemonstrativePronouns
• Used to indicate specific persons,
places or things
• Used to point out, designate, or
demonstrate the noun to which they
refer
13. • Examples:
– This is an attractive desk.
– Are these the papers that you need?
– That is not a worthwhile investment.
– Those are the horses that can really
run.
– this, that, these and those
14. Reflexive Pronouns
• Reflect the action of the verb back to
a noun or pronoun in the sentence
• Formed by adding self or selves, as
appropriate, to the personal pronoun
15. • Examples:
– I cut myself while shaving.
– You are losing yourself in your
work.
– The boys saw themselves as
heroes.
16. Intensive Pronouns
• Used for emphasis to strengthen the
subject
• Formed by adding self or selves to
the personal pronoun
17. • Examples:
– He himself was as angelic as a
saint.
– The table itself was worth more
than all the twelve chairs.
18. Cases of pronouns
Nominative
• Functions as subject
of the sentence
• The subject of an
implied verb –after
“than” and “as”
• The predicate
complement
Possessive
• Functions to show
possession or
ownership
• To modify a gerund
Objective
• Direct object of the
verb
• Indirect object
• Object of an infinitive
• Object of a
preposition
• Subject of an infinitive
• Object of an implied
verb
19. Cases of pronouns
Nominative
• She went to see a
movie.
• We enjoyed our
vacation.
• My mother liked cats
better than she.
• It was she who called.
Possessive
• Our plane is leaving.
• Is this book mine?
• His objecting to the
rules caused the
discussion.
• I will appreciate your
taking care of my son.
Objective
• Tina carried him to
the crib.
• The music gave her a
headache.
• Sonia wanted to show
us her new shoes.
• The messenger said
the packages are for
him.
20. Agreementof pronoun to its antecedent
• A pronoun should agree with its antecedent in
person, number and gender.
– Rene is going to Hawaii, where he can surf as
much as he wants.
– Sharon and Sally have made their choice.
– Lina believes she can do it.
21. Agreementof pronoun to its antecedent
• The indefinite pronouns each, anyone, no one,
one, either, neither, somebody, someone,
anybody, everyone, everybody, nobody, kind,
sort, are singular, and a pronoun referring to
any of these words should be singular.
– Someone left his pen on my table.
– Each of the girls had her ticket.
22. Agreementof pronoun to its antecedent
• Use a singular pronoun with two or more
singular antecedents joined by or, nor, either-
or, or neither-nor.
– Neither Tommy nor Tony wants to spend his
money.
23. Agreementof pronoun to its antecedent
• Use a plural noun if any part of a compound
antecedent joined by or, nor, either-or,
neither-nor, is plural.
– Either Chita or her friends will bring their record
player.
– If my sisters or Carol arrives, ask them to wait.
24. Agreementof pronoun to its antecedent
• If the antecedent is a collective noun, the
pronoun is either singular or plural, depending
on its use.
– The committee is meeting next week to reach its
decision.
– The committee members are meeting to reach
their decision.
25. Agreementof pronoun to its antecedent
• An indefinite pronoun used as an antecedent
takes a pronoun in the third person.
– Anyone who wants a high grade has to study his
lessons diligently.
26. Agreementof pronoun to its antecedent
• The indefinite pronouns, all, some, any, and
none, may be referred to by either a singular
or plural noun, depending on its use.
– All of the board members were in their places by 8
am.
– All of the equipment was in its proper place.
– Some of the ice cream has lost its flavor.
– Some of the students have ordered their
uniforms.