PRONOUNS A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. The noun being replaced is called the antecedent. Ex. He sneezed. (John sneezed.) George baked it. (George baked a cake.) There are three main cases of pronouns: Nominative (used as ______ and _______________) Objective (used as objects: _______________________ ___________________) Possessive (shows _________ or _________) subjects predicate pronouns Ex: I like candy. It was she. direct objects, indirect objects, object of the preposition Ex: Maria likes him. Mr. Black gave the candy to her. ownership possession Ex: This is my book. Our school is the best.

PRONOUNS PERSONAL PRONOUNS Nominative Objective Possessive 1st person singular 1st person plural 2nd person singular 2nd person plural 3rd person singular masculine 3rd person singular feminine 3rd person singular neuter 3rd person plural I me my, mine we us our, ours you you your, yours you you your, yours he him his she her her, hers it it its they them their, theirs Possessive personal pronouns never take an apostrophe.

PRONOUNS Indefinite pronouns do use the apostrope. Ex: someone’s book nobody’s fault INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Singular Plural any neither all anyone no one both anybody none few anything nobody many another nothing most each one others either other several everyone someone some everybody somebody everything something

PRONOUNS Interrogative pronouns are often used to ask questions. There are five: who, whose, whom, which and what Demonstrative pronouns point out specific people, places or things. They must have an antecedent. They are: this, that, these, and those