LESSON 1

PRONOUN
Pronoun

• Pronoun is used to take place a noun. Like a noun, pronoun refer to a person,
thing, place, or idea. The word that a pronoun refers to is called its
antecedent. http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/pronouns.htm

refers to

– Anita was hungry. She wants to eat.

refers to

– Iwan and Ari went for a walk. They walked for twenty minutes.
Types of Pronoun

1. Personal pronoun (e.g. he, they)

2. Posessive pronoun (e.g. his, your)
3. Reflexive pronoun (e.g. itself, himself)
4. Demonstrative pronoun (e.g. these, that)
5. Interrogative pronoun (e.g. which, who)
6. Reciprocal pronoun (e.g. each other, one another)
7. Indefinite pronoun (e.g. none, several)
8. Relative pronoun (e.g. who, which)
1. Personal Pronoun

Personal Pronoun represents specific people or things, which use depends on

number, person, gender, or case.
Personal Pronouns
Gender
I Subject
like books. Snakes
Objectscare me.
First person male/female I me
Singular Second person male/female Heyou
likes books. you
male he himSnakes scare her.
Third person female she her
neutral We like
it books. it Snakes scare us.
First person male/female we us
Plural Second person male/female you you
Third person male/female/neutral they them
1. Personal Pronoun – Exercise!

Replace the word(s) marked in red with the correct pronoun (I, you, we, they,
he, she, or it):
They
1. My sister and her friend were at the mall. _____ were at the mall
He
2. Mr. Smith is a good teacher. _____ is a good teacher.
them
3. Pick up your books and put _____ away! her
4. Amina likes driving my car. I sometimes lend _____ to _____.
5. Adi and Ali! Dad is waiting for _____! it

you
2. Possessive Pronoun

Possessive pronoun is used refer to a specific person/people or thing/things

(the antecedent) that belongs to a person/people or thing/things.
All dogs are cute but mine is
Gender of owner the cutest.
Possessive Pronouns
First person male/female mine
Singular Second person male/female yours
That box of chocolate is his.
male his
Third person
female hers
First person male/female These pancakes are theirs, they
ours
Plural Second person male/female yoursshould eat them soon.
Third person male/female/neutral theirs
2. Possessive Pronoun – Exercise!

Write the correct possessive pronoun!

theirs
1. These books belong to those students. These books are _____.
2. This cat belongs to my aunt. This cat is _____. hers
3. This pen belongs to me. This pen is _____.
mine
3. Reflexive Pronoun

Reflexive pronoun is used to refer back to the subject of the sentence. The
subject and the pronoun are the SAME thing.

Reflexive Pronoun
First person Myself
Singular Second person Yourself
Third person Himself, herself, itself
First person Ourselves
Plural Second person Yourselves
Third person Themselves
3. Reflexive Pronoun – Sample Sentences

Remember that in Reflexive Pronoun, the subject and the pronoun are the
same thing?
Please look at the comparison below…

The underlined words are NOT the
same thing
Can you help my students?
Alex sent him a book.
We blame you.
The underlined words are Reflexive
pronouns
Can you help yourself?
Alex sent himself a book.
We blame ourselves.
3. Reflexive Pronoun – Exercise!

Write the correct reflexive pronoun!

itself
1. My dog hurt _____.
yourselves
2. Can you all help _____?
3. Mary sent _____ a copy.
herself
4. Demonstrative Pronoun

Demonstrative pronoun represents a thing or things.

That fat cat is mine.

Near Have you seen
Farthis?
Singular this that
Plural these those

Can you put these boxes

away?
4. Demonstrative Pronoun – Exercise!

Write the correct demonstrative pronoun!

These
1. _____ (near) shoes arethat
on sale.
2. Will you look at _____
those (far) picture? It is so beautiful!
3. Can you see _____ (far) cats? They are really noisy at night.
5. Interrogative Pronoun

Interrogative pronoun is used to ask questions. The four main interrogative

pronouns are: who, whom, what, which.

Interrogative Pronoun

Who (subject)
Person
Whom (object)

Thing What
Person/thing Which
person Whose (possessive)
5. Interrogative Pronoun – Sample Sentences

Question Answer
Who told you? Andi told me. subject
Whom did you tell? I told Ana. object
What’s happened? An accident’s happened. subject
What do you want? I want coffee. object
Which came first? The student came first. subject
Which will the teacher The teacher will see Diana first. object
see first?
There’s one car missing. John’s (car) hasn’t arrived. subject
Whose hasn’t arrived?
We’ve found everyone’s I found Billy’s (keys). object
keys. Whose did you
find?
5. Interrogative Pronoun – Exercise!

Write the correct interrogative pronoun!

Who
1. _____ is the girl in the blue dress?
whom
2. For _____
Whichdid Sofia make these cookies?
3. _____ book is yours?
What
4. _____ is the name of the team in red?
6. Reciprocal Pronoun

• Reciprocal pronoun is used when two or more subjects are doing the same
thing or acting the same way towards each other.
• Reciprocal pronoun cannot be in singular form (remember that it takes
two or more people! The action is reciprocated.)
• A key thing to remember: use ‘each other’ for two subjects and ‘one
another’ for three subjects or more!
• Reciprocal pronoun: each other, one another
• Sample sentences:
– Andi and Lucy love each other.

– The ten students were all blaming one another.

– The boats were bumping against each other in the storm.

6. Reciprocal Pronoun – Exercise!

Write the correct reciprocal pronoun!

each other
1. My wife and I gave _____one
gifts.
another
2. The doctors rely on _____
onefor peer consultations.
another
3. The students help _____ perform the group experiment.
each other
4. Simon and Anna waved goodbye to _____ as they left the playground.
7. Indefinite Pronoun

Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that are not definite in meaning. They are
not specific in which noun they replace. They can be singular or plural
(https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pronouns-indefinite.htm)
7. Indefinite Pronoun - Table
Source: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pronouns-indefinite.htm
7. Indefinite Pronoun – Exercise!

Write the correct indefinite pronoun!

somebody
1. Shinta is surprised that _____ sent her flowers.
anyone
2. Does _____ have a pen so I can borrow it? everyone
3. Derrin was so smart that _____ wanted to sit next to him.
4. The third question on the test was so difficult that _____ could answer it.
nobody