Pronouns Flashcards
pronouns
a pronoun is used to replace a noun.
are usually short words.
They are used to make sentences less cumbersome and less repetitive.
personal pronouns
1st
I Me My We Us Our
2nd
You Your
3rd
He She It Him Her Its They Them Their
demonstrative pronouns
Like all pronouns, they replace nouns.
Demonstrative pronouns are used to replace specific people or things that have been previously mentioned
tells us whether it is replacing something singular or plural and whether that thing(s) is close by or farther away.
THIS + THAT - singular nouns
THESE + THOSE - plural nouns
interrogative pronouns
who, whom, whose, which, what, whoever, whomever, whichever, and whatever
used to ask questions.
The interrogative pronoun represents the thing that the question is about.
-ever = used for emphasis or to show surprise.
whatever did you say?
indefinite pronouns
refers to a non-specific person or thing
is a substitute for a noun.
all, any, anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody, and someone.
singular indefinite pronouns
Another, Anybody, Anyone Anything, Each, Either Enough, Everybody, Everyone Everything, Less, Little Much, Neither, Nobody No-one, Nothing, One Other, Somebody, Someone, Something
plural indefinite pronouns
Both, Few, Fewer, Many
Others, Several
both singular and plural indefinite pronouns
All, Any, More, Most
None, Some, Such
possessive pronouns
I > mine, you > yours, he > his, she > hers we > ours, they > theirs who > whose
they replace nouns
used to indicate who or what owns something
reciprocal pronouns
expressed a mutual action or relationship
EACH OTHER
ONE ANOTHER
relative pronouns
comes after a noun to help to idnetify which person or thing we are talking about
it introduces an adjective/ relative clause
THAT WHICH WHO WHOM WHOSE
used to start a description for a noun (relative/adjective clause)
reflexive pronouns
MYSELF YOURSELF HLF HIMSELF ITSELF OURSELVES YOURSELVES THEMSELVES
used with another noun or pronoun when something does something to itself
subjective personal pronoun
These are the versions used for the SUBJECTS of verbs
YOU are happy
THEY won the league
objective personal pronoun
These are the versions used when the personal pronouns are OBJECTS (like direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions).
me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.
paul knows HER
paul gave THEM the letter
paul left with HIM
