Pronoun Types personal, possessive, reflexive, relative, demonstrative, indefinite and reciprocal

Types of Pronouns Pronoun Relative Possessive Reciprocal Reflexive Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns that have already been mentioned in the context of the sentence. Reflexive Demonstrative Personal Indefinite

Personal Pronouns Substitute for people or things Shown through 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person 1st person pronoun Represents the person speaking (I, we, me, us) 2nd person pronoun Represents the person being spoken to (you) 3rd person pronoun Represents the person being spoken about (he, she, him, her, it, they, them) Example: Beth, will you help me unload the groceries from the car? We love going to the zoo during the holidays; they always have special events planned for kids.

Reflexive Pronouns Reflect back to a person and usually end in –self or –selves Reflexive Pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves ***Note*** “Hisself” is not a word Example Sentences: I treated myself to a milkshake this afternoon after my five mile run. You really should take better care of yourself and carve out time to rest more. The employees at that theater consider themselves to be better than everyone else.

Possessive Pronouns Show possession or ownership Possessive Pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours and theirs Example sentences: That backpack in the corner is mine Have you heard the new stereo system in his car? Its speakers rattle when the music is tuned up! Whose car will we be taking—ours or theirs?

Relative Pronouns Refer to a noun or another pronoun in the same sentence and will either indicate a restrictive or a nonrestrictive clause Relative Pronouns: who, whom, whose, which and that Example Sentences: The teacher who lost her temper at the principal has not been seen in a while. The toddler whose toy caused his pregnant mother to trip was very apologetic. The cardigan that was for sale last week is what I want to buy with my allowance money this week.

Reciprocal Pronouns Expresses mutual action or relationship among nouns in a sentences Reciprocal Pronouns: each other and one another Example Sentences: My brother and I give each other a hard time about doing the dishes. Each other is used to indicate a mutual relationship between two people At the book club’s holiday party, we gave one another recipe books. One another is used to indicate a mutual relationship among more than one person

Demonstrative Pronouns Determine or qualify something else by pointing back to it Demonstrative Pronouns: this, that, these and those ***Note*** The demonstrative pronouns listed above will function as adjectives when they are not replacing a noun and functioning as a pronoun Example Sentences: Please hand me that hammer. That determines which hammer is being spoken about. The lamp costs this much money? This qualifies how much money is being spoken about.

Indefinite pronouns Indefinite pronouns individualize items being spoken about and therefore are singular, even though they appear plural Sample indefinite pronouns: Anybody, anyone, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, non, no one, someone, something Example: Everyone on the team supports the team captain. “everyone” is speaking of individuals separately , as well as speaking of the group as a singular unit