Pronouns, Its Definition & Types

2.  Pronouns are words that replace nouns
 came from the Latin word ‘pronomen’,
"something in place of a name"
 are identifying words that take the place of a
noun or noun phrase.
e.g., this, those, each, few, myself, themselves, who,
which, her, our, whom, whose

3. 1) Demonstrative Pronouns
 are used to demonstrate (or indicate).
 are used to replace specific people or things
that have been previously mentioned (or are
understood from context).
 Singular: that, this
 Plural: those, these

4. 2) Indefinite Pronouns
 are used for non-specific things or refer to a
non-specific person or thing.
 This is the largest group of pronouns.

5. 2) Indefinite Pronouns
 Singular: Another, Anybody, Anyone, Anything, Each,
Either, Enough, Everybody, Everyone, Everything, Less,
Little, Much, Neither, Nobody, No One, Nothing, One,
Other, Somebody, Someone, Something, etc.
 Plural: Both, Few, Fewer, Many, Others, Several, etc.
 It can be singular or Plural: All, Any, More, Most, None,
Some, Such, etc.

6. 3) Interrogative Pronouns
 are used to ask questions (or to interrogate).
 who, whom, whose, which, & what
 The interrogative pronouns with the suffix -
ever are used for emphasis or to show surprise.
 whoever, whatever, etc.

7. 4) Personal Pronouns
 represent people or things.
 Singular: I, she, he
 Plural: you, we, they

8.  Most personal pronouns have a different form for
each case.
First Person Singular Personal Pronoun
Nominative Objective Possessive
I Me My
Forms of Pronoun “Who”
Nominative Objective Possessive
who whom whose

9. 5) Possessive Pronouns
 are used to show possession or ownership.
 as they are used as adjectives, they are also
known as possessive adjectives.
 Singular: my, his, her, its
 Plural: your, our, their, whose

10. 6) Absolute Possessive Pronouns
 also show possession but can stand alone &
do not modify nouns; a.k.a. absolute
possessives.
 Singular: mine, his, hers, its
 Plural: yours, ours, theirs

11. Cases of Personal Pronouns
Person Subjective
Case
Objective
Case
Possessive Case
Possessive Adj.
Possessive Case
Absolute Possessive Pron.
1st Person Singular I me my mine
2nd Person Singular You you your yours
3rd Person Singular he/she/it him/her/it his/her/its his/hers/its
1st Person Plural We us our ours
2nd Person Plural You you your yours
3rd Person Plural They them their theirs

12. 7) Reciprocal Pronouns
 are used for actions or feelings that are
reciprocated; express a mutual action or
relationship.
 Each other; one another
 e.g. They like one another.
 They love each other.

13. 7) Reflexive Pronouns
 refer to another noun or pronoun in the
sentence (usually the subject of the sentence),
when something does something to itself,
commonly end with ‘…self’ or ‘…selves’
 Singular: myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself
 Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves

14. 8) Intensive (or Emphatic) Pronouns
 refer back to another noun or pronoun in the
sentence to emphasize it (e.g., to emphasize
that it is the thing carrying out the action)
 Singular: myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself
 Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves

15. 9) Relative Pronouns
 are used to add more information to a
sentence
 a pronoun that introduces an adjective clause
(a description for a noun).
 Singular: That, Who, Whom
 Plural: Which, Whose

16. 9) Relative Pronouns
 The description comes after the noun to
(1) identify it.
 e.g. The lady who made your dress is waiting outside.
(The noun is the lady. The relative pronoun is who. The
adjective clause identifying the lady is the underlined.)

17. 9) Relative Pronouns
 The description comes after the noun to
(2) tell us more information about i
 e.g. I rode my bike, which now had two flat tires, back
home.
 (The noun is my bike. The adjective clause tells us some
information about it, the underlined clause.)