Pronouns

Pronoun– word that takes the place of a noun.

He Shethem

it we

your

our

mine You

they

me

his

my

Iusher

There are several types of pronouns: subject pronoun (for example, he); object pronoun (him); or possessive pronoun (his); demonstrative pronoun (

Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence.

The subject always takes action.

I, you, he, she, it, they, we

She made me so angry.

An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the

action of the verb. The object is part of the activity, but it does not

do any acting.

her, him, it, me, them, us, and you.

Makayla took him downstairs.

A possessive pronoun tells you

who owns something.

hers, his, its, mine, ours, theirs, and yours.

Mine is the pine needle basket.

Demonstrative pronoun points

out a noun.

that, these, this, and those

These are Brandon’s Hot Wheel cars.

An interrogative pronoun is used in a question. It helps to

ask about something.

what, which, who, whom

whatever, whichever, whoever, and whomever.

Who ate the last slice of pizza?

An indefinite pronoun refers to a general person or thing.all, any, both, each, everyone,

few, many, neither, none, nothing, several, some, and

somebody

Both are taking an afternoon nap.

A relative pronoun introduces a clause, or part of a

sentence, that describes a noun.

that, which, who, and whom.

The driver who ran the stop sign was careless.

A reflexive pronoun refers back to the

subject of a sentence.herself, himself, itself,

myself, ourselves, themselves, and yourselves

I hurt myself chasing the robber down the alley.