2. • Introduction
• This words are used to represent things and
experiences in the real or imagined world.
Different words can be used to describe the
same thing or experience.

3. • A referent is the concrete object or concept that is
designated by a word or expression. A referent is an
object, action, state, relationship, or attribute in the
referential real.
• Example:
• Historically, there was only one person called George
Washington, the first president of the United States. He
can be referred to in a text in many ways, such as:
• The president
• Mr. Washington
• He or even
• My friend

4. • Referents are words used to link ideas within a text so that
it is easier to understand. When they are used in a
sentence or paragraph, refer to other words mentioned
above. Its function is to make us remember something
that has already been mentioned in the text.
• There are two types of personal and demonstrative
references.

5. • Personal pronouns
• This category makes it possible to identify who is
speaking to whom or who acts.
I, me
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
yo
tú
él
ella
ello, referido a
animal o cosa
nosotros/as
nosotros/as
ellos/as
• Mario is very clever boy, he is my friend.

6. • mine - (el/la/lo/los/las) mío/a míos/as
yours - (el/la/lo/los/las) tuyo/a tuyos/as
his - (el/la/lo/los/las) suyo/a suyos/as
hers - (el/la/lo/los/las) suyo/a suyos/as
ours - (el/la/lo/los/las) nuestro/a, nuestros/as
yours - (el/la/lo/los/las) de ustedes
theirs - (el/la/lo/los/las) suyo/a suyos/as
• This belongs to me.
* It's mine.

7. • my (mái) - mi, mis
your (iór) - tu, tus / su, sus (de usted)
his (jis) - su, sus (de él)
her (jer) - su, sus (de ella)
its (its) - su, sus (de algo)
our (áuar) - nuestro/a/os/as
your (iór) - su, sus (de ustedes/vosotros)
their (dér) - su, sus (de ellos/as)
• Jack lives here, with his parents.

8. • myself - me, yo mismo
yourself - te, se, tú mismo
himself - se, él mismo
herself - se, ella misma
itself - se, a sí mismo
ourselves - nos, nosotros mismos
themselves - se, ellos mismos
• I painted the house myself.

9. Singular
• These
• That
plural
this
those
• I don't want that house. I want that farther back.

10. Here – there- now- then
• In the house of Raul had many people.
• There were twenty or so people there.

11. • Thanks for your attention