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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 and Object Pronouns
(Nominative or Objective Case)
• 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.
• 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 actionit is being kicked.
Subject Pronouns
Singular
I
You
He, she, it
(who, whoever)
Plural
we
you
they
Object Pronouns
Singular
me
you
him, her, it
(whom, whoever)
Plural
us
you
them
8 Types of Pronouns
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Personal
Possessive
Reflexive
Intensive
Demonstrative
Indefinite
Relative
Interrogative
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!
Possessive Pronouns
• Take the place of a possessive noun (show
ownership).
Matthew’s book is on Matthew’s desk.
Replace the second Matthew’s with a
pronoun.
Examples
Singular
Plural
First Person
I, me, my,
mine
We, us, our,
ours
Second
Person
You, your,
yours
You, your ,
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 also
end in –self or –selves.
• It is not necessary to the meaning
of the sentence.
Did you decorate the room yourself?
“yourself” is not necessary to include.
Reflexive and Intensive
Examples
Singular
Myself
Yourself
Himself
Herself
itself
Plural
Ourselves
Yourselves
Themselves
Reflexive- NECESSARY
Intensive- UNECESSARY
Grrrr…
To lift weights, one must FLEX their
muscles.
However, one doesn’t have to be
INTENSE and make grunting and
growling noises.
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.
The indefinite pronoun that is a
subject must agree with the verb in
number.
Indefinite Exampes
Singular
Anybody, anyone,
Each, either,
Every, everybody,
Everyone,
Neither, nobody,
No one, nothing, one
Plural
Both
Many
Few
several
5. Demonstrative
Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun is a
pronoun that replaces and points
out a person, place, thing, or idea.
• This
That
These
Those
These are sour.
The word "these" is a demonstrative
pronoun; it replaces the word
lemons.
Relative Pronouns
• Pronouns that introduce a relative clause
that relates to another word in the sentence.
Who, whom, whose, which, that
The boy who cried wolf was attacked at the
end of the story.
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.