Pronoun

1. Personal
-Subject:
I/You/They/We/She/He/It
I live in Surabaya. He lives in Jakarta.
-Object:
me/you/them/us/her/him/it
She loves him. He loves her.
2. Possessive
-Adjective + noun:
my/your/their/our/her/his/its/Jack’s
That is my book. This is Jack’s book.
-Pronoun:
mine/yours/theirs/ours/hers/his/its/Jack’s
That book is mine. This book is Jack’s.
3. Reflexive:
myself/yourself/yourselves/themselves/
ourselves/herself/himself
I hurt myself when I fell from the bike.
 Other Types of Pronoun
As well as personal pronouns, there are many other types, which we
summarize here.   
 
Members of
Pronoun Type Example
the Subclass
mine, yours, his,
Possessive hers, ours, theirs
The white car is mine

myself, yourself,
himself, herself,
itself, oneself, He injured himself playing
Reflexive ourselves, football
yourselves,
themselves
each other, one They really hate each
Reciprocal another other

Relative that, which, who,

The book that  you gave
whose, whom,
me was really boring
where, when
this, that, these,
Demonstrative those This is a new car

who, what, why,

Interrogative where, when, What  did he say to you?
whatever

Indefinite anything,
anybody,
anyone,
something, There's something in my
somebody, shoe
someone,
nothing, nobody,
none, no one
Exercise 1
Choose the best answer to complete the
sentences below!
1. The jaw structure of a snake permits it to eat
and digest animals much larger than ………
a. it c. itself
b. its d. it has

2. There are ten children playing in the yard

near my house, but your child is not……….
a. among them c. among their
b. among us d. among theirs

3. The human body relies on certain nutrients

for ……. survival.
a. it c. his
b. its d. hers
 4. Seals can keep ……….. because they have a
thick layer of blubber under their fur.
a. their warm c. themselves warm
b. they warm d. them warm

5. My name is Samuel. ...... am a German.

a. I -> subject c. My
b. Me d. Mine

6. My grandparents live in Berlin. We visit ......

often.
a. they c. them -> object
b. their d. theirs

7. Let ...... help you carry these bags.

a. me c. I am
b. I d. my
8. James should stay back after school. .... has
football practice.
a. He c. They
b. Him d. Their

9. That car is ...... It is not .....

a, my, your c. my, yours
b. mine, yours d. mine, your

10. This is .... bedroom. That is ....

a. my, her c. my, hers
b. mine, hers d. mine, her

Exercise 2
Underline each personal pronoun
(subject/object) and circle each possessive
pronoun/possessive adjective.
1. Carlos read the story to his younger brother.
2. She brought them to the skating rink
yesterday.
3. They swim in their pool each day during the
summer.
4. Your dog is begging you to feed him.
5. I lost their video somewhere between the
library and my house.
6. She granted us the time we needed to
complete the assignment.
7. You first organized the recycling campaign
with their assistance.
8. Can we ask her to join us for lunch?
9. He played Felix in our production of The Odd
Couple.
10. Candice called them before they left for the
airport.
11. The snow covered the windshield of his car.
12. Did you enjoy their convention as much as
we did?
13. Our wagon creaked under the pressure of
its weight.
14. We studied their arguments carefully
before making our final decision.
15. Carl wrote them a letter of
recommendation about her.
16. You could be mistaken about him.
17. If you don’t like yours, you can have some
of mine.
18. They returned to the football game before
it was over.
19. I cannot decide which book she would
prefer.
20. He owes her an apology for his
inconsiderate remark.

Exercise 3
Choose the errors and correct them!
1. Mine birthday is on May 18th and his is on
June 21st.

2. This is some of the nicest weather our’ve had

lately.

3. Would you like something to drink with you

friends?

4. After she had bought himself a new

automobile, she sold her bicycle.
5. If it is kept dry, a seed can still sprout up to
forty years after their formation.

6. Peter and me play tennis every morning with

our friends in the yard.

7. I searched all over, but mine couldn’t find my

notes anywhere.

8. She bought two bags of sweets and gave it to

the children.

9. The cause of pollution is man himself and

their inventions.

10. The man who lives across the road from us

is very proud of their daughters.
11. Ambition is one of the most dangerous
things in life. They can even force a man to
become evil.
12. The results of my oral exam are out today. I
hope they don't put it up on the notice board.

13. Rose was an excellent student but she

always suffered terrible nerves before doing his
exams.

14. I could see three cows sitting in a nearby

field having its afternoon rest.

15. My friends and I went for a holiday in

Hawaii and really enjoyed ourselves.