1. Pronouns
Standing in for Nouns

2. Personal Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. Pronouns that refer to people or things are called personal pronouns. he
they it I we
she me us
them
her
you
him

3. Possessive Pronouns
A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows who or what has something. A possessive pronoun may take the place of a possessive noun.
Singular
Plural
Used Before Nouns my
your
her, his, its
our
their
Used Alone
mine
yours
hers, his, its
ours
theirs

4. Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing.
Always Singular
Always Plural
another neither
anybody nobody
anyone no one
anything nothing
each one
either somebody
everybody someone
everyone something
everything
much
both
few
many
others
several

5. Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun ends with –self or –selves and refers to the subject of a sentence.
Yolanda bought herself a book on engine repair.
Singular
Plural
myself
yourself
himself, herself, itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves

6. Intensive Pronouns
A Reflexive Pronoun refers to the subject and is necessary to the basic meaning of the sentence.
Mavis reminded herself to speak slowly and clearly.
An Intensive Pronoun also ends in –self or –selves and emphasizes its antecedent and is NOT necessary to the basic meaning of the sentence.
Mr. Hogan himself supplied the decorations.

7. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun used to introduce an interrogative sentence.
Who borrowed the book?
Whom did the librarian call?
Which is it?
What interests you?
Whose copy of the book is it?

8. Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that points out something.
This is an interesting book.
These are interesting books.
That was a good movie.
Those were good movies.

9. Common Relative Pronouns
A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate clause.
Examples:
Harry S. Truman, who became president when Franklin D. Roosevelt died, surprised many people with his victory over Thomas Dewey in 1948.
Robins are among the birds that migrate south for the winter.
Common Relative Pronouns
that which who whom whose

10. Antecedents
Antecedent – a word or word phrase that has been replaced by a pronoun.
Here is an example from Hatchet.
antecedent
Brian reached out and took the wheel in a grip so tight his knuckles were white.
Think: Whose knuckles were white?
pronoun