Pronouns

Definition:
A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun to avoid awkward and repetitive sentences.

Pronouns Des cription Exa mple Exa mple s entence

Pers onal Pronouns Refers to a s pecific person or thing and
cha nges its form to i ndicate person,
number, gender and case.

Acts a s the subject

1. Subjective Personal He ; s he ; i t ; I ; you ; we ; they You a re s urely the strangest child I have ever seen.
Pronouns

Pronoun is a cting as a n object of a verb, My s i s ter has a habit of tapping her feet whenever
2. Objecti ve Personal compound verb, preposition, or i nfinitive Her ;Him ; Me ; You ; Us ; It ; Them s he gets agitated.
Pronouns phra se.

Acts as marker of possession and

defines an ownership of a Al l theses invaluable ideas are all ours.
3. Pos s essive Personal particular object or person. Mine ; Yours ; Hers ; Its ; His ; Ours ; They
Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns Demonstrative pronouns stand in for a Thi s ; That ; These ; Those These s ca ndalous rumours must not continue.
pers on, place or thing that must be
poi nted to. He looked dashing in that tuxedo.

(They can be subjects, objects or objects

of the preposition)

Interrogative Pronouns A pronoun used to ask questions. Who ; Whom ; Which ; What ; Whoever ; Which work of Sha kespeare intrigues you?
Whomever ; Whichever ; Whose ; Wha tever
Whom do you think we s hould invite?

Whoever could it be a t the door in s uch ungainly

hours ?
Rel ative Us ed to link to a phrase or cl ause or to Who ; Whom ; Which ; What ; Whoever ; You ma y invite whomever you like to the party.
Pronoun a nother phrase or clause. Whomever ; Whichever ; Whose ; Wha tever
The ca ndidate who wins the most popular vote is
not a lways elected.

In a time of crisis, the manager asks the workers

whom s he believes to be the most efficient to
a rrive a n hour earlier than usual.

Indefinite Pronouns Referred to an identifiable but not Another ; Anyone ; Anybody ; Anything ; Wha tever anyone s a ys a bout Clinton's veracity
s pecified person or thing. Everyone ; Everybody ; Everything ; Nothing ; a bout his private life, when it ca me to the American
Ea ch ; Either ; No one ; Neither ; Nobody ; economy he absolutely kept his word.
Someone ; Somebody ; Something

[ALWAYS SINGULAR]

Both ; Few ; Ma ny ; Several Both of the di vers cl aim responsibility for finding
the trea sure first.
[ALWAYS PLURAL]

Refl exive Pronouns 'refl ects' the person to whom the
pronoun refers to.
[i t’s a pronoun that ends with
-s el f / -s elves]
Intensive Pronouns Us ed emphasise i ts antedecent
(i .e a nother noun or pronoun the
i ntensive pronoun is referring to)
Mys elf ; Yourself ; Themselves ; Herself ;
Himself ; Itself ; Ourselves ; Yourselves ;
Themselves
Mys elf ; Yourself ; Themselves ; Herself ;
Himself ; Itself ; Ourselves ; Yourselves ;
Themselves
Al though the landlord promised to paint the
a pa rtment, we ended up doing it ourselves.
She was s tranded in the desert all by herself for
da ys .
I myself believe that a liens s hould abduct my
s ister.
The Prime Minister himself s aid that he would
lower taxes.
Group 6:Pronouns ; FLL 0013F ; Mac 11(A)

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