Personal Pronouns

SINGULAR PLURAL
st
1 person I We
2nd person You You
3rd person He/she/it they

A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated primarily with a particular person, in the
grammatical sense.

Personal pronouns provide us with the following information:

 The person – Who is speaking?

 The number – Is the pronoun plural or singular?
 The gender – Is the pronoun feminine, masculine, or neuter?

When a personal pronoun takes the place of a noun as the subject of a sentence, it is both a personal
pronoun and a subject pronoun. What is a subject pronoun? In essence, it’s any pronoun that is used
to replace a common or proper noun as a sentence’s subject.
When a personal pronoun is the direct or indirect object of a verb, or when it is used as the object of a
preposition, it is called an object pronoun. What is an object pronoun? It’s any pronoun that is affected
by the action the subject of the sentence takes.
 Demonstrative Pronoun
APROPIERE DEPARTARE
st
1 person This (singular) =acesta/aceasta That (singular) =Acela/aceea
3rd person These (plural) =acestia/acestea Those (plural) =aceia/acelea
SUCH NONE NEITHER
 Reflexive Pronouns
SINGULAR PLURAL
st
1 person Myself Ourselves
2nd person Yourself Yourselves
3rd person Himself/herself/itself Themselves
 Possessive Pronouns
SINGULAR PLURAL
st
1 person My/mine Our/Ours
2nd person Your / Yours Yours
3rd person His /hers(accentuat), her /its Theirs
 Interrogative Pronouns
What People/objects What do you want for dinner?
Which People/objects Which colour do you prefer?
Who People Who is driving your car?
Whom People To whom does this belong?
whose People/objects (possessiveness) Whose dog destroyed my
flowerbeds?

An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun which is used to make asking questions easy.

Interrogative pronouns can also be used as relative pronouns, which may be found in questions or
indirect questions. You’ll know for certain that a pronoun is classified as an interrogative when it’s used
in an inquiring way, because interrogative pronouns are found only in question and indirect questions.

In some cases, interrogative pronouns take on the suffix –ever. A few can also take on the old-
fashioned suffix –soever, which is rarely seen in writing these days. For example:

 Whatever
 Whatsoever
 Whichever
 Whoever
 Whosoever
 Whomever
 Whomsoever
 Whosever

Fill in the blanks with an interrogative pronoun. A. which

B. what
1. __________ threw the football?
C. whose
A. who
D. whom
B. what
4. _____________ car is that?
C. which
A. whom
D. whose
B. whose
2. ____________ would you prefer, coffee or
C. what
tea?
D. who
A. who
5. ____________ is your sister’s name?
B. whom
A. who
C. which
B. whom
D. whose
C. what
3. ______________ time do we need to be at
the airport? D. whose
6. _____________ did you tell?
 A. whom C. whose
B. what D. which
C. whose 8. ______________ wants ice cream?
D. which A. what
7. _____________ of these books have you B. whom
read? C. who
A. what D. whose
B. whom

Answer Key:

1. A – Who threw the football?

2. C – Which would you prefer, coffee or tea?
3. B – What time do we need to be at the airport?
4. B – Whose car is that?
5. C – What is your sister’s name?
6. A – Whom did you tell?
7. D – Which of these books have you read?
8. C – Who wants ice cream?
 Relative Pronouns

Who = >oameni Whom =>oameni That =>obiecte/animale

Which =>obiecte/animale Whoever =>oameni Whomever =>oameni
Whichever =>obiecte/animale When = cand Where = unde/de unde