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Topic: PRONOUNS (KINDS AND PROPERTIES OF PRONOUNS)

Pronouns
 Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
 They are substitutes for nouns.
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1. Kinds of Pronouns
1. Personal Pronoun - refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken
about. They can be subjects or objects in the sentence.

Karen was hungry. She ate pizza.

 The word "She" is a personal pronoun that refers to "Karen."

Exercise A: Personal Pronouns. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct
Personal Pronoun or phrase in the parentheses. Underline your answers.

1. Mrs. Yap and (we, us) watched the free performance in the park.
2. (You and I, You and me) will surely enjoy the Florida trip.
3. The astronomer told (we, us) about the meteor shower.
4. At the construction site, the supervisor gave Greg and (they, them) hammers and nails.
5. Jonathan and (she, her) left the house early in the morning.
6. The guest speaker is (he, him).

2. Reflexive Pronouns - - refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the
sentence. It ends in "-self" or “-selves”.

Clarisse bought herself a book.

“herself” 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 is

not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
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Did you decorate the room yourself?
“yourself” is not necessary to include

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

Singular Plural

myself ourselves
yourself yourselves
Himself themselves
Herself
Itself

Exercise B: Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns. Choose the appropriate pronoun for each
sentence; then identify if it’s reflexive or intensive.
1. New volunteers were proud of (themselves, ourselves).
2. The students (themselves, theirselves) made all the decorations.
3. The coach (himself, hisself) presented the trophies.
4. I promised (me, myself) a reward for all my hard work.
5. Vanessa repaired the old grandfather clock (herself, himself).

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.

Singular Plural

anybody, anyone, both

each, either, many
every, everybody, few
everything several
everyone,
neither, nobody,
no one, nothing, one
another

Exercise C: Indefinite Pronouns. Identify the indefinite pronoun, and choose the correct
verb to complete the sentence.
1. Some of the students (has, have) formed a Science club.
2. Everyone (make, makes) a mistake occasionally.
3. Someone left (his or her, their) umbrella in the hall.
4. Nobody (like, likes) ants in (his or her, their) picnic lunch.
5. Most of the voters (want, wants) more information.

5. Demonstrative Pronouns - A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that replaces and

points out a person, place, thing, or idea.
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These are sour.

The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun.

6. Interrogative Pronouns - An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.

who, whom, which, whose, what

Who wrote Twilight?
The word “Who" is an interrogative pronoun.

Exercise D: Interrogative Pronouns. Choose the correct interrogative pronoun in the

parentheses to complete the sentences.

1. (Who, Whom) left these muddy shoes in the living room?

2. (Whose, Who’s) that bald man with the yellow umbrella?
3. (Who, Whom) have your parents invited for dinner?
4. (Whose, Who’s) are the red sneakers with the pink shoelaces?
5. (Who, Whom) did you meet at the mall this afternoon?

7. Reciprocal Pronouns - -express mutual relationship

Each other (refer to two people)

One another (refer to more than two people)
Examples:
1. Mary and John gave each other gold rings on their wedding day.
2. The students congratulated one another after giving practice speeches.

Exercise E: Reciprocal Pronouns. Complete each sentence with an appropriate reciprocal

pronoun.
1. Terry and Jack are talking to _____________ in the hallway.
2. The kids spent the afternoon kicking the ball to _____________.
3. The defendants blamed ____________ for the crime they were charged in.
4. We give __________ gifts during the holidays.
5. The girls are talking to __________ during the seminar.

8. Possessive Pronouns - show ownership, show who or what has something

Example:
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1. The idea was hers.

Exercise F: Possessive Pronouns. Identify the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.
1. These are their tickets. Where are ours?
2. This is his equipment. Theirs is in the lab.
3. Their new house will be smaller than yours.

9. Relative Pronouns - -also used as subordinating conjunctions. A relative pronoun is used to head a relative clause (or an
adjective clause), which adds more information to a sentence.

Case Person Non-person

Nominative Who; that; whoever Which; that; whichever

Objective Whom; that; whomever Which; that; whichever

Possessive Whose Whose

2. properties of Pronouns
1. Number: Tells how many
 Singular- one or units considered as one
I; me; he; him; she; her; it; anyone; this; that
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 Plural- more than one
they; we; them; us; all; these; those

2. Gender
 Masculine- he, him, his
 Feminine- she, her, hers
 Common- they, them, theirs
 Neuter- it, its, that, this

3. Case : Tells how a pronoun is used

 Nominative/Subjective- doer of action or the one being talked about
I; you; he; she
He helped the poor man.
 Objective – receiver of the action
us; we; him; her; it
The boys saw him.
 Possessive – shows ownership
mine; yours; theirs; his; hers; ours
The blue shirt is his.
4. Person : refers to the speaker

 First person- the speaker

 Second person- the person whom the speaker is talking to
 Third person- the person talked about