Pronouns

The PronounO A pronoun is a word used in place of

one or more nouns or pronouns.

O Example: O Ask Dan if Dan has done Dan’s

homework.

O Ask Dan if he has done his homework.

Personal PronounsO A personal pronoun refers to the

one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person).

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

SINGULAR PLURAL

First person I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours

Second person you, your, yours

You, your, yours

Third person he, him, his, she, her, hers,

it, its

they, them, their, theirs

Subject PronounsO The personal pronouns I, we, you,

he, she, it and they are used before verbs, They are called subject pronouns.

O Example: We quickly sliced fresh bananas.O we = subject pronoun

O sliced = verb

Object PronounsO The personal pronouns me, us, you,

him, her, it and them are used after verbs. They are called object pronouns.

O Example: Loud music bothers me.O me = object pronoun

O bothers = verb

Possessive Pronouns

O Possessive pronouns show ownership.

O There are two types of possessive pronouns.

O The pronouns my, your, his, her, its, our, and there are used before nouns.

O The pronouns mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs stand alone.

Possessive Pronouns

Before Nouns Standing Alone

These are my snowshoes.

These snowshoes are mine.

Is this your parrot? Is this parrot yours?

That is his almanac. That almanac is his.

I borrowed their camera.

The camera I borrowed is theirs.

Indefinite PronounsO An indefinite pronoun is a word that replaces

a person, place or thing that is not clearly identified.

O These pronouns are indefinite pronouns:O Anybody, anything, anyone, everybody,

everything, everyone, nobody, nothing, no one, somebody, something, and someone.

O Example: O Nobody in her group knows the answer.O Will someone remind Toshiko?

Relative PronounsO A relative pronoun is a word that

connects related ideas in a sentence.

O The relative pronouns are:O who, which, and that

O Example:O The person who delivers the laundry is

here.O The castle that is near the sea is famous.