1. Pronouns

2. The Pronoun
A pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns.
Example:
Ask Dan if Dan has done Dan’s homework.
Ask Dan if he has done his homework.

3. he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
Personal Pronouns
A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person).
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
SINGULAR
PLURAL
First person
I, me, my, mine
we, us, our, ours
Second person
you, your, yours
You, your, yours
Third person
he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
they, them, their, theirs

4. Subject Pronouns
The personal pronouns I, we, you, he, she, it and they are used before verbs, They are called subject pronouns.
Example: We quickly sliced fresh bananas.
we = subject pronoun
sliced = verb

5. Object Pronouns
The personal pronouns me, us, you, him, her, it and them are used after verbs. They are called object pronouns.
Example: Loud music bothers me.
me = object pronoun
bothers = verb

6. Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns show ownership.
There are two types of possessive pronouns.
The pronouns my, your, his, her, its, our, and there are used before nouns.
The pronouns mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs stand alone.

7. Possessive Pronouns Before Nouns Standing Alone
These are my snowshoes.
These snowshoes are mine.
Is this your parrot?
Is this parrot yours?
That is his almanac.
That almanac is his.
I borrowed their camera.
The camera I borrowed is theirs.

8. Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun is a word that replaces a person, place or thing that is not clearly identified.
These pronouns are indefinite pronouns:
Anybody, anything, anyone, everybody, everything, everyone, nobody, nothing, no one, somebody, something, and someone.
Example:
Nobody in her group knows the answer.
Will someone remind Toshiko?

9. Relative Pronouns
A relative pronoun is a word that connects related ideas in a sentence.
The relative pronouns are:
who, which, and that
Example:
The person who delivers the laundry is here.
The castle that is near the sea is famous.