Pronouns

replace nouns

Pronouns
come in many
different
varieties.

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Personal nominative
pronouns (also known as
subject pronouns)--used as
the subject of the sentence
or the predicate pronoun
singular
plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

I
you
he, she, it

we
you
they

also known as subjective case

Personal objective
pronouns--used as direct
objects, indirect objects,
or objects of prepositions
singular
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

me
you
him, her, it

plural
us
you
them

Possessive pronounsused to
show ownership or relationship
singular
1st person my, mine
2nd person your, yours
3rd person his, her,
hers, its

plural
our, ours
your, yours
their, theirs

REFLEXIVE / INTENSIVE
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

myself, ourselves
yourself, yourselves
himself, herself,
itself,

themselves
Hisself and theirselves are incorrect
and should NEVER be used!

Since they have the same form . . .

When are they reflexive?
When are they intensive?
Omit the pronoun.
If the meaning of the sentence stays
the same, the pronoun is intensive.

Mercedes
designed
the
costume
herself.

intensive

Rover
tried
everything
he could
think of
to
free

reflexive

demonstrative pronouns
point out a particular person,
place, thing, or idea

Example: This is my dog Penny.

Example: That is my dog

Guinness.

INTERROGATIVE
PRONOUNS

These
pronouns are
used to

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o
h
W
?
m
o
h
W

Wh
at

Whic
h?

Whose?

indefinite
pronouns

These pronouns
replace nouns
that are not
specifically
named.

SINGULAR
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
another
anybody
anyone
anything
either
everybody
everyone
everything
neither
nobody
no one
nothing
somebody
each

much

someone
one

something

PLURAL
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

both
few
many

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
SINGULAR OR PLURAL

all
any
most
none

All the kings horses . . .

RELATIVE
PRONOUNS

A relative pronoun
introduces a subordinate
(dependent) clause.

that which who

whom whose

The red Ferrari is

the one that I want.

What is an
antecedent, and
what does it have
to do with
pronouns?

An antecedent
is the noun
that the
pronoun
replaces.

Junior took his dog to

the pet store and bought
her a treat. He bought it
because he
loves her.