Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Personal Pronouns
I, me, my, mine
we, us, our, ours
you, your, yours
they, them, their, theirs
he, him, his
she, her, hers,
it, its
Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns
(Add self)
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
ourselves, yourselves, themselves
We found ourselves quietly listening to the story.
Relative Pronouns
Introduces an adjective clause. Refer back to the subject of a sentence.
what, who, whose, whome, which, that
This book, which is my favorite, is fun to read.
Indefinite Pronouns
Refer to nouns in a general way without naming the words they replace.
all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, each other, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, most, much, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing, one, other, several, some, somebody, someone, something, such
Everything is in my backpack.
Interrogative Pronouns
Ask a question.
who, whose, whome, which, what
Which puppy can I take home?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Point out nouns without naming them.
this, that, these, those
That is a fun game!
Personal Pronouns
I, me, my, mine
we, us, our, ours
you, your, yours
they, them, their, theirs
he, him, his
she, her, hers,
it, its
Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns
(Add self)
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
ourselves, yourselves, themselves
We found ourselves quietly listening to the story.
Relative Pronouns
Introduces an adjective clause. Refer back to the subject of a sentence.
what, who, whose, whome, which, that
This book, which is my favorite, is fun to read.
Indefinite Pronouns
Refer to nouns in a general way without naming the words they replace.
all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, each other, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, most, much, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing, one, other, several, some, somebody, someone, something, such
Everything is in my backpack.
Interrogative Pronouns
Ask a question.
who, whose, whome, which, what
Which puppy can I take home?
Demonstrative Pronouns
Point out nouns without naming them.
this, that, these, those
That is a fun game!