Pronouns are words that are used in place of nouns, or pronouns are noun substitutes.
Antecedent of the pronoun is the noun to which a pronoun refers. A pronoun must
agree with its antecedent in gender, person and number.
|
I |
She |
Several |
This |
|
My |
That |
Other |
|
|
Mine |
Hers |
These |
Another |
|
Me |
Anybody |
It |
Those |
|
We |
Everybody |
Its |
All |
|
He |
They |
Our |
Any |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nobody |
their |
Ours |
both |
|
Somebody |
us |
each |
theirs |
|
No one |
them |
you |
either |
|
Someone |
yours |
which |
neither |
|
Everyone |
your |
what |
few |
|
One |
many |
who |
whoever |
|
His |
whose |
none |
whosoever |
|
Him |
whom |
some |
anyone |
Five kinds of Pronoun
1. Personal pronoun can
refer to the person speaking, the person being spoken to, or the person or
thing spoken of.
All the personal pronouns, with the exception of the pronoun it, refer to persons. Be careful with personal pronouns and learn how to use their various forms. They can be most troublesome if you are not aware of their proper use.
|
Number |
Person |
Nominative |
Objective
Case |
Possessive Case |
|
Singular |
1st person |
I |
me |
my, mine |
|
|
2nd person |
you |
you |
your, yours |
|
|
3rd person |
he, she, it |
him, her, it |
his, her, hers |
|
Plural |
1st person |
me |
us |
our, ours |
|
|
2nd person |
you |
you |
your, yours |
|
|
3rd person |
they |
them |
their, theirs |
Forms of the Personal Pronouns
A.
First person- personal
pronouns referring to the speaker:
|
Singular |
Plural |
|
I |
we |
|
My |
our |
|
Mine |
ours |
|
Me |
us |
B. Second person- personal pronouns referring to the person spoken to:
Singular and Plural are similar: you, your, yours
C. Third person- personal pronouns referring to the persons or things spoken of:
|
Singular |
Plural |
|
He |
they |
|
His |
their |
|
Him |
theirs |
|
She |
them |
|
Hers |
|
|
It |
|
|
Its |
|
Compound personal pronoun sometimes is called personal pronouns. When the word
"self" or "selves" are added to certain forms of the
personal prono
|
Myself |
herself |
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Yourself |
ourselves |
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Himself |
yourselves |
|
Itself |
themselves |
2. Interrogative pronouns introduce questions.
|
What |
which |
who |
|
Whom |
whose |
|
* Which province do
you prefer to visit?
* What are your
plans for the weekend?
3. Demonstrative pronouns point out specific persons,
places, or things.
This- points out near object (singular)
These- points out near objects (plural) That- points out far object (singular) Those- points out far objects (plural)
The pronouns this (singular)
and these (plural) are used to refer
to the person or thing present, nearby, or just mentioned.
On the other hand, you see that
and those to refer to the person
or thing farther removed or less obvious.
4. Indefinite pronouns do not point out particular
persons, places, or things.
|
Singular |
Plural |
Singular or Plural |
|
Another |
both |
all |
|
Anybody |
few |
any |
|
Anyone |
many |
more |
|
Either |
others |
most |
|
No |
several |
none |
|
Not |
some |
|
Not only
Each Everybody
Everyone
Many a one
Nobody
No one
Neither
One Other
Someone
Somebody
5. Relative pronouns connect groups of words to another idea in the same sentence. That, which, who, whom, and whose are relative pronouns.
Who is used when the
antecedent is a person.
That is used to refer to
either persons or things.
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