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Adapted by:

Julie Amara J. Mostoles, MAEngEd

Instructor
CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
College of Development Education
Enhancement on English Mechanics

 An antecedent is a noun to which the pronoun

refers.
It usually goes before the pronoun ("ante"
means before).
Examples:
Even though the party was fun, it was crowded.
People often like parties because they get to
see old friends.

Personal Pronouns
Reflexive/Intensive pronouns
Demonstrative and Relative pronouns
Indefinite and Interrogative

 Personal Pronouns refer to certain specific persons,

places or things.
Can refer to the person speaking, the person being spoken
to, or the person spoken or thing spoken of.

They change their form depending on person,

number or gender.
Examples:
I, he, they, them, you, it, ours, their, yours.
All the personal pronouns, with the exception of the
pronoun it, refer to persons.

Person

1st
2nd
3rd

Singular
Subj. I
Obj. me
You
She, he, her, him, it

Plural
Subj. we
Obj. us
you
Subj. they
Obj. them

1. Where did they come from?

2. It was a long time ago, in the nineteenth
century.
3. Mom told me that grandfather is from
Sweden.
4. He brought two cousins with him.
5. She didnt want to come at first.

1. Where did they come from?

2. It was a long time ago, in the nineteenth
century.
3. Mom told me that grandfather is from
Sweden.
4. He brought two cousins with him.
5. She didnt want to come at first.

 End with self or selves. They refer back

to a noun or pronoun in a sentence to give
emphasis.
Reflexive subject / Intensive - statement
Jake imagined himself at the wheel of the car.
Henry Ford himself once drove the car.

Person

1st
2nd
3rd

Singular
Myself
yourself
Himself, herself,
itself, oneself

Plural
Ourselves
Yourselves
Themselves

 I gave myself plenty of time to get to

work.
You should let yourself into the house.
The actress herself wrote those lines.
The cat itself caught the mouse.

 I gave myself plenty of time to get to

work. R
You should let yourself into the house.
R
The actress herself wrote those lines. I
The cat itself caught the mouse. I

 used in pointing to nouns.

Ex: That was Thomas Edison.
Is This the very first light bulb?
PLURAL: these, those
This and These are used to refer to the person or thing
present, nearby, or just mentioned.
That and Those to refer to the person or thing farther
removed or less obvious.

Introduces a subordinate clause.

-connects groups of words to another idea in the same sentence.
Ex. That, which, who, whom, and whose
The car which I drove is old.
My brother, whose phone you heard, is a doctor.

WHO is used when the antecedent is a person

That either persons or things
Which anything except persons
whose to find out which person something belongs to

 The chef who won the competition

studied in Paris.
This tastes good.
I cant stand dogs that bark loudly.
These shoes fit comfortably.

 The chef who won the competition

studied in Paris. R
This tastes good. D
I cant stand dogs that bark loudly. R
These shoes fit comfortably. D

 who should be used in the subject position in a sentence,

while whom should be used in the object position, and
also after a preposition.
For example:
Who made this decision? [here, who is the subject of the
sentence]
Whom do you think we should support? [here, whom is the
object of support]
To whom do you wish to speak? [here, whom is following
the preposition to]

 If you can substitute HE for the word, you can use who,
if you can substitute HIM for the word, you can use
whom.
Example: "To whom it may concern" is correct, because
you can turn it around and say "it may concern HIM".
Whom comes after to or for.
Ex: To whom do I give this letter? or : I'm not sure for whom
this was intended.
You could also use 'whom' in 'I'm not sure whom I saw'.
There doesn't have to be a 'to' or 'for'. It is enough that
thing referred to is the receiver of the action, in this case
seeing, rather than the one that does the action.

 Ex. Who is at the door?

Whom did you see at the door?
who is always used as the subject of a sentence or clause,
and whom is always used as an object

In the first sentence of the set above, who-subject. In the second

sentence, you-subject and whom is the direct object.
Whom did you recommend for the job?
Are there any people whom you would recommend?
Notice, in both sentences, you is the subject. Whom is the object
of the verb recommend.

 Silently replace the word with he or him to see which

sounds better. He is the equivalent of who (subjective)
and him is the equivalent of whom (objective).
For instance, if you want to decide which is correct in
this sentence:
Who/Whom should I consider as a college
recommendation?
Re-arrange the sentence in your head so it will make
sense using him or he. You'll come up with the following
choices:
I should consider him...
I should consider he... Him is clearly better. Therefore,
the correct word in the sentence above will be whom.

 Interrogative introduces a question or used

in asking a question.
Example: Who, What, Which
Indefinite refers to things or people without
mentioning what or who they are.
Example: Anybody, both, few, neither,
nothing, no one, everyone, several.

Singular

Plural

Both

INDEFINITE
each, either,
everyone, little
much, nobody,
no one

both, few, many, all, more, any,

others, several none, some, most

INTERROGATIVE

who, how, which, to whom, which, whom, why

where, when, to whose, what
what

 1. Many rode bicycles for

transportation.
2. Which is the most famous
invention?
3. What was the name of the song?
4. Several rode to the event.

 1. Many rode bicycles for

transportation. I
2. Which is the most famous
inventions? INTER
3. What was the name of the song?
INTER
4. Several rode to the event. I

 Shows ownership just like nouns

The committee failed to publish (its, its) findings.
(Its, Its) a lovely guitar.
Do not use an apostrophe to indicate
possession: my, mine, your, yours, his, hers,
its, ours, theirs, whose.

 Others work
Anyones job
Everybodys car
Ones relatives
Anothers books
Someones key
Each ones privilege
Others affairs (singular other)
Others affair (plural others)

 Gender = the classification of nouns and

pronouns
4 genders
masculine gender (male) he, him, father
feminine gender (female) she, her, sister
common gender (either sex) child, adult
neuter gender (absence of sex) - computer

 another
anyone
either
everyone
nobody
neither
other
somebody

anybody
each
everybody
many a one
no one
one
someone

both
few
many
others
several

all
none

any
some

 All were waiting their turn. (plural)

There is no candy in the box. All of it has been eaten.
(singular)
Job and his father (compound antecedent-refer to
different persons) postponed their (plural) trip.
The judge and executioner (compound antecedent same
person) abhors his duties.
The actor and director did not like (his, their) salary
The actor and the director did not like (his, their) salary.

Which sentences are correctly stated?

If anybody wants a job, you can
apply for it.
If anybody wants a job, he can apply
for it.
If one plays well, he can win.
If one plays well, you can win.