Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns.

The antecedent of a pronoun is the word(s) that the pronoun stands for or refers to.

(1) Personal pronoun chart

Personal Pronouns  NOMINATIV

EOBJECTIVE POSSESSIVE

1st person singular 

I

  

  

2nd person singular 

  

 you

  

3rd person singular 

 he, she, it

  

 

1st person plural 

  

  

 

our

2nd person plural 

  

  

  

3rd person plural

 they

  

 

Pronouns

(1) Personal pronouns

(2) Reflexive and Intensive pronouns:

Myself, ourselves

Yourself, yourselves

Himself, herself, itself, themselves

Pronouns

(3) Demonstrative Pronouns

Point out specific person, place, thing, or idea.

This that these those

This is my favorite restaurant.

Pronouns

(4) Interrogative pronouns

Introduce a question

Who whom which what whose

Which of the songs is your favorite?

Pronouns

(5) Relative pronouns

Introduce a subordinate clause

That which who whom whose

The ship that you saw is sailing to Greece.

David is a friend who is coming to the party.

Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun refers to one or more persons, places, ideas, or things that may or may not be specifically named.

any each few allanybody either many noneanyone neither severalanything everyone mostsomeone everything somesomething nothing both

Indefinite Pronouns

1. Angelo has everything he will need to go rock climbing.

2. Is anyone at home?

3. Most of the birds have already flown south.

4. Everyone needs to get his or her book.

5. All of the pie has already been eaten.

6. All of her teammates are ready to play.