Pronouns

Pronouns

1. Takes the place of one or more nouns in the subject or sentence

   • Personal
     • Used in the place of persons or things
       • Examples: he, they, I, you, she
         • I went to the park.
   • Demonstrative
     • Used to point out or demonstrate specific things
       • Examples: those, this, these, that
         • This tastes good.
   • Interrogrative
     • Used to ask questions, represents the thing that the question is about
       • Examples: which, who, whom, what
         • Who won the race?
   • Indefinite
     • Refers to a non-specific person or thing
       • Examples: none, several, all, somebody, nobody
         • Everybody on the plane must remain seated.
   • Possessive
     • Indicates ownership.
       • Examples: his, your, my, her, our
         • That is her ball.
   • Intensive
     • Are used for emphasis, formed by adding 'selves' or 'self' to an appropriate pronoun
       • Examples: itself, herself, themselves
         • They built that themselves.
   • Relative
     • Used to link a phrase or clause to another word in the sentence
       • Examples: which, where, whom, who, when
         • I do not see the women who threw the coin.
   • Reflextive
     • Refers to another noun or pronoun in the sentence
       • Examples: myself, himself, ourselves, yourselves
         • I often question myself why I left home.
   • Reciprocal
     • Used for an action or feeling that is reciprocated
       • Examples: each other, one another,
         • Jim and Bob do not talk to one another.