1. Pronouns
A word that takes the place of one or more than one noun. They show number and gender.

2. Pronouns Number tells whether the pronoun is singular or plural.
Gender tells whether a pronoun is masculine, feminine, or neutral.
Bill McCoy heard He heard singular, masculine
A librarian tells She tells singular, feminine
Stories them plural, neutral

3. Subject Pronouns
Acts as the subject of a sentence or as a predicate nominative I, you, he, she, it, we, they The frightened mother dialed She dialed

4. Object Pronouns
Can be a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition.
Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
The operator told the woman to stay calm. The operator told her to stay calm.

5. Possessive Pronouns
Shows ownership. It takes the place of a possessive noun.
My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs
Selena’s dream was to be a Latina singer. Her dream was to be a Latina singer.

6. Demonstrative Pronouns
Points out particular persons, places, or things.
This, that, these, those
That will be a difficult assignment.

7. Indefinite Pronoun
Points out persons, places, things, but less clearly than demonstrative pronouns do.
Anything, no one, all, some, several
Not everyone will like the new rules.

8. Interrogative Pronouns
Asks a question
Who, whom, whose, what, which
Who put the dogs outside?

9. Reflexive Pronouns Ends in self or selves
Refers back to the subject of the sentence
My puppy entertains himself by chasing his tail.