Pronoun
Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. They eliminate
the need for repetition.
For Example:
For Example:
Instead of Emma talked to Emma's child, you might say Emma talked to her child.
Her is the pronoun. It renames the antecedent, Emma.
Her is the pronoun. It renames the antecedent, Emma.
& There are several types of
pronouns.
Personal Pronouns refer to specific persons or things. Personal pronouns can act as subjects, objects, or possessives.
Singular: I, me, you, she, her, he, him, it
Plural: we, us, you, they, them
I, you, she, he,
it, we, and they are used as subjects of
sentences.
For example, She knew the grammar rules very well.
The personal pronouns that can be used as objects are:
Me, you, him, her, it, them
For Example:
- The teacher gave all of them good
grades.
- Tommy gave his poetry book
to her.
- Then, Azra gave it to me.
Them, her and me are
personal pronouns used as objects. They are NEVER the subjects of the sentences.
- Possessive Pronouns indicate ownership or possession.
Plural: yours, ours, theirs,
A: The English that we learn in class—as opposed to the English we learn around our friends.
NOTE: Adjectives clauses modify nouns or pronouns, and usually answer one of the following questions: Which one? What kind of? They begin with a relative pronoun or a relative adverb (when or where).
For Example: She returned my pencil to me because it was mine.
3. Reflexive Pronouns name a receiver of an action who is identical to the doer of the
action.
Singular: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves
For example: Manuela congratulated herself on
her good grades.
Here, Manuela is
both the doer and the receiver of the action.
Q: So, who did Manuela congratulate? A: Herself.
4. Intensive Pronouns emphasize a noun or another pronoun.
Singular: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves
For Example: I saw Brad
Pitt himself at the mall.
Here, himself emphasizes the antecedent, Bradd Pitt.
Here, himself emphasizes the antecedent, Bradd Pitt.
5. Reciprocal Pronouns express shared actions or feelings. They are:
Each other One another
For Example:
Yan Ko and Tai help each other with their homework.
Leon and his girlfriend dance
with one another when they go clubbing.
6. Indefinite Pronouns refer to non-specific persons and things.
All, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either,
everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, neither, nobody, none, no one,
nothing, one, several, some, somebody, someone, something
For Example:
Many believe
that UFO’s exist, but nobody can prove it.
No one can
be sure if aliens really exist, but only few wonder if Elvis is still alive.
The underlined indefinite pronouns do not refer to any one
person. They are referring to people in general.
7. Demonstrative Pronouns are also considered noun markers. They "point" towards
nouns.
this, that, these those
For Example:
That woman attends Gainesville College.
That points out which woman.
The woman attends Gainesville College.
Q: Which woman? A: That woman.
8. Interrogative Pronouns introduce questions.
Who, Whom, Whose, Which, What
For Example:
Who is
going on vacation? To whom will the teacher give an "A"?
What are you doing?
9. Relative Pronouns introduce dependent clauses and refers to a person or thing
already mentioned in the sentence (i.e. the antecedent).
Who, whoever, whom, whomever, whose,
which, that
For Example:
The English that we learn in class will
help us pass English 1101.
that we learn in class is the adjective clause that describes English. And, that is the relative pronoun.
Q: Which English?that we learn in class is the adjective clause that describes English. And, that is the relative pronoun.
A: The English that we learn in class—as opposed to the English we learn around our friends.
NOTE: Adjectives clauses modify nouns or pronouns, and usually answer one of the following questions: Which one? What kind of? They begin with a relative pronoun or a relative adverb (when or where).
