Pronouns

replace nouns
 Pronouns
come in many
different
varieties.
 NA L
R S O
PE O U NS
RO N
P
Personal nominative pronouns (also
known as subject pronouns)--used as
the subject of the sentence or the
predicate pronoun
singular plural
1st person I we
2nd person you you
3rd person he, she, it they

also known as subjective case

Personal objective pronouns--used
as direct objects, indirect objects, or
objects of prepositions

singular plural
1st person me us
2nd person you you
3rd person him, her, it them
Possessive pronouns—used to
show ownership or relationship

singular plural
1st person my, mine our, ours
2nd person your, yours your, yours
3rd person his, her, their, theirs
hers, its
REFLEXIVE / INTENSIVE

1st person myself, ourselves

2nd person yourself, yourselves
3rd person 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 reflexive
to
free
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 introduce
questions.
 h o ?
W
Wh
at ?
h o m?
W Wh i c
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 someone something

each much one
PLURAL
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

both
few

many
several
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
SINGULAR OR PLURAL

all
any
most

none
All the king’s 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.