Types of Pronouns – Grammar Reference Sheet

(A pronoun is a word that is used to take the place of a noun.)

© 2013 David DiCrescenzo

PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Possessive Absolute
Subject Object
Pronouns Possessive
Pronouns Pronouns
First, (act as adjectives Pronouns
(used in the subject (used in the predi-
Singular Second, and, in a sentence, (stand by themselves
of the sentence; cate of the sentence;
are always written in a sentence; do not
or Plural or Third show who is doing show who is the re-
before the nouns of get written before
Person the action or whom ceiver of the action
which they show the nouns of which
the sentence is or to whom the ac-
possession, or they show posses-
talking about) tion is being done)
ownership) sion, or ownership)
First I me my mine
Singular Second you you your yours
Third he, she, it him, her, it his, her, its his, hers, its
First we us our ours
Plural Second you you your yours
Third they them their theirs

REFLEXIVE myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

PRONOUNS He gave himself a present.

INTENSIVE myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

PRONOUNS She herself decided to take swimming lessons.

RELATIVE who, whom, whose, which, what, that

PRONOUNS The kid who was given ice cream was happy.

DEMONSTRATIVE this, that, these, those

PRONOUNS That sounds like a lot of fun!

INTERROGATIVE who, whom, whose, which, what

PRONOUNS Who is knocking at the door, and what do you want?

all both everything nobody several

another / one another** each few none some
INDEFINITE any each other** many no one somebody
PRONOUNS anybody either most nothing someone
anyone everybody much one* something
anything everyone neither other such

* THE INDEFINITE one, one’s, oneself

PRONOUN ONE For one to be proud of oneself, one should always do one’s best work.

** RECIPROCAL each other, one another, each other’s, one another’s

PRONOUNS We gave each other a gift.