Demonstrative, Interrogative, Relative, and Indefinite Pronouns

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DEMONSTRATIVE,
INTERROGATIVE, RELATIVE,
AND INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
 
 
Demonstrative Pronouns
 
 
A 
demonstrative pronoun
 points out a person, a
place, a thing, or an idea.
 
NOTE
: A 
demonstrative pronoun
 
must
 take the
place of a noun or pronoun – it 
cannot
 appear
right in front of a noun or pronoun.
 
So, if you replaced a 
demonstrative pronoun
 with a
noun, the sentence should still make sense.
 
Demonstrative Pronouns
 
There are only 
four
 words in the English language
that are used as 
demonstrative pronouns
.
 
They are:
 
  
This
  
That
  
These
  
Those
 
How they’re used
 
Examples of demonstrative pronouns:
 
This
 is the best meal I have ever had.
 
Please put the books on top of 
that
.
 
After dinner, can you wash 
these
?
 
Can you give me the names of 
those
 who were absent?
 
Demonstrative pronoun or not?
 
Determine if there are 
demonstrative pronouns
 in
the following sentences.
 
That was a great volleyball game.
 
This table is wobbly and needs to be balanced.
 
Please put the fork on the left of that plate.
 
I hope they remember to bring that.
 
Interrogative Pronouns
 
 
An 
interrogative pronoun
 introduces a question.
 
NOTE
: An 
interrogative pronoun
 
must
 take the
place of a noun or pronoun – it 
cannot
 appear
right in front of a noun or pronoun.
 
Interrogative Pronouns
 
There are only 
five
 words in the English language that
are used as 
interrogative pronouns
.
 
They are:
 
 
What
 
Which
  
Who
 
    
Whom
 
    
Whose
 
Note: Technically, you can add “-ever” to the end of
each of these five and then we have ten possible
interrogative pronouns, not five.
 
Note
 
Interrogative pronoun
, like all pronouns, must 
take
the place
 of a noun or pronoun.
 
Therefore, if we turn a question into a statement, we
should be able to replace an 
interrogative pronoun
what a noun or pronoun.
 
Therefore, a word like 
why
 can’t be interrogative,
because we could never answer a 
why?
 question
with just a noun or pronoun.
 
How they’re used
 
Examples of interrogative pronouns:
 
What
 is the capital of Missouri?
 
Which
 of these is your favorite?
 
Who
 played quarterback in the game last night?
 
Whom
 did she give the note to?
 
Whose
 is this?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interrogative pronoun or not?
 
Which magazine would you rather read?
Who went to the meeting last night?
Why is there mud all over the room?
When do you want to work on the project?
Whom are you going to the dance with?
What is your sister’s name?
Which of these shirts do you like best?
Which shirt do you like the best?
 
Relative Pronouns
 
 
A 
relative pronoun
 introduces a subordinate clause.
 
A 
subordinate clause
 must contain a subject and a
verb (just like a sentence), but 
cannot
 stand on its
own as a sentence.
A subordinate clause needs the other words around it to
make a complete sentence.
 
Relative Pronouns
 
 
There are 
five
 words that commonly serve as
relative pronouns
. They are:
 
 
 
That
 
Which
 
Who
 
    
Whom
 
    
Whose
 
BE CAREFUL! Four of these same words can also be
interrogative pronouns.
 
What this looks like in a sentence
 
In the following sentences, the relative pronoun is in 
bold
,
and the entire subordinate clause is 
underlined
.
 
The one over there is the cake 
that
 Ashley baked
.
 
The new building, 
which
 was just built five years ago
, already
looks old.
 
Collin is the player 
who
 scored the winning touchdown
.
 
The man 
whom
 you are looking for
 is over there.
 
The person 
whose
 car this is
 will be angry when he sees what
happened.
 
 
 
 
Relative pronoun or not?
 
The planets which make up our solar system all revolve
around the sun.
 
Which of these movies do you like the best?
 
The man whom I talked to said that our team won.
 
That is the first house I ever lived in.
 
That is the woman who helped my sister fix a flat tire.
 
Relative pronoun or not?
 
The Statue of Liberty, which is in New York, was given
as a gift from France.
 
Whom were you talking to on the phone?
 
Whose house were you at last night?
 
I hope that I win the race tomorrow.
 
Our neighbor’s dog, whose bowl is always empty, is
really overweight.
 
 
 
 
Indefinite Pronouns
 
 
An 
indefinite pronoun
 refers to a person, a place,
a thing, or an idea that may or may not be
specifically named.
 
As with other pronouns, be 
very careful
: indefinite
pronouns will 
never
 appear directly before a noun
or pronoun.
 
 
Our indefinite pronouns
 
There are many indefinite pronouns in English. Some of
the most common are:
 
All
   
Both
  
Everything
 
Neither
  
Other
Another
 
Each
  
Few
  
Nobody
 
Several
Any
  
Each other
 
Many
  
None
  
Some
Anybody
 
Either
  
More
  
No one
  
Somebody
Anyone
  
Everybody
 
Most
  
Nothing
 
Someone
Anything
 
Everyone
 
Much
  
One
  
Something
 
What this looks like
 
Nobody
 at the movie had a good time.
 
Both 
of the students were sent to the office.
 
We don’t have 
anything
 to eat for dinner.
 
Much
 of our time was wasted in the meeting.
 
I gave a gift to 
everyone
 there.
 
What this looks like
 
They have taken 
all
 of the paintings to the art room.
 
I only had a chance to look at 
some
 of the stories.
 
Many
 of my family members will be at the dinner.
 
We hope that 
everyone
 will be there.
 
The umpires talked to each other to figure out the correct
call.
 
Indefinite pronoun or not?
 
Anybody can come to tutoring for extra help.
 
I need you to take everything and put it in the closet.
 
Nothing is going right for me today.
 
Many bands will be at the music festival.
 
More money is needed before we can afford the new
uniforms.
 
Indefinite pronoun or not?
 
Someone in my class left their notebook.
 
Neither of those is the correct answer.
 
Few of the sandwiches look fresh.
 
Several students did well on the quiz yesterday.
 
Nobody in my class could help answer the question.
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Demonstrative pronouns point out specific people, places, things, or ideas. They include "this," "that," "these," and "those." Interrogative pronouns introduce questions and include "what," "which," "who," "whom," and "whose." Understanding the usage of these pronouns is essential in forming clear and concise sentences.

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  1. DEMONSTRATIVE, INTERROGATIVE, RELATIVE, AND INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

  2. Demonstrative Pronouns A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. NOTE: A demonstrative pronoun must take the place of a noun or pronoun it cannot appear right in front of a noun or pronoun. So, if you replaced a demonstrative pronoun with a noun, the sentence should still make sense.

  3. Demonstrative Pronouns There are only four words in the English language that are used as demonstrative pronouns. They are: This That These Those

  4. How theyre used Examples of demonstrative pronouns: This is the best meal I have ever had. Please put the books on top of that. After dinner, can you wash these? Can you give me the names of those who were absent?

  5. Demonstrative pronoun or not? Determine if there are demonstrative pronouns in the following sentences. That was a great volleyball game. This table is wobbly and needs to be balanced. Please put the fork on the left of that plate. I hope they remember to bring that.

  6. Interrogative Pronouns An interrogative pronoun introduces a question. NOTE: An interrogative pronoun must take the place of a noun or pronoun it cannot appear right in front of a noun or pronoun.

  7. Interrogative Pronouns There are only five words in the English language that are used as interrogative pronouns. They are: What Which Who Whom Whose Note: Technically, you can add -ever to the end of each of these five and then we have ten possible interrogative pronouns, not five.

  8. Note Interrogative pronoun, like all pronouns, must take the place of a noun or pronoun. Therefore, if we turn a question into a statement, we should be able to replace an interrogative pronoun what a noun or pronoun. Therefore, a word like why can t be interrogative, because we could never answer a why? question with just a noun or pronoun.

  9. How theyre used Examples of interrogative pronouns: What is the capital of Missouri? Which of these is your favorite? Who played quarterback in the game last night? Whom did she give the note to? Whose is this?

  10. Interrogative pronoun or not? Which magazine would you rather read? Who went to the meeting last night? Why is there mud all over the room? When do you want to work on the project? Whom are you going to the dance with? What is your sister s name? Which of these shirts do you like best? Which shirt do you like the best?

  11. Relative Pronouns A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate clause. A subordinate clause must contain a subject and a verb (just like a sentence), but cannot stand on its own as a sentence. A subordinate clause needs the other words around it to make a complete sentence.

  12. Relative Pronouns There are five words that commonly serve as relative pronouns. They are: That Which Who Whom Whose BE CAREFUL! Four of these same words can also be interrogative pronouns.

  13. What this looks like in a sentence In the following sentences, the relative pronoun is in bold, and the entire subordinate clause is underlined. The one over there is the cake that Ashley baked. The new building, which was just built five years ago, already looks old. Collin is the player who scored the winning touchdown. The man whom you are looking for is over there. The person whose car this is will be angry when he sees what happened.

  14. Relative pronoun or not? The planets which make up our solar system all revolve around the sun. Which of these movies do you like the best? The man whom I talked to said that our team won. That is the first house I ever lived in. That is the woman who helped my sister fix a flat tire.

  15. Relative pronoun or not? The Statue of Liberty, which is in New York, was given as a gift from France. Whom were you talking to on the phone? Whose house were you at last night? I hope that I win the race tomorrow. Our neighbor s dog, whose bowl is always empty, is really overweight.

  16. Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun refers to a person, a place, a thing, or an idea that may or may not be specifically named. As with other pronouns, be very careful: indefinite pronouns will never appear directly before a noun or pronoun.

  17. Our indefinite pronouns There are many indefinite pronouns in English. Some of the most common are: All Another Any Anybody Anyone Anything Both Each Each other Either Everybody Everyone Everything Few Many More Most Much Neither Nobody None No one Nothing One Other Several Some Somebody Someone Something

  18. What this looks like Nobody at the movie had a good time. Both of the students were sent to the office. We don t have anything to eat for dinner. Much of our time was wasted in the meeting. I gave a gift to everyone there.

  19. What this looks like They have taken all of the paintings to the art room. I only had a chance to look at some of the stories. Many of my family members will be at the dinner. We hope that everyone will be there. The umpires talked to each other to figure out the correct call.

  20. Indefinite pronoun or not? Anybody can come to tutoring for extra help. I need you to take everything and put it in the closet. Nothing is going right for me today. Many bands will be at the music festival. More money is needed before we can afford the new uniforms.

  21. Indefinite pronoun or not? Someone in my class left their notebook. Neither of those is the correct answer. Few of the sandwiches look fresh. Several students did well on the quiz yesterday. Nobody in my class could help answer the question.

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