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ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #2)NOTES - PAGE 3PRONOUNSDEFINITION: A word that takes the place of one or more nouns. A pronoun can do anything a noun can do.Pronouns are even occasionally modified by adjectives! The only way to learn pronouns, unfortunately, is toMEMORIZE THEM. There are four main categories of pronouns in our language:PERSONAL PRONOUNS: These pronouns occur in four erselfitselfourselvesthemselves(Just memorize all these pronouns; you won’t have to worry about which are objective and whichare subjective for now.)DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS: this*, that*, these*, those*INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS: These also often come in verINDEFINITE bodyanother*someonenonesomethingnobodyno onenothingPossessivewhosewhoseverNo Casewhich, whatwhichever, wo*, three* etc.Pronouns do the same jobs that nouns do; we'll learn about those jobs later.Exclusive permission to copy granted to Kelly Buonauro.(over)

ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #2)NOTES - PAGE 4*NOTE: In the lists of pronouns on the first page, there were some that had asterisks next to them. Those pronounswith asterisks can also be used as adjectives sometimes. If the word in question is an adjective, you would alreadyknow it by now because it would have answered the question “Which?” Look at the examples below:pnadj nJack loaned me his book.pnart nproJack said the book was his.(Note that HIS is being used as an adjective in this sentence)(Note that HIS is a pronoun in this sentence)Many words that you might think of as pronouns (such as MY, YOUR, OUR) can only be used as adjectives. That’swhy they are not listed with the personal pronouns on the first page. Some grammar books call these words “possessive pronouns.” In this program, however, we call them adjectives if they are doing an adjective’s job and pronounsif they are doing a pronoun’s job.ANTECEDENTS: An antecedent is the noun or nouns that the pronoun stands for. You usually concern yourselfwith antecedents when you are using the personal pronouns. Here’s an example:pnproJane said she was tired.(The word JANE is the antecedent for SHE.)Exclusive permission to copy granted to Kelly Buonauro.

ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #2)EXERCISE #1PRONOUNS: EXERCISE #1NAME: DATE:DIRECTIONS: The purpose of this exercise is to give you practice with personal pronouns. Write n over thenouns, pn over the proper nouns, art over the articles, adj over the adjectives, and pro over the pronouns. In thespace below each sentence, write the pronoun and its antecedent for each personal pronoun that you find.pnart adjnpropro1. EXAMPLE: Ted fired at the distant target, but he just couldn’t hit it.he Tedit target2. “I know the reason you missed the target, but do you know what it is, Ted?” askedJody.3. Ted looked at Jody, but he had no idea what she meant.4. Bill and Tom, both friends of Ted, were puzzled by her question themselves.5. Ted muttered to himself, “Seems to me the problem must be this old rifle.”6. When Jody heard his response, she chuckled to herself about it.7. She said to Ted, “If you think you can hit the target, you will hit it.”8. She knew that just thinking a positive thought could have a large impact on whetherhe hit the target or missed it.9. Ted realized she was right and wished he had thought of the idea himself!10. As if the situation were a self-fulfilling prophecy, Ted raised his rifle, thought aboutthe bullseye, and placed a shot in the center of it.DEFINITION: A pronoun is a word which takes the place of a .The noun the pronoun takes the place of is called the .Exclusive permission to copy granted to Kelly Buonauro.

ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #2)EXERCISE #2PRONOUNS: EXERCISE #2NAME: DATE:DIRECTIONS: This exercise is designed to give you extra practice in the demonstrative and interrogative pronouns, although it also contains personal pronouns. Write n over the nouns, pn over the proper nouns, art over thearticles, adj over the adjectives, and pro over the pronouns. Since demonstrative and interrogative pronounsusually don't have antecedents, it won't be possible to write them down. As long as you know what an antecedent is,you're in fine shape!1. Once, Johnny Carson made a joke on his television show, but this caused sometrouble for him.2. What he claimed was that there was a shortage of paper towels in this country.3. He went on to describe what the consequences of this shortage might be, whichalarmed many people who listened to him.4. The implication of this joke was that people had better stock up on paper towelsquickly or face the consequences.5. This was a humorous skit to those who knew a shortage of paper towels did not exist.6. Within days, however, a real shortage developed which surprised everyone.7. Those who did not realize there was not a real shortage went out and bought up all ofthe paper towels they could find.8. This disrupted the normal paper towel distribution, which created shortages forwhoever really needed paper towels.9. Whoever believed the shortage to be true acted on it and, by his action, caused thebelief to become true.10. This is another example of a self-fulfilling prophecy which came about because ofwhat people thought.DEFINITIONS: A pronoun is a word which of a noun.A noun is the name ofAn adjectiveAn antecedent isExclusive permission to copy granted to Kelly Buonauro.

ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #2)EXERCISE #3PRONOUNS: EXERCISE #3NAME: DATE:DIRECTIONS: This exercise is designed to give you practice in the indefinite pronouns, but all the other types ofpronouns are here too. Write n over the nouns, pn over the proper nouns, art over the articles, adj over the adjectives, and pro over the pronouns.1. Many who are successful at what they do in life have a positive mental attitude.2. Everyone knows that students in our school have positive and creative attitudes.3. All of us believe our school is the best and, because we think it is the best, we act inways that make it the best.4. Everyone who visits our school is impressed by the friendly and helpful students andfaculty.5. All of us work to keep our halls and cafeteria clean so everyone can enjoy them asmuch as we do.6. When we see someone who is careless about our school, we remain positive and dowhatever we can to correct the problem.7. Hundreds of people watch our sports teams, but no one has ever accused us of poorsportsmanship.8. Anyone who has a question or problem can always get help from a teacher, acounselor, or a principal.(over)Exclusive permission to copy granted to Kelly Buonauro.

ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #2)EXERCISE #3 - PAGE 29. We cannot manage everything at one time, so we manage one thing at atime.10. Often if someone believes he or she can do something, he or she will do it!DEFINITIONS: A pronoun .The three articles are .Exclusive permission to copy granted to Kelly Buonauro.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS: These pronouns occur in four “cases.” Subjective Objective Possessive Reflexive I me mine myself you you yours yourself/yourselves he him his* himself she her* hers herself it it its itself we us ours ourselves they them theirs themselves (Just memorize all these pronouns; yo