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Personal Pronouns visit twinkl.

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Personal pronouns refer to people or objects. They can


directly replace the noun in a sentence.

I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them

Emily is going to play with the I like ice cream.


children. Ice cream is my favourite food.
She is going to play with them.
Possessive Pronouns visit twinkl.com

Possessive pronouns are used to show who owns, or can


be linked to, an item.

mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs

Those pens belong to me. Can you grab Abdul’s coat


Those pens are mine. please?
Can you grab his coat please?
Reflexive Pronouns visit twinkl.com

Reflexive pronouns are words ending in -self or -selves


and are used when the subject and object of a sentence
are the same.
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself,
ourselves, yourselves, themselves
I hurt myself when I tripped on Jayne thought to herself, “I wonder
the ball. where the glue is…”
Relative Pronouns visit twinkl.com

Relative pronouns are words that link a subordinate


clause to a main clause.

that, which, who, whose, whom, where, when

The boy, who has brown hair, is The girl helped her friend when he
called Daniel. fell,
which was very kind.
Demonstrative Pronouns visit twinkl.com

Demonstrative pronouns are words that show distance (in time or space) between a
noun and the speaker. They can also show whether the noun is singular or plural.
this, that, these, those
Single Noun Plural Noun
Would you like to share Would you like to share some of
Noun is close

some of this cake with me? these cakes with me?

Would you like to share Would you like to share some of


Noun is far away

some of that cake with me those cakes with me?


Interrogative Pronouns visit twinkl.com

Interrogative pronouns allow a question to be asked about a noun.


who, whom, whose which, what
Refer to people Refer to things

Who is talking to Amina? What have you got in your


Whose sweets are those? sandwich?
Which topping do you prefer,
pepperoni or chicken?
Indefinite Pronouns visit twinkl.com

Indefinite pronouns are used when the noun is not


specific.
anything, anybody, anyone, something, somebody,
someone, nothing, nobody, none, no one
Has anybody finished their work? Something has gone wrong.

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