This document provides information about different types of pronouns in English including subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, demonstrative pronouns, relative pronouns, and synonyms. It defines what each pronoun type is, provides examples of how they are used in sentences, and explains some of the differences between related terms.

2. A personal pronoun takes the place of a noun or noun phrase.
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Subject pronouns : I – you – he – she – it – we – they
Object pronouns: me – you – him – her – it – us – them
Possessive adjectives: my – your – his – her – its – our – their
Do you know where John is? Is he on vacation?
Is he on vacation? I really need to get hold of him .
My computer's broken, and he's the only one who can fix it.
Possessive adjective
Object
Subject

3. The noun is called the referent .
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There were no more leaves on the tree. They were all on the ground.
When she was six years old, Oprah was sent to live with her mother in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative Pronouns
this book, that band
this, that
Singular
these people, those years
these, those
Plural
1. Wild animals are everywhere in Alaska. Some large animals, like the caribou, live in groups, and
you can see hundreds of them. This can be very exciting.
2. There are also bears and wolves in Alaska. These animals are not as dangerous as people
think. If you stay away from them, they will usually stay away from you.

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She's the woman who lives next door. She's the woman that lives next door.
Relative Pronouns who which that
Who and that refer to people.
(who/that = woman)
That and which refer to things.
I like dogs that don't make noise. I like dogs which don't make noise.
(that/which = dog)
Which refers to ideas.
He was late again, which made her very angry.
(which = the fact that he was late again)
We found out Mr. Haydock is married, which was a big surprise.

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little = small enjoy = like
Sometimes the synonymous word or phrase is very similar in meaning.
store = shop recently = just last week
Writers can also use words or phrases that have a similar meaning but are
more specific more general.
General Specific
animal cat Siamese my cat Lou-lou
business store supermarket Joe's Market
The people at the concert were mostly teenagers. These young people were
happy to hear their favorite singer.