Next level parts of speech—pronouns! (See the “intro” to pronouns episode here!)
Today’s episode about pronouns covers the following:
The sneaky cat easily climbs. HE uses HIS claws.
- So far: Articles/Noun Markers + Noun + Adjectives + Verbs + Adverbs
- Pronouns added this week: HE and HIS
- Pro=for; pronouns are FOR nouns. They take the place of them.
- Personal pronouns (also called definite since they refer to a definite person)
- He, she, we, they, I, it, you
- Him, her, us, them, me
5. Possessive pronouns (possess/own; most troublesome; possessive pronouns never use apostrophe)
- Ours, mine
- Your, their
- His, her
- Its
6. Possessive adjectives (could come directly before a noun)
- Our, my, your
- Its, their
- His, her
7. Reflective pronouns (reflect back to someone(s) previously mentioned in the sentence)
- Myself, ourselves
- Yourself, yourselves
- Himself, herself
- Itself, themselves
8. Indefinite pronouns (not a definite person or thing; also called nouns and adjectives in some handbooks)
- Any, anybody, anyone
- Each, both
- Most, much
- None, no one, nobody
- Some, someone, somebody, something
- Either, other
- Much, several, many, all
- Every, everyone, everybody
9. Demonstrative pronouns (also called other types and even other parts is speech depending on how they’re acting in a sentence)
- This, that
- These, those
10. Relative pronouns (also called other types and even other parts is speech depending on how they’re acting in a sentence—especially Subordinators that mark the beginning of a subordinate/dependent clause)
- That, which
- Who, whom, whose
- Where, when
11. Interrogative pronouns (also called other types and even other parts is speech depending on how they’re acting in a sentence—especially Subordinators that mark the beginning of a subordinate/dependent clause)
- Who
- What, whatever
- Why
- Where, when
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