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Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or pronoun. Your Name

Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or pronoun. Your Name

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Page 1: Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or pronoun. Your Name

PronounsA pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or pronoun.

Your Name

Page 2: Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or pronoun. Your Name

Personal PronounsDefinition:1st Person - refers to the one speaking2nd Person - refers to the one spoken to3rd Person - refers to the one spoken about

Singular Plural

1st Person I, me, my, mine

we, our, ours

2nd Person you, your, yours

you, your, yours

3rd Person he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its

they, them, their, theirs

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Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are personal pronouns that are used to show ownership or possession.

Singular Plural

1st Person my, mine our, ours

2nd Person your, yours your, yours

3rd Person his, her, hers, its

their, theirs

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Subjective Pronouns

Pronouns used as subjects and predicate nominatives are in subject form.

Singular Plural

1st Person I we

2nd Person you you

3rd Person he, she, it they

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Objective Pronouns

Pronouns used as direct objects and indirect objects of verbs and as objects of prepositions are in object form.

Singular Plural

1st Person me us

2nd Person you you

3rd Person him, her, it them

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Reflexive Pronouns

A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject. It is necessary to the meaning of the sentence.Examples: myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselvesWe enjoyed ourselves at the party.

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IntensiveAn intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent (the noun it refers to). It is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.Examples: myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselvesDavid himself bought a sandwich.

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Demonstrative

A demonstrative pronoun points out a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

Demonstrative Pronounsthis that these those

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InterrogativeAn interrogative pronoun introduces a question.who whom whose what which

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RelativeA relative pronoun introduces a subordinate (dependent) clause.that which who whom whose

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IndefiniteAn indefinite pronoun refers to a person, place, thing, or idea that may or may not be specifically named.Example:all each more one

both other fewany either neither several muchsome manyanybody everybody somebody nobody

noneanything everything something nothinganyone everyone someone no one