Pronouns

7 Different Types Personal Possessive Reflexive Demonstrative Relative Indefinite   Interrogative

Personal Subject Object These pronouns take the place of a subject noun These pronouns take the place of an object (direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition) I We Me Us You (y’all) You (y’all) He/She/It They Him/Her/It Them

Possessive A possessive pronoun shows that something belongs to someone Ex. That is the boy’s toy That is his toy. Mine, yours, his, hers, its, our/ours, their/theirs

Reflexive Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence, and are used to emphasize that subject. Ex. I put this bike together myself. Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves

Check for Understanding Be careful not to cut yourself with that knife. Lisa likes cats. She likes to pet them. Have you lost yours?

Demonstrative This, that, these, those Demonstrative pronouns are used for pointing out things. Ex. That chair is broken. This book is mine. This, that, these, those

Relative Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses that give more information about the subject Ex. The chef who studied in Paris can cook amazingly! The shirt that got stained was my favorite. Subject: Who, which, that, whoever, whichever Object: Whom, whomever

Indefinite An indefinite pronoun does not refer directly to any other word. It states an unknown number of people or things Ex. Everybody is welcome at my party. She is sure to tell someone the secret. All, Each, Most, Either, Neither, Several, Any, Everybody, Nobody, Some, Anybody, Everyone, No one, Somebody, Anyone, Few, None, Someone, Both, Many, One, Such

Interrogative Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. Ex. Who is going to the game tonight? Why didn’t you study for this test? Who, whose, what, which and whom

Check for understanding Get out of my way! The papers haven’t moved since they were collected. I can’t get the dresser up the stairs myself. The diary that was found in the room should be returned to its owner Which dress did you chose for the dance? These books need to be organized Any of the students could have taken your phone.