1. Pronouns
Sandra Boyd

2. Personal Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.
The most frequently used pronouns are called personal pronouns. They refer to people or things.

3. You and I will meet later.
Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun is used as the
subject of a sentence.
She is my best friend.
It is my dog.
Does he know the answer?
You and I will meet later.

4. The teacher gave her a reprimand.
Object Pronouns
An object pronoun is used as the
direct/indirect object or the object of a preposition.
Give the book to me.
The teacher gave her a reprimand.
I will tell you a story.
Susan read it to them.

5. List of Personal Pronouns
Singular Plural
I we
you you
he, she, it they
Subject Pronouns
me us
you you
him, her, it them
Object Pronouns

6. You can combine subject and object pronouns in you sentences.
ACTIVITY 1
Write sentences using each of the subject pronouns. Underline each subject pronoun.
Write sentences using each of the object pronouns. Circle each object pronoun.
Total of 16 pronouns.
You can combine subject and object pronouns in you sentences.

7. Possessive Pronouns
A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows who or what has something. A possessive pronoun may take the place of a possessive noun.
Read the following sentences. Notice the possessive nouns and the possessive pronouns that replace them.
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8. Possessive Pronouns Homer’s story is famous. His story is famous.
This story is Homer’s.
This story is his.
Possessive nouns are in green. Possessive pronouns are in red.
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9. Possessive Pronouns Used before nouns Used alone ours yours theirs
Possessive pronouns have two forms. One form is used before a noun. The other form is used alone.
ours
yours
theirs
mine
his, hers, its
Used
alone
our
your
their my
his, her, its
Used before nouns
Plural
Singular
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10. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are not written with apostrophes. The pronoun its, for example, shows possession. The word it’s, on the other hand, is a contraction of it is. Read the following sentences. Notice the meaning of the words in red type.
Its central character is Odysseus. (possessive pronoun)
It’s about the adventures of Odysseus. (contraction of It is)

11. Activity 4
Do INDEPENDENT PRACTICE, page 353 of your English text. You do not have to write the sentences.

12. Reflexive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates that the same person or thing is involved. Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding –self or –selves to certain personal and possessive pronouns
The woman found herself a book of folktales.
Reflexive Pronoun
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13. Reflexive Pronouns Singular Plural myself yourself
himself, herself, itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
Sometimes hisself is mistakenly used for himself and theirselves for themselves. Avoid using hisself and theirselves.
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