2. Pronouns replace nouns

3. Pronouns come in many different varieties.

4. P E R S O N A L P R O N O U N S

5. singularplural 1 st person Personal pronouns (also known as subject pronouns) are used as the subject of the sentence I you he, she, itthey you we 2 nd person 3 rd person

6. singularplural Personal pronouns (also known as objective pronouns) are used as the object of the sentence me you him, her, itthem you us 2 nd person 3 rd person

7. singularplural Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or relationship my, mine your, yours his, her, hers, its their, theirs your, yours our, ours 2 nd person 3 rd person

8. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS 1 st personmyself, ourselves 2 nd personyourself, yourselves 3 rd personhimself, herself, itself, themselves

9. Mercedes designed the costume herself.

10. Rover tried everything he could think of to free himself.

11. Demonstrative pronouns point out a particular person, place, thing, or idea

12. ! Example: This is my dog Renny. Example: That is my dog Guinness.

13. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS These pronouns are used to introduce questions.

15. Who? What? Whom? Which? Whose?

16. Indefinite pronouns

17. These pronouns replace nouns that are not specifically named.

18. SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS another anybody anyone anything either everybody everyone everything neither nobody no one nothing somebody someone something each much one

19. PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS both few many several

20. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SINGULAR OR PLURAL all any most none some

21. All the king’s horses...

22. RELATIVE PRONOUNS

23. Relative pronouns introduce a subordinate (dependent) clause. that which who whom whose

24. The red Ferrari is the one that I want.

25. What is an antecedent, and what does it have to do with pronouns?

26. An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces.

27. Junior took his dog to the pet store and bought her a treat. He bought it because he loves her.