Parts of Speech & Basic Grammar (The sub) Flashcards
Words that take the place of nouns
Pronouns
Kind of Pronouns
- Personal Pronouns
- Compound Personal Pronouns
- Interrogative Pronouns
- Relative Pronouns
- Compound Relative Pronouns
- Adjective Pronouns
Pronouns that replace persons or things
Personal Pronouns
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, themselves, ourselves
Compound Personal Pronouns
Formed by adding the suffixes -self or -selves to certain personal pronouns
Compound Personal Pronouns
Types of Compound Personal Pronouns
Intensive Pronoun
Reflexive Pronoun
Used to give emphasis to the noun or pronoun that it replaces or refers to.
Intensive Pronoun
She HERSELF must put things to right
Intensive Pronoun
You must love YOURSELF
Reflexive Pronoun
Used to indicate that the subject of the sentence also receives the action of the verb
Reflexive Pronoun
I bathed MYSELF
Reflexive Pronoun
The member THEMSELVES are to blame
Intensive Pronoun
Introduce questions. Used to ask questions.
Interrogative Pronouns
Three interrogative Pronouns
who, which, what
Who, which, what– relate groups of words to nouns or other pronouns
Relative Pronouns
The student WHO studies hardest usually becomes the best in class
Relative pronoun
Who, whose, whom
Relative Pronouns
Formed by adding the suffix -ever or -soever to whom, who, which and what
Compound Relative Pronouns
WHOSOEVER wishes to continue must do so
Compound Relative Pronouns
Do WHATEVER you have to do.
Compound Relative Pronouns
Pronouns that may also be used as adjectives
Adjective Pronouns
They modify the noun that follows them
Adjective Pronouns
These puppies are cute
Adjective Pronouns
Many people were angry
Adjective Pronouns
Each child may choose a gift
Adjective Pronouns
Pronouns that identify or point to a definite person, place, or thing
Demonstrative Pronouns
This, that, these, those
Demonstrative Pronouns
Are possessive pronouns that may be used alone to take the place of nouns.
Independent Possessives
Pronouns that point out no particular person, place or thing
Indefinite pronouns
All, another, anyone, everyone, everybody, nobody, none, something, such
Indefinite Pronouns
Pronouns that refer
Pronouns that refer to each person, place, or thing separately
Distributive Pronouns
Each, either, neither
Distributive Pronouns
THIS is my pet dog
Demonstrative Pronouns
THOSE are my friends
Demonstrative Pronouns
EACH has made his choice
Distributive Pronouns
EITHER will do
Distributive Pronouns
Pronouns used to denote possession or ownership by the speaker, the person spoken to, or the person or thing spoken about
Possessive Pronouns
Much, few, everything, several, same, some
Indefinite Pronouns
