English Language Portfolio

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO
2-1
2020, DECEMBER 2020.
DESHHAWN BROWN
By the end of this presentation you should be able
to
 Know what are pronouns
 What is a personal and possessive pronoun
 What is a demonstrative and indefinite pronouns
 What are object and subject pronouns
 What are relative and interrogative pronouns
 What are reflexive and intensive pronouns
 And how to use these pronouns in sentences
Provide a definition for the word, pronoun. If the
definition is taken from a dictionary or a
website, ensure you acknowledge the source.
 The word pronoun is defined in the Merriam

Webster Dictionary as any of a small set of
words in a language that are used as
substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and
whose referents are named or understood in
the context
Provide a definition of each type separately: Personal and Possessive
Pronouns, a separatelist
ofallpersonal pronouns and all possessive pronouns, five (5) sentences using
personal
pronouns correctly, and 5 sentences using possessive pronouns correctly.
Underline the
personal and possessive pronouns you used in the respective sentences.
 Mom I am going to the game.

 When will you tell her it is bad ?
 He went over the fence.
 Will you go shopping?
 Get him off my property
 The dog is wagging its tail.
 That bag is hers.
 My mom and I are going shopping.
 Is this book yours ?
 His family is going to jail.
Provide a definition of each type separately: Demonstrative and Indefinite
Pronouns), a
separatelist of all demonstrative pronouns and at least 10indefinite
pronouns, five (5)
sentences using demonstrative pronouns correctly, and 5 sentences using
indefinite pronouns
correctly. Underline the demonstrative and indefinite pronouns you used in
the respective
sentences.
 Demonstrative pronouns are pronouns that point to specific objects.

They take the place of a noun, noun phrase, activity, or situation.
They always consist of this, these, that, those, and sometimes
include none, neither, and such.
 An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to an unspecified or
unidentified person or thing. It's vague rather than specific, and it
doesn't have an antecedent.
Demonstrative Indefinite pronoun
pronoun
 This  Something
 That  Everybody
 Nobody
 These
 Nothing
 Those
 Few
 Everything
 Somebody
 Anything
 Each
 none
Demonstrative Indefinite
 That boy is very smart.  Each students wants to

 Do you want these go to the bathroom.
bags to go into the car?  Somebody stole my
 This bag is not yours. money.
 I was hit by a car and the
 I will eat these nuggets
doctor said ,” everything
tonight.
will be fine.”
 Throw that food away.  Can someone help me?
 Several thieves went
through my window
Provide a definition of each type separately: Relative and
Interrogative Pronouns), a
separatelist of all relative pronouns and all interrogative
pronouns, five (5) sentences using
relative pronouns correctly, and 5 sentences using
interrogative pronouns correctly.
Underline the relative and interrogative pronouns you used
in the respective sentences.
 A relative pronoun is a pronoun that heads an
adjective clause.
 Interrogative pronouns are used to ask
questions.
Relative Pronoun Interrogative pronoun
 That  What
 Which  Which
 Who  Whom
 Whom  Whose
 whose  Whatever
 whichever
 Whatsoever
 whichsoever
Relative Pronoun Interrogative pronoun
1.The cat that stole the fish is 1.Whose dog is that?

back. 2.Whomsoever abuse you will
2. The person who bought the get arrested.
car is not here. 3.Who will go to the part with
3.Our lawyer , whom we me?
employed for a week is not 4.Which bag is yours?
at the law firm.
5.What type of dog did you
4.The young boy whose bag buy?
scratch the chair has ran off
on its own
5.My new cat which I bought
today , loves green beans
Provide a definition of each type separately: Reflexive and
Intensive Pronouns), a separate list
of all reflexive and all intensive pronouns,
five(5)sentences using reflexive pronouns correctly,
and 5 sentences using intensive pronouns correctly.
Underline the reflexive and intensive
pronouns you used in the respective sentences.

A reflexive pronoun is used when something

does something to itself.
An intensive pronoun is used to refer back to a noun or pronoun in

order to emphasize it.
Reflexive pronoun Intensive pronoun
 Myself  myself
 Itself  yourself
 Herself  herself
 Himself  himself
 Ourselves  itself
 yourself  ourselves
 yourselves
 themselves
Reflexive pronoun Intensive pronoun
 Why did you stab yourself?  The dog itself ran through the
 I will be buying lunch for wall.
 The president himself
myself.
presented 1 million dollars to
 The dog is playing with the country.
itself.  Layla broke her leg but she
 We went to Santa Cruz by told us she can walk by herself.
ourselves.  My mother herself ran a
 My best friend told me she marathon
doesn’t love herself.  We can get a job ourselves
Acknowledgement
 https://www.grammar-monster.com/

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO

 The word pronoun is defined in the Merriam

 Mom I am going to the game.

 Demonstrative pronouns are pronouns that point to specific objects.

 That boy is very smart.  Each students wants to

1.The cat that stole the fish is 1.Whose dog is that?

A reflexive pronoun is used when something

An intensive pronoun is used to refer back to a noun or pronoun in

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