PRONOUNS Teacher Jenel

Pronouns are simply words that replace a noun. When a pronoun replaces a noun it’s called an antecedent. The antecedent may be in the
same sentence or in a completely new sentence.

Personal Pronoun Possessive Pronoun

subject (S+V) object Verb + Possessive Pronoun
(V+O: Sam called him.)
(prep+O: Sam is fond of him.)
a. the person speaking I me mine
I have a cake. Jillian loves me. This bag is mine.
b. the person spoken to You You yours
You are special. She looks at you. This book is yours.
c. a boy He him his
He ate cookies. Cristina loves him. This ball is his.
d. a girl She her hers
She wore necklace. Tony likes her. This doll is hers.
e. a group of people or They them theirs
animals They bought cows. The farmers milk them. These cows are theirs.
f. a group of people and We us ours
the person speaking We went to the mall. Come and join us. This classroom is ours.
g. a thing, an animal It it _
It has a long tail. Lina bought it.
Kinds of Pronouns Examples

e. relative pronoun PRONOUN people: ADJECTIVE

a. demonstrative
noun + wh pronoun (“th” + verb): this/that/these/those- + verb a. demonstrative
noun + who/that + verb adjective (“th” + noun)
This is the book I’ve been looking for. This book
The boy who called you is her is very expensive.
friend.
b. interrogative pronoun (“wh” + verb): b. interrogative adjective (“wh” + noun):
a. people - who/whom + verb: The boy called his brother. - noun + whom/thatWhich car do you like to use?
+ noun/pronoun
S: Who called his brother? the boy The boy whom I called is Ted.
O: Whom did the boy call? his brother
b. things/animals – which (with choices)/what (specific) + verb
things/animals:
The boy bought
Which aisnew car. Thebridge?
the longest car is very expensive. - noun + which/that
The boy bought
c. possessive the car
pronoun which
(verb is very expensive.
+ possessive p) The house thatc. possessive
he bought is adjective
nice. (possessive adj + n)
is/are + (mine, hers, his, yours, theirs, ours) (my, her, his, your,
The cat which ate the fish is really their, our + noun)
big.
The This
boy bought
is hers.a new car. The boy won in the lottery. Her car is expensive.
The boy who
d. indefinite won in
pronoun the lottery bought
(everyone,… a new car.
+ verb) d. indefinite/quantitative adjective + noun
singular (SENA, each, either, neither) Every student is happy today.
f. reflexive pronoun
plural (both/some/few/several/many/most/all) Each child brings toys.
verb + reflexive pronoun
Everyone should study hard. She gives herself a gift.
All are beautiful. Ted buys himself a toy.
 preposition + reflexive Don’t be too proud of yourself.

 different meaning She studied ____.

 give additional information She studied herself.
g. intensive pronoun
noun/pronoun + intensive pronoun Jenny herself brought the cake.
They themselves built their house.

 the same meaning She herself cuts the cake. (Who cuts the cake? She)
She cuts the cake. (Who cuts the cake? She)
She cuts the cake herself. (Who cuts the cake? She)

h. reciprocal pronouns a. each other – 2 people

(eo/oa) Bill and Eric are talking to each other.

b. one another – 3 or more people

We must love one another.
(WE – 3 or more people)
i. existential pronouns NO nouns can replace it: IT and THERE
NO nouns can replace it: IT and THERE It is raining today.