This document discusses the different types of pronouns in English. It defines pronouns as words used in place of nouns and provides examples. The main types of pronouns discussed include personal pronouns, reflexive and intensive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, relative pronouns, and indefinite pronouns. For each type, examples are given to illustrate their meanings and uses.

1. PRONOUNS

2. The Pronoun
A Pronoun is a word used in place of one noun
or more than one noun.
Example: When Kelly saw the signal, Kelly
pointed the signal out to John.
When Kelly saw the signal, she pointed it out to
John.

3. The Pronoun
Note: The word that a pronoun stands for is call its
antecedent.
Example: Mark read the book and returned it to
the library.
The photographers bought themselves new lenses.

4. Personal Pronoun
A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking
(first person), the one spoken to (second
person), or the one spoken about (third
person).
View the following examples:

5. Personal Pronouns
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

6. Bell Ringer - Nouns
• Without using your notes, give an example for
each of the following nouns:
• Noun =
• Compound Noun =
• Collective Noun =
• Proper Noun =
• Concrete Noun =
• Abstract Noun =

7. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and
directs the action of the verb back to the
subject. An intensive pronoun emphasizes a
noun or another pronoun.
View the examples:

8. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
First Person myself, ourselves
Second Person yourself, yourselves
Third Person himself, herself, itself,
themselves

9. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Juan wrote himself a note as a reminder.
(reflective)
The rescuers did not consider themselves
heroes. (reflective)
Amelia designed the costumes herself.
(intensive)
I myself sold more than fifty tickets.
(intensive)

10. Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun points out a specific
person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
View the examples:

11. Demonstrative Pronouns
this that these those
This is the most valuable baseball card I have.
These are the names of those who volunteered.

12. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.
View the following examples:

13. Interrogative Pronouns
what which who whom whose
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Who scored the most points in the game?

14. Relative Pronouns
A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate
clause.
View the following examples:

15. Relative Pronouns
that what which who whom whose
The Bactrian camel, which has two humps, is
native to central Asia.
Ray Charles is one of several blind performers
who have had a number of hit recordings.

16. Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun refers to a person, a
place, or a thing that is not specifically named.
View the examples:

17. Indefinite Pronouns
Everyone completed the test before the bell
rang.
Neither of the actors knew what costumes the
other was planning to wear.

18. Common Indefinite Pronouns
all both few nobody several
another each many none some
any either more no one somebody
anybody everybody most nothing someone
anyone everyone much one something
anything everything neither other such