Lesson 2: Pronoun, Kinds and Cases Flashcards
a word used to replace a noun.
Pronoun
is a pronoun
that points to a specific noun or pronoun
the audience already knows about.
This (singular) (near)
○ Ex. This is my handbag.
Demonstrative pronoun
take the place of
nouns or pronouns. This is called
relative pronouns because they always
relate back to something or someone
else.
Examples: who, whose, whoever,
whom,which, whichever
Relative Pronouns
pronouns that
replace an unknown or non-specific
noun.
Example:
Singular - any, anybody, nobody, anyone,
each, everyone, one, someone, somebody,
every, either, neither
Plural - all, some, few, both, several, many
Indefinite Pronouns
a pronoun
that replaces a noun in a sentence to
ask a question
like: What, Which,
Whom, Who, Whose
Interrogative pronouns
refers to the
speaker, the person spoken to, and the
person spoken about.
Personal Pronouns
refers back to the
subject in the sentence. It is also an
object pronoun ending in -self, or
-selves
Such as:
● Myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves,
her/himself, themselves.
Reflexive Pronouns
the case used for a
noun or pronoun that is the subject of a verb in
a sentence.
(I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they)
Nominative Case
are used as the direct
object, indirect object, or the object of the
preposition.
(me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them)
Objective Case
are divided into two:
possessive case pronouns and possessive
determiners.
Possessive Case
show
possession, passive pronoun do not use
apostrophes ( ‘) to show ownership
Such as: mine, yours, his, hers, it’s, ours,
theirs.
Possessive Case Pronouns
which act like pronouns by replacing nouns;
are also considered possessive
pronouns
Such as: my, your, his, her, ours, its, their.
Possessive Case Determiners
