Pronouns: Recognizing Pronouns Pronouns offer short substitutes for nouns or for groups of words. Talk to the dance teacher. The dance teacher He will know what to do. The person listening to me You will learn a lot from the dance teacher him. All people Everybody will agree with the person talking me. Personal pronouns refer to specific people or things.   Subject forms Object forms Possessive forms   singular plural singular plural singular plural 1st person I we me us my / mine our / ours 2nd person you you you you your / yours your / yours 3rd person he she it they they they him her it them them them his her / hers its their / theirs their / theirs their / theirs Indefinite pronouns are less specific than personal pronouns and have fewer forms. Singular only Singular or plural Plural only everyone / everybody all both anyone / anybody any few someone / somebody some several no one / nobody none many each / much / one more   either / neither most   Other pronouns Demonstrative   Relative this that these those These point at what they refer to.   who / whom whose which that These begin dependent modifying clauses. Application 1

/* */ CONTENTS MAIN PAGE 13.1 Pretest 13.2 Your Writing 13.3 Recognizing Pronouns 13.4 Finding a Pronoun's Antecedent 13.5 Subject and Object Forms of Pronouns 13.6 Making Pronouns and Antecedents Agree 13.7 Review & Practice Part 1 13.7 Review & Practice Part 2 13.8 Fun With Grammar 13.9 Return to Your Writing 13.10 Mastery Test