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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.