I She

He

Us
We
We
 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. “They”is 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 Plural
I we
You you
He, she, it they
(who, whoever)
 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 Plural
me us
you you
him, her, it them
(whom, whoever)
 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 Plural
First Person I, me, my, We, us, our,
mine ours
Second You, your, You, your ,
Person yours 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 However, one doesn’t have to be
muscles. INTENSE and make grunting and
growling noises.
 Reflexive and Intensive
Examples
Singular Plural
Myself Ourselves
Yourself Yourselves
Himself Themselves
Herself
itself
 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 Plural
Anybody, anyone, Both
Each, either, Many
Every, everybody, Few
Everyone, several
Neither, nobody,
No one, nothing, one
 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.