Pronouns
A pronoun (PRO) is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. While there are vast numbers of nouns in English, there are considerably fewer pronouns. The noun that a pronoun replaces is called its antecedent. Pronouns are divided into the following groups.
Personal pronouns refer to specific persons, places, or things. The case of a personal pronoun refers to its function in a sentence.
Singular: I, you, he, she, him, her, it
Plural: you, we, they, them, us
Possessive pronouns show ownership by persons, places, or things.
Singular: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its
Plural: our, ours, your, yours, their, theirs
Demonstrative pronouns point out the nouns that they replace.
this, that, these, those
Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific persons or things.
all, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, no one, nothing, somebody, someone, something, several, some
Interrogative pronouns introduce questions.
who(ever), whom(ever), whose, which(ever), what(ever)
Relative pronouns join a dependent clause to a noun.
who(ever), whom(ever), whose, which, that
Intensive and reflexive pronouns consist of a personal pronoun plus -self or -selves. An intensive pronoun refers back to a noun or another pronoun for emphasis (I did it myself); a reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject for emphasis or to complete the meaning (1 washed myself).
Singular: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves
