1. Pronoun Types

2. Table of Contents Slide 3: Pronoun Purpose
Slide 4: Personal & Possessive
Slide 5: Indefinite & Relative
Slide 6: Demonstrative & Interrogative
Slide 7: Reflexive & Intensive
Slide 8: Reciprocal
Slide 9: Attributes

3. Pronoun Purpose
The purpose of the pronoun is to replace its antecedent (the noun the pronoun is replacing).
Example: Mrs. Nelson gave herself a foot massage after a long, hard day.
The pronoun, herself, replaces Mrs. Nelson’s name, so Mrs. Nelson is the antecedent.
There are many types of pronouns. This slideshow will outline them and demonstrate how to use the types appropriately.

4. Personal Possessive These pronouns are used as subjects & objects:
I, me, we, us, they, them, he, him, she, her, it
Example: I (subject) want you (object) to give the book to him (object).
These pronouns show ownership:
My, mine, your, yours, her, hers, his, their, theirs, our, ours, its
Example: My car is red but yours is green.

5. Indefinite Relative
These pronouns do not take the place of any specific noun.
These pronouns relate groups of words to other pronouns.
Everybody
Anybody
Somebody
All
Each
Every
Some
None
One
No one
Who
Whoever
Which
That
Indefinite example: Everyone is accounted for.
Relative example:
Whoever makes this shot
will be the team’s hero.

6. Demonstrative Interrogative
This
That
These
Those
Demonstrative pronouns identify—or point to—nouns.
That is my pencil.
Who
Whose
What
Which
Interrogative pronouns introduce questions.
Whose pencil is that?

7. Intensive & Reflexive Pronouns
Myself
Yourself
Himself
Herself
Yourselves
Ourselves
Themselves
Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize a subject. Ex. I, myself, will drive home.
Reflexive pronouns indicate that the subject of a sentence also receives the action of the verb. Ex. I told myself to remain calm.

8. Reciprocal Pronouns
Use these pronouns when 2 or more subjects are acting in the same way toward the other.
Example: Tessa and Soren are talking to each other.
Each other & one another are the only 2 reciprocal pronouns.
Only use reciprocal pronouns when 2 or more people, things, or groups are doing the same thing.

9. Attributes
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