1. All you, we, they, I, he, or she need(s) to know!
Personal Pronouns
All you, we, they, I, he, or she need(s) to know!

2. Personal Pronouns Pronouns take the place of nouns.
The nouns that pronouns refer to are called antecedents.
Pronouns can be nominative, objective, or possessive.

3. Nominative vs. Objective vs. Possessive
Nominative pronouns are SUBJECTS or
PREDICATE NOMINATIVES (pronouns that come after a linking verb and rename the subject)
-- Objective pronouns are DO’s, IO’s, or OP’s
-- Possessive pronouns show OWNERSHIP

4. Singular Pronouns Nominative Objective Possessive 1st person I Me
My mine
2nd person
you
Your yours
3rd person
He, she, it
Him, her, it
His her
Hers its

5. Plural pronouns Nominative Objective Possessive 1st person We us our
Ours
2nd person
You
you
Your
Yours
3rd person
They
them
their
theirs

6. Who is it? To Whom it May Concern…
Who is a nominative case pronoun
Whom is an objective case pronoun

7. So…which pronouns go where? And what are they doing?
I gave __________ (he/him) a dollar.
Mary and ________ (she/her) are the winners!
Please bring the flowers to _____(they/them).
Joe bought drinks for Mary and _____(he/him)
Don’t forget to bring _____(her/she) coat.
Susan loves _____(he/him).
_______ made the pizza? (who/whom)
To _________ am I speaking? (who/whom)

8. Indefinite Pronouns
Does not refer to a specific person, place, thing or idea.
Can be SINGULAR or PLURAL or Both S/P
Why does that matter?

9. Singular Indefinite Pronouns
Another
Each
Everything
One
Anybody
Either
Neither
Somebody
Anyone
Everybody
Nobody
Someone
Anything
Everyone
No one
something
Use a singular personal pronoun to refer to a singular indefinite
pronoun. Use his or her when the antecedent could be either
masculine or feminine.
Ex: Everyone turned his or her eyes to Cape Canaveral for the
liftoff.

10. Plural indefinite pronouns
both
Few
Many
several
Use a plural personal pronoun to refer to a plural indefinite
pronoun.
Several of the witnesses covered their eyes in fear.

11. Singular or Plural
All
None
Any
Some
Most
Often, the phrase that follows the indefinite pronoun tells you
whether the indefinite pronoun is singular or plural.
All of the flight went according to its schedule. (singular)
All of the flights went according to their schedules. (plural)

12. The end!