He We We

She Us

Pronouns
A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun or another pronoun.

Example
1.Marie went for a walk. She went for a walk.

In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that takes the place of the noun Marie.

Antecedents
An antecedent is the noun the pronoun replaces or refers to. Jane and Margaret went shopping; they bought a new book at the store. Jane and Margaret is the antecedent. Theyis the pronoun that replaces it.

Subject Pronoun
The subject pronoun is who or what the sentence is about
We played soccer. We is a pronoun and it tells who the sentence is about.

Subject Pronouns
Singular I You He, she, it (who, whoever) Plural we you they

1
Kristina went to the game. ____ brought her little brother with her.

Kristina went to the game. She brought her little brother with her.

Object Pronoun
The object pronoun is a someone or something that receives the action of the subject.
She kicked it. It is a pronoun and it is receiving the action- it is being kicked.

Object Pronouns
Singular me you him, her, it (whom, whoever) Plural us you them

2 She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call ______.

She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call her.

6 Types of Pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns
A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. Karen ate pizza. She was hungry. The word "she" is a personal pronoun that refers to "Karen."

ME!

Examples
Singular First Person
Second Person

Plural We, us, our, ours

You, your , yours

I, me, my, mine

You, your, yours

Third person He, him, his, They, them, she, her, hers, their, theirs it, its

2. Reflexive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. It ends in "-self" or -selves
Bob enjoyed himself at the gym. Himself is a reflexive pronoun; it is necessary for the sentence to make sense.

3. Intensive Pronouns
An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun. It is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Did you decorate the room yourself? yourself is not necessary to include.

Reflexive- NECESSARY

Intensive- UNECESSARY

Grrrr

To lift weights, one must FLEX their muscles.

However, one doesnt have to be INTENSE and make grunting and growling noises.

Reflexive and Intensive Examples

Singular Myself Yourself Himself Herself itself Plural Ourselves Yourselves Themselves

4. Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to persons, places, or things, in general. It may or may not be specifically named. Someone stole my wallet! The word "someone" is the indefinite pronoun.

Indefinite Exampes
Singular Anybody, anyone, Each, either, Every, everybody, Everyone, Neither, nobody, No one, nothing, one Plural Both Many Few several

5. Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that replaces and points out a person, place, thing, or idea. These are sour. The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun; it replaces the word lemons.

Demonstrative Pronoun Examples

This That These Those

6. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun introduces a question. Who, whom, and which are interrogative pronouns. Who wrote Twilight? The word Who" is an interrogative pronoun.