PRONOUNS

Pronouns are ‘words that

are used to take the place
of nouns.’
The prefix ‘pro’ before
noun means ‘for,’
therefore, pronoun
means ‘for a noun.’
Examples of pronouns
are ‘he, she, it, they, we.’
Pronouns change in form
according to their
antecedent nouns or
nouns they are replacing.
Pronouns are singular or plural,
masculine or feminine or neutral
depending on the number and
gender of their antecedent nouns.
Pronouns can act in three
ways, namely:
Nominative, Objective
and Possessive.
A pronoun is nominative
when it functions as a
subject.
Example of a pronoun in the nominative
case:

Mary is a scholar.
She is a scholar.
The subject noun Mary being replaced
by ‘she.’
Pronouns in the
objective case act as
‘objects of the verb’ or
recipient of action.
An example of a pronoun in the
objective case:

Mary punches Robert.

She punches him.
A pronoun in the
possessive case acts to
show ownership.
An example of a pronoun in the possessive
case:

Sylvia’s car broke down.

Her car broke down.

Pronouns can also be in
the First Person, Second
Person or Third Person.
First Person pronouns:

Singular: I (nominative); me
(objective); my, mine
(possessive)

Plural: We (nominative); us
(objective); our, ours (possessive)
Second Person Pronouns:

Singular and plural: You

(nominative); you (objective);
your, yours (possessive)
Third Person Pronouns:

Singular: He, she, it (nominative);

him, her, it (objective); his, her, hers,
(possessive)
Plural: They (nominative); them
(objective); their, theirs (possessive)