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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. 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