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Pronouns
Pronoun
Takes the place of a noun
Antecedent
The noun that is replaced by the
pronoun. It is the name of a person,
place or thing.
Examples: Marie said she would
watch the news program.
The editor read the article and
corrected it.
Personal Pronouns
1st Person: Refers to the person
speaking or writing.
I, me, we, us, our, ours
Example: I am taking notes.
2nd Person: Refers to the person
spoken or written to.
You, your, yours
Example: You are taking notes.
3rd Person: Refers to the person,
place or thing being spoken about.
He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its,
they, them, their, theirs
Example: They are taking notes.
Subjective (Nominative) Pronouns
Act as the subject of a sentence.
Example: He looked out the
window.
Objective Pronouns
Act as the object of a sentence.
Receives the action of a verb. Either
a direct or indirect object.
Example: Take a picture of him, not
us.
Possessive Pronouns
Show ownership.
Example: The red one is mine.
Yours is on the table.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Point out a noun
That, those -far
This, these – near
Example: That is a good idea.
Interrogative Pronouns
Ask a question.
What, who, which, whom;
compound words ending in “ever.”
Example: Who ate the last cookie?
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflect back to “self.”
Myself, yourself, himself, herself,
itself, ourselves, yourselves,
themselves
Example: I learned a lot about
myself at summer camp.
Indefinite Pronouns
Doesn’t refer to a specific person or
thing.
Each, either, neither, few, some, all,
most, several, many, none, someone,
everyone, anyone, somebody,
nobody, everybody, anybody, both,
nothing
Example: Something smells good.