Grammar- Pronouns

Question 1

What is a personal pronoun?

Answer 1

I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it, we, us, they, them.
- Likely that personal pronouns are the ones you’ll want to comment on when analysing texts.

Question 2

What is a Possessive Pronoun?

Answer 2

mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs. Shows ownership

Question 3

What are Reflexive Pronouns?

Answer 3

myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves.
- Used when person doing the verb action is same as person receiving.

Question 4

What are Demonstrative Pronouns?

Answer 4

this, that, these, those

Question 5

What are Indefinite Pronouns?

Answer 5

no one, nobody, everyone, everybody, neither, either, both, some, all, many, each, several, something, anything, anyone, everything.

Question 6

What are Relative Pronouns?

Answer 6

who, whom, whose, which, that.
Follow noun they relate to and provide information about that noun.
- Example: ‘The storm that blew the tree down’, ‘The dog which ate the food’

Question 7

What are Interrogative Pronouns?

Answer 7

who, whom, whose, which, what. Used to ask questions.

Question 8

Define a Pronoun.

Answer 8

• A word which stands in place of a noun or noun phrase (usually to avoid repetition of the noun)

Question 9

Define Subject + Object

Answer 9

• Subject- normally performs the action of the sentence or clause + can be a single word/phrase.
• Object- normally receives action + comes after verb
• Pronouns used as the subject of the sentence tend to come in front of the verb (e.g. Sally loves Alfie)
• Pronouns appearing as the object of the verb’s action tend to come after the verb (e.g. ‘She loves him’)