Understanding Pronouns

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

• Replace nouns that refer to people or things
• Examples:
  • I, you, he, she, it, we, they
  • me, him, her, us, them
• Can be subjective (subject of sentence) or objective (object of sentence)

Possessive Pronouns

• Show ownership or possession
• Examples:
  • mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
  • my, your, his, her, its, our, their
• Can be used as adjectives (e.g., my book) or nouns (e.g., mine is red)

Interrogative Pronouns

• Used to ask questions
• Examples:
  • who, what, which, whom, whose
  • what, which, whom, whose (in indirect questions)
• Can be used as subjects or objects in sentences

Relative Pronouns

• Introduce dependent clauses
• Examples:
  • who, which, that, whom, whose
  • which, that (in non-essential clauses)
• Can be used to connect clauses or phrases

Reflexive Pronouns

• Refer back to the subject of the sentence
• Examples:
  • myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
• Used to emphasize or clarify the subject's role in the sentence

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

• Replace nouns to refer to people or things
• Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them
• Function: subjective (subject of sentence) or objective (object of sentence)

Possessive Pronouns

• Show ownership or possession
• Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs, my, your, his, her, its, our, their
• Uses: adjectives (e.g., my book) or nouns (e.g., mine is red)

Interrogative Pronouns

• Used in questions
• Examples: who, what, which, whom, whose
• Usage: subjects or objects in sentences, direct or indirect questions

Relative Pronouns

• Introduce dependent clauses
• Examples: who, which, that, whom, whose
• Functions: connect clauses or phrases, essential or non-essential clauses

Reflexive Pronouns

• Refer back to the sentence's subject
• Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
• Uses: emphasis or clarification of the subject's role in the sentence