Pronouns

I The Pronoun
a A word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns
a The word that a pronoun stands for is called its
antecedent
I Personal Pronouns
a Refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken
to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person)
i First person - I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours
ii Second person - you, your, yours
iii Third person - he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they,
them, their, theirs
a Sometimes the words "my, your, his, her, its, their" are
called adjectives
I Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
a A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and functions as
a complement or an object of a preposition
i The rescuers did not consider themselves heroes.
ii Juan wrote himself a note.
a An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another
pronoun
i Amelia designed the costumes herself.
i I myself sold more than fifty tickets.
a First person - myself, ourselves
Second person - yourself, yourselves
Third person - himself, herself, itself, themselves
a Hint: If you are not sure whether a pronoun is reflexive or
intensive, try omitting the pronoun. If the basic meaning
of the sentence stays the same (or still makes sense), the
pronoun is intensive. If not, the pronoun is reflexive
I Demonstrative
a Points out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea
a This, that, these, those
b When used to modify a noun or pronoun, they are
considered adjectives
I Interrogative
a Introduces a question
b What, which, who, whom, whose

When used to modify a noun or pronoun, they are

considered adjectives
Relative
a Introduces a subordinate clause
a That, which, who, whom, those
a Example
i The nine mustangs that make up the work appear to
gallop across Williams Square.
i The horses, whose images are cast in bronze, form a
large horse sculpture.
i That is an amazing sight!
Indefinite
a Refers to a person, a place, a thing, or an idea that may or
may not be specifically named
a Many words that can be used as indefinite pronouns can
also be used as adjectives
a All, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each,
each other, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few,
many, more, most, much, neither, nobody, none, no one,
nothing, one, other, several, some, somebody, someone,
something
b Examples:
i Everyone completed the test before the bell rang.
i
Both contain winter clothing.