1. Pronouns

2. 7 Different Types Personal Possessive Reflexive Demonstrative Relative
Indefinite  
Interrogative

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.