PRONOUNS

Pronoun Definition: A Pronoun is defined as a word or phrase that is used as a

substitution for a noun or a noun phrase.
Common pronouns are:
 He
 She
 You
 I
 We
 They
 Him
 Them
 Who
 She and so on.

Examples in sentences:
 Rohan, Karan and I were playing monopoly with friends -> We were
playing monopoly with friends.
 William loves watching movies. -> He loves watching movies.
 Charles left his house, taking his dog with him.

TYPES OF PRONOUNS

Demonstrative pronoun: Demonstrative pronouns are the ones which takethe place of a
noun that has already been mentioned. They point out what someone is talking about.
 There are five demonstrative pronouns:

 These
 Those
 This
 That
 Such

Sentence Examples:
These are beautiful.
Don’t eat this.
They went to the park together.
Such was his understanding.

Indefinite pronouns: Indefinite pronouns are unlike demonstrative pronouns, which

point out specific things or items, Indefinite pronouns are those which are used for referring to
one or more non-specific things, objects,beings or places such as anybody, nothing,
someone and so on.
This is the largest group of pronouns, most common are:

 Anybody
 All
 Any
 Nobody
 Few
 Either
 None
 No one
 Several
 Both, and so on.

Sentence examples:

Everyone is here already.

 He thinks that he is nobody.
I don’t have any towels, can you bring some?Would
anyone like coffee?

Interrogative pronouns: Interrogative pronouns are used to introduce aquestion. They

often appear at the beginning of a question.
 Who
 Which
 Where
 What
 How
 Whose
 Whom

Sentence Examples:
 What is your full name?
 Whose clothes are on the floor?
 Which do you prefer?
 Whom did you tell?
 Whatever do you mean?

Personal pronouns: Personal pronouns are used as a substitute for a person name;
they either act as the subject or the object of a sentence. Personal pronouns are always specific
and are used to replace a proper noun.

As a subject of a sentence, they are as follows:

 He
 She
 You
 I
 It
 W e
 They

As an object of a sentence, they are as follows:

 Her
  Him
 You
 Me
 Them
 Us
 It

Sentence Examples:

 I don’t want to leave

 They went to the market.
 Go and talk to her
 Don’t look at them.

Possessive pronoun: Possessive pronouns are used to show possession or ownership

of a noun. They are:
 His
 Mine
 Ours
 Yours
 Hers
 Theirs

Sentence examples:

 Is this book yours or his?

 All the books are mine.
 Nobody’s house has as many books as theirs, not even ours.

Relative Pronouns: Relative pronouns are used to add more information to a

sentence and to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun.
They are:
 Which
 That
 Who
 Where
 Whose

Sentence examples:
 The car that crashed into the wall was white.
 I don’t know which pair of glasses you want.
 The driver who ran the stop sign was careless.
 The girl who came first was brilliant.
Reciprocal pronouns: Reciprocal pronouns are used for actions or feelings that are
reciprocated. There are two reciprocal pronouns: One another and each other.
They are mainly used to stop unnecessary repetition in a sentence.

Sentence Examples:
 The boxers punched each other.
 We like each other very much.
 The couple loves one another deeply.

Reflexive pronoun: Reflexive pronouns are used to reflect nouns and pronouns. They
are used when the subject and the object are referring to the same thing or person.
Reflexive pronouns end in -Self or -Selves.
They are:
 Myself
 Yourself
 Himself
 Herself
 Itself
 Themselves
 Ourselves

Sentence examples:
 I told myself not to spend all my money on new shoes.
 They bought themselves a new home.
 She completed her homework all by herself.
 Are you talking to yourself?
 You’re going to have to drive yourself to the college today.

Intensive Pronouns: An intensive pronoun refers back to another noun or pronoun in

the sentence to emphasize it, they are almost identical to reflexive pronouns but rather than
just referring back to the subject of the sentence they work to reinforce the action.
They are:
 Myself
 Ourselves
 Itself
 Himself
 Herself and so on.

Sentence examples:
 The cat opened the door itself.
 I will do it myself
 We made this pie ourselves.
 She made the project herself.
  Josh bakes all the bread himself.

PRONOUN RULES:
 Subject pronouns may be used to begin sentences. For example, You did a great
job.

 Subject pronouns may also be used to rename the subject. For example, It was she
who decided we take part in the play.

 Indefinite pronouns don’t have antecedents. They are capable of standing on their
own.

 Possessive pronouns show possession or ownership, and they don’t need

apostrophes.

 Object pronouns are used as direct objects, indirect objects and objects of
prepositions. They include me, you, her, him, us, them and it.

EXAMPLES OF PRONOUNS IN SENTENCES:

 These are terribly steep stairs.

 Don’t tell me that you can’t go with us.

 They ran into each other at the mall.

 I’m not sure which is worse: Rain or snow.

 Someone spilt the wine all over the table.

LIST OF PRONOUNS:

 Personal pronoun list:

Subject pronouns – I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
Object pronouns - Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them.

 Demonstrative pronouns: This, That, These, Those.

 Reflexive Pronouns: Myself, yourself, herself, himself, themselves etc.

 Intensive pronoun includes - Yourself, herself, himself, themselves, myself etc.

 Possessive pronoun includes Our, yours, mine, his, hers, theirs etc.
 Relative pronoun includes- who, whose, which, that, whom.

 Indefinite pronouns: anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, enough, everybody,

everything, less, little, much, one, other, somebody, someone, both, few, fewer,
many and so on.

 Interrogative pronouns: Who, whom, which, what, whatever, whichever, whoever etc.