Pronouns Flashcards
List all the different types of pronouns
Personal Interrogative Possessive Relative Reflexive I/me
Define a pronoun
Words that take the place of common and proper nouns in the sentence
What is the function of a personal pronoun
Used in place of a common or proper noun
Give examples of personal pronouns
I , her, he, you, she, we, it, me, they, him, them
What is the function of an interrogative pronoun
Asks questions about people or things
Give examples of interrogative pronouns
Who, which, whom, what, whose
What Is the function of a possessive pronoun
Shows ownership
Give examples of possessive pronouns
His, yours, hers, ours, its, theirs
What is the function of a relative pronoun
Links two nouns into one complete thought or statement, making a compound sentence
Give examples of relative pronoun
Who, whichever, whose, whatever, that, whom, which, what, whoever
What Is the function of a reflexive pronoun
Used when the object of the sentence is the same as its subject.
(Each personal pronoun has its own reflexive pronoun)
Give examples of reflexive pronouns
Myself, herself, yourself, ourselves, himself, themselves
What is the function of I/me pronouns
The word I is used in the subject of a sentence.
The word me is used as an object in the predicate of the sentence
What is the function of singular and plural pronouns
These and those are plural words. They refer to more than one thing.
This and that are singular words. They refer to only one thing.
What is an emphatic pronoun
Pronoun that looks like a reflexive pronoun, but they are used for emphasis
