This document discusses pronoun standards and types of pronouns. It defines what a pronoun is and provides examples of personal pronouns like she and her, reflexive pronouns like himself, indefinite pronouns like someone, demonstrative pronouns like this, interrogative pronouns like which, and possessive pronouns like his. The document also credits the sources of the images used.

2. StandardsStandards
• ELACC6L1: Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking.
• a. Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case
(subjective, objective, possessive).
• b. Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
• c. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in
pronoun number and person.*
• d. Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones
with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).*

3. •A pronoun is a word
used in place of a noun
or another pronoun.

4. 1.Marge went for
a walk.
2.She went for
a walk.
In the second sentence, she
is a pronoun that takes
the place of the noun
Marge.

5. 1
Personal pronouns refer to specific
persons or things.
Karen ate pizza.
She was hungry.
The word "she" is a personal pronoun
that refers to "Karen."

6. 2
Reflexive pronouns are personal
pronouns that have "-self" or "-
selves" added to the end.
Bob finished the homework himself.
The reflexive pronoun is
"himself.“

7. 3
Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that
do not refer to a specific person or
thing.
Someone, anybody, and, everyone are
indefinite pronouns.
Someone stole my wallet!
The word "someone" is the
indefinite pronoun.

8. 4
A demonstrative pronoun is used to
single out one or more nouns referred
to in the sentence.
This, that, these, and those are
demonstrative pronouns.
These lemons are sour.
The word "these" is a
demonstrative pronoun.

9. 5
Interrogative pronouns are used to ask
a question.
Who, whom, and which are interrogative
pronouns.
Which shoes are mine?
The word "which" is an
interrogative pronoun.

10. 6
Possessive pronouns are used to show
ownership, but they never have an
apostrophe.
Ours, his, their, and her are
possessive pronouns.
Those are his pencils.
The word "his" is a
possessive pronoun.

11. 1
Kris went to the game.
____ brought her
little brother with
her.

12. Kris went to the game.
She brought her
little brother with
her.

13. 2
Randy left ____
baseball glove at
home.

14. Randy left his
baseball glove at
home.

15. 3
_____ left a
book on the
playground.

16. Someone left a
book on the
playground.

17. 4
_____ pair of shoes
belongs to James?

18. Which pair of shoes
belongs to James?

19. 5
That beach blanket is
____.

20. That beach blanket is
ours.

21. CreditsCredits
• Words Collage - http://www.flickr.com/photos/darwinbell/395970515/
Darwin Bell November 30, 2005 via Flickr, Creative Commons
Attribution
• Girl - http://www.flickr.com/photos/83647121@N00/110540842/
Liliana Lourenco March 10, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons
Attribution
• Pizza - http://www.flickr.com/photos/eggplant/17403523/ Matt Chan
May 21, 2005 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution
• Boy - http://www.flickr.com/photos/antekm/3732618747/ Antoni
Mysliborski September 1, 2008 via Flickr, Creative Commons
Attribution

22. Credits ContinuedCredits Continued
• Group of Students
-http://www.flickr.com/photos/barcelonagse/7350966676/ Barcelona
Graduate School May 18, 2012 via Flickr, Creative Commons
Attribution
• Lemons - http://www.flickr.com/photos/aigle_dore/5237985533/
Moyan Brenn October 25, 2010 via Flickr, Creative Commons
Attribution
• Shoes - http://www.flickr.com/photos/57511822@N00/947491304/
Kitty L July 27, 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution
• Pencils - http://www.flickr.com/photos/doug88888/8370220859/
Doug Wheller @ Doug 88888 April 22, 2010 via Flickr, Creative
Commons Attribution