Pronouns
What is a pronoun? A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Pronouns can be used in the following ways: Subject Predicate noun or adjective (PN or PA) Direct or indirect object (DO or IO) Object of the preposition (OP)
Pronouns and Antecedents An antecedent is the word the pronoun replaces. Example: Mrs. Suggs is very proud of her students. pronoun: her antecedent: Mrs. Suggs
Subject Pronouns I We You He She It They
Object Pronouns Me You Him Her It Us You Them
Possessive Pronouns My Your His Her Its Hers Our Ours Your Yours Their Theirs
Demonstrative Pronouns This That These Those
Interrogative Pronouns Who Whom Whose What Which
Indefinite Pronouns Everything Anything No one Nothing Something Somebody Anyone Everyone Anybody Everybody Someone Nobody Many Few One
Reflexive Pronouns Myself Yourself Himself Herself Themselves Ourselves Yourselves Example: I saw myself in the mirror.
Intensive Pronouns Example: We saw Santa Clause himself.