Amanda Muñoz Monroy

Morphosyntax

Pronouns
Pronouns are words that can replace nouns when the person reading or listening already
knows which nouns are being referred to.
For example:
I have a cat, he’s black.
There are different kinds of pronouns:

Personal pronouns: I/me

Pronouns that refer to specific individuals You
and groups She/her
He/him
They/them
We/us
Relative pronouns: that
They connect relative clauses to what
independent clauses which
who
whom
Subject pronouns: I
Pronouns that perform the action in a He
sentence. She
They
We
Who
Object pronouns: Me
Pronouns that receive the action in a Him
sentence. Her
Them
Us
Whom
Demonstrative pronouns: That
They take the place of a noun or noun This
phrase that has already been mentioned These
Those
Indefinite pronouns: One
Pronouns used to refer to a person or Other
thing that doesn’t need to be specifically None
identified. Some
Anybody
Everybody
No one
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Morphosyntax
Reflexive pronouns: Myself
End in -self or -selves Yourself
Himself
Herself
Itself
Oneself
Ourselves
Yourselves
Themselves
Intensive pronouns: Myself
They look the same as reflexive pronouns Yourself
but are used to add emphasis Himself
Herself
Itself
Oneself
Ourselves
Yourselves
Themselves
Possessive pronouns: My
Pronouns that show possession Your(s)
Our(s)
Their
His
Her(s)
Its
Mine
Theirs
Interrogative Pronouns: Who
Pronouns used in questions What
Which
Whose
Reciprocal Pronouns: Each other
One another
Distributive pronouns: Either
Distributive pronouns refer to people, Each
animals, and objects as individuals within Neither
larger groups. Any
None
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Morphosyntax

Exercises
Fill in the blanks with Distributive Pronouns:
1. _________________ of the two pens is yours.

2. Do you want to come with me at __________ time?

3. __________ time is not going to be the same, depending on the situation.

4. The candidate has __________ of the qualities we require.

5. __________ she came to school by bike or by bus

6. _________________ of the books will do.

7. We have had enough of their bickering. __________ do we any more.

8. __________ person is responsible for their own actions

9. _________________ of these boys is a brilliant student.

10. _________________ of them is taking part in the drama.