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Pronoun Study Sheet:
Types of pronouns:
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Personal Pronouns
Singular
I, me, my, mine
you, your, yours
he, him, his, she, her, hers,
it, its
Plural
we, us, our, ours
you, your, yours
hey , them, their, theirs
he, she, it
Personal Pronouns Singular
Objective Case
Possessive Case
me
my, mine
you
your, yours
his, her, hers, its
him, her, it
Nominative Case
we
you
they
Personal Pronouns Plural
Objective Case
us
you
them
Nominative Case
I
you
Possessive Case
our, ours
your, yours
their, theirs
A predicate nominative is in the nominative case.
(A predicate nominative follows a linking verb and explains or identifies the subject of
the verb. A personal pronoun used as a predicate nominative follows a form of the verb
be (am, is, are, was, were, be, been)
Ex. The fastest runners are she and I.
*To help you choose the correct form of a pronoun used as a predicate nominative,
remember that the pronoun could just as well be used as the subject in the sentence.
(The sentence above could have been written as She and I are the fastest runners.)
A direct object, indirect object and object of the preposition are in the objective case.
Ex. Evan surprised us. Bring the ball to me.
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
myself, ourselves
First Person
yourself, yourselves
Second Person
himself, herself, itself, themselves
Third Person
A reflexive pronoun must refer to another noun of pronoun in the sentence.
Ex. Janet and (I, myself) prefer chocolate ice cream. (A reflexive pronoun should never
be used as a subject.
Reflexive Pronouns can be used as objects. Ex. I can do the problem by myself.
Demonstrative Pronouns
this, that, these, those
This is my book. – Demonstrative pronoun
This book is mine. - Demonstrative adjective
Interrogative Pronouns
what , which, who, whom, whose
What is the largest planet in our solar system? asks a question; is a pronoun
Singular Indefinite Pronouns
anybody, anyone, each, either, everybody, everyone, neither, nobody, no one, one,
somebody, someone
Pronouns like each and one are frequently followed by prepositional phrases. Remember
that the verb agrees with the subject of the sentence, not with a word in a prepositional
phrase.
Everyone was invited to the birthday party.
Each of the boys is going to the birthday party.
Plural Indefinite Pronouns
both, few, many, several
Both of the answers are correct.
May be Either Singular or Plural
All, any, most, none, some
The number of the indefinite pronoun all, any, most, none or some is determined by the
number of a word in the prepositional phrase that follows-the word that the pronoun
refers to. Indefinite pronouns that refer to singular words take singular verbs, and
indefinite pronouns that refer to plural words take plural verbs.
All of the pears look ripe.
Compound Antecedents:
A plural pronoun is used to refer to two or more antecedents joined by and.
My mother and father send their regards.
A singular pronouns is used to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or
or nor.
Sam or Adam will bring his football.
Who and Whom
The pronoun who has different forms in the nominative and objective cases. Who is the
nominative form; whom is the objective form. When deciding whether to use who or
whom in a question, follow these steps:
Step 1: Rephrase the question as a statement.
Step 2: Decide how the pronoun is used in the statement – as subject, predicate
nominative, object of the verb, or object of a preposition.
Step 3: Determine the case of the pronoun.
Step 4: Select the correct form of the pronoun.
Example: (Who, Whom) were you talking about?
Step 1: The statement is You were talking about (who, whom).
Step 2: The subject is you, the verb is were talking, and the pronoun is an object of a
preposition.
Step 3. A pronoun used as an object of a preposition should be in the objective case.
Step 4: The objective form is whom.
Answer: Whom were you talking about?
Ms. Williams’ suggestion: I substitute he for who and him for whom to see which
pronoun fits in the sentence