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Types of Pronouns
Types of Pronouns
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PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Take the place of nouns
I, me, us, we, you, he, him, she, her, it, them, they
Ex. Master Samsom was invited to the party at Mrs.
Witherspoon’s mansion, but he didn’t want to go
alone.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Take the place of possessive nouns
My, mine, our/ours, your/yours, his, her/hers,
their/theirs, its
Ex. Mr. Naveen was disappointed with his meal.
REFLECTIVE PRONOUNS
Refer or reflect back to the subject
Myself, ourselves, yourself/yourselves, himself,
herself, themselves, itself
Ex. Andre just wanted to be by himself.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Introduce relative clauses.
Relative clause gives more information about the noun
That, whom, who, whose, which, whoever, whomever,
whichever,
Ex. The pirate captain, who had never seen a schoolroom,
struggled to read the ransom note.
DEMONSTRATIVE
PRONOUNS
Take the place of things
This, that, these, those
Ex. This is my favorite book about poems.
INDEFINITE
PRONOUNS
Take the place of unspecified nouns
Another, anyone, anybody, anything, etc.
Ex. Officer Alcantara heard something moving
behind the dumpsters.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
Take the place of things
Who, whom, what, which, whose
Ex. What’s inside Pandora’s Box?