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We

WeUs

HeI She

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Pronouns

• A pronoun is a word

used instead of a noun

or another pronoun.

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Example

1.Marie went for a walk.

She went for a walk.

• In the second sentence, she is apronoun that takes the place of the noun Marie.

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AntecedentsAn antecedent is the noun the

pronoun replaces or refers to.

 Jane and Margaret went shopping;

they bought a new book at the

store.

“Jane and Margaret” is the

antecedent. “They”is the pronoun

that replaces it.

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Subject Pronoun

• The subject pronoun is who or what

the sentence is about 

 – We played soccer.

 – “We” is a pronoun and it tells who the

sentence is about.

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Subject Pronouns

Singular Plural

I we

You you

He, she, it they 

(who, whoever)

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1

Kristina went to the game. ____ brought her little

brother with her.

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Kristina

went to the game. She brought her

little brother with her.

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Object Pronoun

•  The object pronoun is a

someone or something that

receives the action of thesubject.

 – She kicked it.

 – “It” is a pronoun and “it” isreceiving the action- it is being

kicked.

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Object Pronouns

Singular Plural

me us

 you you

him, her, it them

(whom, whoever)

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2

She forgot to call Jennifer.She forgot to call ______.

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She forgot to call Jennifer.

She forgot to call her.

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6 Types of Pronouns

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1. Personal Pronouns

A personal pronoun refers to theone speaking, the one spokento, or the one spoken about.

Karen ate pizza.

She was hungry.

 The word "she" is a personalpronoun that refers to "Karen."

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ME!

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Examples

Singular Plural

First Person I, me, my,

mine

We, us, our,

ours

Second

Person

You, your,

 yours

You, your ,

 yours

Third person He, him, his,she, her, hers,

it, its

 They, them,their, theirs

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2. Reflexive Pronouns

A reflexive pronoun is a pronounthat refers to the subject and isnecessary to the meaning of the

sentence. It ends in "-self" or“-selves” 

Bob enjoyed himself at the gym.

“Himself” is a reflexive pronoun; it isnecessary for the sentence

to make sense.

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3. Intensive Pronouns

• An intensive pronoun emphasizes a

noun or another pronoun.

• It is not necessary to the meaningof the sentence.

Did you decorate the room yourself?

“yourself” is not necessary to include.

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Reflexive- NECESSARY Intensive- UNECESSARY

To lift weights, one must FLEX their 

muscles.

However, one doesn’t have to be

INTENSE and make grunting and

growling noises.

Grrrr… 

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Reflexive and Intensive

ExamplesSingular Plural

Myself Ourselves

Yourself Yourselves

Himself Themselves

Herself itself 

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4. Indefinite PronounsAn indefinite pronoun is a pronoun

that refers to persons, places, orthings, in general. It may or may 

not be specifically named.

Someone stole my wallet!

 The word "someone" is the

indefinite pronoun.

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Indefinite Exampes

Singular Plural

Anybody, anyone,

Each, either,Every, everybody,

Everyone,

Neither, nobody,

No one, nothing, one

Both

Many Few

several

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5. Demonstrative

PronounsA demonstrative pronoun is a

pronoun that replaces and points

out a person, place, thing, or idea. These are sour.

 The word "these" is a demonstrativepronoun; it replaces the word

lemons.

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Demonstrative Pronoun

Examples• This

• That

• These

• Those

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6. Interrogative Pronouns

An interrogative pronoun introduces

a question.Who, whom, and which are

interrogative pronouns.

Who wrote Twilight ? The word “Who" is an interrogative

pronoun.