Grammar
through Writing
Pronouns
What do these words have
in common?
I
Me
You
He
She
We
Us
They
Them
It
This
That
My
Your
Her
His
Its
Our
Their
who
What is a pronoun?
A PRONOUN is a word that takes the
place of a noun. A PRONOUN is a
stand-in for a noun.
PRONOUNS come in three flavors, or cases:
subjective, objective, and possessive
.
Subjective pronouns appear as “subjects” of
sentences and phrases.
Objective pronouns appear as “objects” of
sentences, phrases, and clauses.
Possessive pronouns show ownership of a
noun.
Subjective Case
Objective Case
Possessive Case
I read.
Read to me.
My book
You read.
Joan Reads to you.
Your book
She reads.
Read to her.
Her book
He reads.
Read to him.
His book
It reads.
Read to it.
Its book
We read.
Read to us.
Our book
They read.
Read to them.
Their book
Who reads?
To whom does she
read?
There are also different kinds of
pronouns:
Reflexive pronouns refer to themselves:
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Demonstrative pronouns indicate
specific persons, places, or things: this,
that, these, those.
There are also different kinds of
pronouns:
Indefinite Pronouns point to, generally
not specifically, persons, places, or
things: all, any, anyone, both, either,
everybody, everyone, few, many, most,
neither, nobody, none, several. Some,
somebody, someone.
There are also different kinds of
pronouns:
Relative Pronouns introduce clauses:
which, who, whom, whose, that.
Interrogative Pronouns introduce
questions: what, which, who, whom,
whose.