RULES IN USING PRONOUNS

1. Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the
sentence. I reprimanded the janitor for not doing his work.

2. Subject pronouns are also used when they rename the

subject. It was he who took my bag.

3. Object pronouns are used as direct object, indirect object and object of the
preposition. Object pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us, them.
I gave him a reprimand. (indirect object)
I saw her near Robinson’s Mall yesterday. (direct object)
Between him and Alison, I prefer the latter. (object of the preposition)

4. Possessive pronouns such as mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs, show
ownership and never need apostrophes.
This bag is yours.
This project is theirs.

5. Reflexive pronouns such as myself, himself, herself, itself, themselves, ourselves,

yourself and yourselves should be used only when they refer back to another word in the
sentence. My brother worked himself to the bone.
My sister did the work herself.
Martha rewards herself a new dress.

6. Intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the subject or antecedent of the
sentence. You'll usually find the intensive pronoun right after the noun or pronoun
it's modifying, but not necessarily.
I, myself don't forgive you.
He, himself built that house.

Personal pronouns

Person Nominative Possessive Objective

Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
First I We my, mine our, ours me us
Second You you your yours you you
Third he, she, it they his, her, their, him, her, it them
hers, its theirs

Indefinite pronouns
 Refer to people of things without saying exactly who or what they are.
 Some indefinite pronouns are plural and others are
singular. Everything is ready.
Many are called but few are chosen.

Commonly Used Indefinite Pronouns

all both few nothing another some

each many one any either anyone
most several anybody everybody neither everyone
none someone anything everything no one something