a word used in place of a nounKinds of Pronouns

Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Personal Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns

I We You YouHe, She ,ItThey

Examples: He saw the ship. They are two years old.

When a pronoun is used after linking verbs.

Example: Great Friends were they.

Singular Pluralme usyou youhim, her, it them

Examples: Please give me the ball.The dog hit it. Sarah showed them beautiful flowers.Many people worked for him.

Object pronouns used as direct objects, indirect objects and objects of a preposition.

***NEVER USE ME AS A SUBJECT PRONOUN.

Dad and I are going to the zoo.

Singular PluralMy, mine Our, ours Your, yours Yours, YourHis, her, hers, Its Their, theirs

Personal/Possessive pronouns are used as ADJECTIVES.

Ex: The dog gave its bone to Bobby.His name is John.

Myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves

Pronouns that end in – self and –selves Mike gave himself a big raise. Our guests served themselves dinner.

***Remember: Reflexive Pronouns refer back to the subject.

Intensive pronouns can be Appositives. I myself would not say that.

All, another, any, anyone, both, each, everybody, everything, few, many, most, no one, some, several Ex: Everyone brought his or her special dish

to the party. Some Indefinite pronouns can be both

singular and plural. Some Indefinite pronouns can be used as

pronouns, nouns (Subjects) and adjectives. Ex: All of the girls will be eating ice cream. All of the food was great. Several men went to the store on sale day.

Interrogative pronouns:who, whom peoplewhat thingswhich to people or thingswhose ownership**Who is always used as subject or

predicate pronoun.Ex: Who was that man? The winner was

who?

Whom is always used as an object.

Whom did you call? “You did call whom” You told whom our secret? “You told our secret

to whom” For whom did the caller ask? “The caller

did ask for whom”**DON’T CONFUSE WHOSE FOR WHO’S.

WHO’S IS A CONTRACTION FOR WHO IS.Who’s your friend? Whose name is it?Your friend is who It is whose name

- point out a person, place , thing or idea.- this, that , these and those

Singular: This is mine.That is the right answer.

Plural: These are my favorite books.

Those are too small.

Sometimes a pronoun is followed directly by an appositive, a noun that identifies the pronoun.

We skaters have rehearsal.

The mayor praised us lifeguards.