1. used instead of nouns, noun phrases or noun clauses
PRONOUNS
used instead of nouns, noun phrases or noun clauses

2. PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Subject Pronouns: when it is clear who performs the action of the verb ie the Subject of the sentence
1st person sing: I
2nd person: you
3rd person: he / she / it
1st person plural: we
2nd person plural: you
3rd person plural: they

3. Object Pronoun
when it replaces a noun that receives the action of the verb ie. the Object of the sentence
1st person sing: me
2nd person: you
3rd person: him /her / it
1st person plural: us
2nd person plural: you
3rd person plural: them

4. Possessive Pronouns To show possession of something:
1st person sing: mine
2nd person: yours
3rd person: his /hers
1st person plural: ours
2nd person plural: yours
3rd person plural: theirs

5. Reflexive Pronouns
when the same person is the actor (subject) of the sentence and the receiver (object). Also used to create emphasis:
1st person sing: myself
2nd person: yourself
3rd person: himself /herself / itself
1st person plural: ourselves
2nd person plural: yourselves
3rd person plural: themselves

6. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
Used to point to the relationship between speaker and person / thing
They have a deitic function
this and these point to something that is close to the speaker
that and those point to something that is distant from the speaker

7. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
used to ask questions
5 types: what, which, who, whom, whose

8. RELATIVE PRONOUNS directly follow the nouns they describe
introduce relative clauses although sometimes the pronouns is omitted
5 forms: that, which who, whom, whose
eg I saw a car which drove too fast

9. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS of pronouns:
all of, both of, each of, either of, neither of, some of – followed by an Object Pronoun
compound pronouns:
every, some, any, no thing, -body, -one

10. Identify the following types of pronoun:
personal
possessive
reflexive
demonstrative
interrogative
relative
indefinite

11. We enjoyed our days at the beach that summer
We enjoyed our days at the beach that summer. It had been glorious weather and everyone had relished the warmth and light after the harshness of a long winter which had seemed endless. Some ran the length of the sand to the sea; some lay peacefully on their towels. I decided to paddle, and covered myself in suntan lotion before walking lazily to the sea which shimmered before me. Why was it not like this all the time? Everything seemed perfect. The day was ours to do with as we wished. As I turned back to the beach, a small boy sat on my towel.
“Get off,” I shouted. “That is mine.” He stood up suddenly and shouted something. Who could he be talking to? Then i saw a girl a short distance away. He had clearly thought the towel was hers.