2. What is a pronoun?
Pronouns can be used in place of nouns to reduce repetition and
clumsiness.
Lucia left her keys in the car so Lucia had to ask a friend to bring
Lucia a spare key.
Lucia left her keys in the car so she had to ask a friend to bring her a
spare key.
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3. What is a pronoun?
Pronouns can be also be used in place of other pronouns for the
same purpose.
She and I went to the cinema then she and I had a meal.
She and I went to the cinema then we had a meal.
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4. What is a pronoun?
The word(s) that the pronoun replaces is called the antecedent.
Lucia left her keys in the car so she had to call a friend to bring her a
spare key.
She and I went to the cinema then we had a meal.
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5. What is a pronoun?
TYPES OF PRONOUNS
Personal pronouns
All personal pronouns refer to a specific noun.
Subjective: I, you, he, she, it, we, you [plural], they
I love my dog.
Objective: me, you, him, her, it, us, you [plural], them
I feed him, give him lots of attention and play with him every day.
Disjunctive: me, you, him, her, it, us, you [plural], them
Who’s my best friend? Him.
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6. What is a pronoun?
TYPES OF PRONOUNS
Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence or clause.
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves,
themselves, each other
Reflexive: She cut herself.
Emphatic: I did it myself.
Reciprocal: They’ve always loved each other.
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7. What is a pronoun?
TYPES OF PRONOUNS
Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession.
mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours [plural], theirs
Whose book is that? Mine. Yours is on the table.
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8. What is a pronoun?
TYPES OF PRONOUNS
Indefinite pronouns
Indefinite pronouns refer to an unspecified noun.
anyone, anybody, no one, nobody, someone, somebody, everyone,
everybody, any, none, some, others…
Everyone came back to my place for a drink.
Some like it hot.
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9. What is a pronoun?
TYPES OF PRONOUNS
Relative pronouns
Relative pronouns are used to introduce a relative subordinate clause and
to connect that clause to the rest of the sentence.
who, whoever (whom, whomever), whose, that, which, whichever,
The boy who stole my bike was caught by the police.
The boy who the police caught goes to my school.
The boy who I go to school with (with whom I go to school) is in trouble.
The book (that) I want is unavailable.
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10. What is a pronoun?
TYPES OF PRONOUNS
Interrogative pronouns
Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. Often they do not have
an antecedent.
who, whoever (whom, whomever), whose, which, whichever, what,
whatever
Who are you looking for?
What on earth made you do that?
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11. What is a pronoun?
TYPES OF PRONOUNS
Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are used to point out a specific noun or pronoun.
this (one), that (one), these (ones), those (ones), the one, the ones
This is ridiculous!
Which puppy do you want? That one. The one in the corner.
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