Pronounsreplace nouns

Pronouns come in many

different varieties.

PERSONAL

PRONOUN

S

singular plural

1st person

Personal pronouns (also known as subject pronouns) are used as

the subject of the sentence

Iyou

he, she, it theyyouwe

2nd person 3rd person

singular plural

1st person

Personal pronouns (also known as objective pronouns) are used

as the object of the sentence

meyou

him, her, it themyouus

2nd person 3rd person

singular plural

1st person

Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or

relationship

my, mineyour, yourshis, her, hers, its

their, theirs

your, yoursour, ours

2nd person 3rd person

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

1st person myself, ourselves

2nd person yourself, yourselves

3rd person himself, herself, itself, themselves

Mercedes designed the costume herself.

Rover tried everything he could think of to free himself.

Demonstrative pronouns point out a particular person, place,

thing, or idea

!

Example: This is my dog Renny.

Example: That is my dog Guinness.

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

These pronouns are

used to introduce questions.

Who

? What?Whom

?Which?

Whose?

Indefinite pronouns

These pronouns

replace nouns that are not specifically

named.

SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

another anybody anyone anythingeither everybody everyone everything neither nobody no one nothing

somebody someone something

each much one

PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

both few

many

several

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

SINGULAR OR PLURAL

all any most none some

All the king’s horses . . .

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Relative pronouns

introduce 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.