Pronouns Takes the place of a noun, and makes the sentence less repetitive or cumbersome.

Subjective Pronoun Case A subjective pronoun acts as the subject of a sentence—it performs the action of the verb. he I it she they we you

Objective Pronoun Case An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb Me you him her it us them

Personal These pronouns replaces people. First person Second person Third person Broken into subjective and objective in most sentences

Personal Pronouns First/Second/Third Person Singular Plural First Person I, me, my, mine, myself we, us, our, ours, ourselves Second Person you, your, yours, yourself Third Person he, him, his, himself she, her, hers, herself it, itself they, them, their, theirs, themselves

Reflexive Ends with –self or -selves Used when the subject and the object of the sentence are the same. They clarify the meaning of the sentence Cannot be removed from the sentence myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Intensive Ends in –self or –selves Is used to add emphasis in the sentence Can be removed from the sentence myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Numbers Shift in Pronouns Make sure that the pronouns you are using in agreeing with the number of persons, places, or things you are referring. Check to make sure whether the pronoun is singular or plural.

Indefinite Used to refer to unspecified person, place or thing. Can be singular or plural Indefinite pronoun singular=third person singular Indefinite pronoun plural=plural pronoun Used when: We don’t know exactly the person, place or thing We don’t know how many We want to speak in general terms

Nothing, one, other, both, few, many, others, several, Indefinite Pronouns Singular Plural another all anybody, anyone, anything more each most either, neither some everybody, everyone, everything such nobody, no one somebody, someone Nothing, one, other, both, few, many, others, several, more, most, none, some

Possessive Pronouns which show possession General Possessive Absolute Possessive my mine your yours his her hers its theirs our ours

Antecedent The word, phrase, or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to. Example: The teacher asked the children where they were going. Antecedent Pronoun