1. PRONOUN NOTES
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun; a substitution
EX Beth bought a sweater yesterday. She likes it.
She replaces Beth, it replaces sweater. She and it are pronouns.
An antecedent is the word that the pronoun refers to.
Beth and sweater are antecedents.
There are 9 types of pronouns!
1. Subjective: pronoun is the subject of the sentence (who or what the sentence is about).
Still has all of the elements of a personal pronoun.
Ex He stole the wallet.
We will meet you at the library at 3 p.m.
2. Objective: indicates that the pronoun is acting as an object of the verb. Object pronouns
come after the verb. Me, you, her, him, it, us, them
Ex We will meet you at the library at 3 p.m.
Christopher was surprised to see her at the movies.
3. Possessive: shows belonging or possession; do not use apostrophes. Possessive personal
pronouns are: mine, yours, hers, his, its, ours, theirs.
Ex The smallest gift is his.
The biggest gift is mine.
Her paper is on the counter.
Their television was stolen.
4. Demonstrative: point to and identify a specific noun or pronoun.
*There are four demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those.
Ex This must not continue.

2. This tree is puny; that is the one I want!
Three customers wanted those.
These chocolates are delicious!
5. Interrogative: are used to ask questions. Who, whom, which, what, whoever, whichever,
whatever.
ExWho wrote the novel Rockbound?
To whom did you give the paper?
What did he say?
Who will meet us at the store?
Whom do you think we should invite?
6. Relative: are like interrogative pronouns, but they don’t ask questions. The pronouns are
used to link a phrase or clause to another phrase or clause. Relative pronouns are who,
whom, that, which, whoever, whomever, whichever.
Ex You may invite whomever you like to the party.
The candidate who wins will be elected.
Whoever broke the window will need to replace it.
I will read whichever book arrives first.
7. Indefinite: pronouns referring to an identifiable, but not specified person or thing. All,
another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, everything, few,
many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody, someone.
Ex Many were invited to the party.
The office was searched and everything was thrown on the floor.
We donated everything to charity.
Give one to each.
Although they looked everywhere, they found none.

3. 8. Reflexive: refer back to the subject of the clause or sentence. Myself, yourself, herself,
himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves. Give more information about the
subject.
Ex Diabetics give themselves insulin shots daily.
I asked myself why I did that.
Richard emailed a copy to himself.
The Dean of the office does the copying herself.
9. Intensive: are used to emphasize its antecedent, or the subject of the sentence. These are
the same pronouns as reflexive, but used to emphasize the subject. Not needed for the
sentence to make sense.
Ex I myself believe that aliens should abduct my brother.
The Prime Minister himself said he believes in Santa.
They themselves promised to attend.