Pronouns

Question 1

Definition

Question 2

Personal pronouns

Answer 2

Pronouns which refer to specific people or things: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they

Question 3

Reflexive pronouns

Answer 3

Pronouns which refer back to the subject of the sentence: Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves

Question 4

Relative pronouns

Answer 4

Pronouns which are used to introduce a relative clause (provides information about a noun or pronoun that comes before it): Who, whom, whose, that, and which

Question 5

Possessive pronouns

Answer 5

Pronouns which show ownership or possession: Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs

Question 6

Demonstrative pronouns

Answer 6

Pronouns which point to specific people or things: This, that, these, and those

Question 7

Indefinite pronouns

Answer 7

Pronouns which refer to people or things in a general or unspecific way: Everyone, somebody, anyone, nothing and all

Question 8

Interrogative pronouns

Answer 8

Pronouns which are used to ask questions: Who, whom, what, which, and whose