Pronouns: A Complete Lesson

1. Introduction to Pronouns
Pronouns are the words that take the place of nouns in a sentence. They prevent the
repetition of the same words and make the sentence to smooth and wavy. For
instance, instead of using "Sarah" for many times, we can use "she" to refer to her.
2. Types of Pronouns
 Subject Pronouns: Use as one of the grammatical persons, i.e.
I/You/He/She/It/We/They.Subject Pronouns: I (first person singular)You (second
person singular/plural)He (third person singular, masculine)She (third person
singular, feminine)It (third person singular, neuter)We (first person plural)They
(third person plural)
 I (first person singular)
 You (second person singular/plural)
 He (third person singular, masculine)
 She (third person singular, feminine)
 It (third person singular, neuter)
 We (first person plural)
 They (third person plural)
 Object Pronouns: They are used as the object of a verb or preposition.Me (first
person singular)You (second person singular/plural)Him (third person singular,
masculine)Her (third person singular, feminine)It (third person singular, neuter)Us
(first person plural)Them (third person plural)
 Me (first person singular)
 You (second person singular/plural)
 Him (third person singular, masculine)
 Her (third person singular, feminine)
 It (third person singular, neuter)
 Us (first person plural)
 Them (third person plural)

2. Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive Adjectives are words used before nouns to show ownership. My (first
person singular) Your (second person singular/plural) His (third person singular,
masculine) Her (third person singular, feminine) Its (third person singular, neuter)
Our (first person plural) Their (third person plural)
 My (first person singular)
 Your (second person singular/plural)
 His (third person singular, masculine)
 Her (third person singular, feminine)
 Its (third person singular, neuter)
 Our (first person plural)
 Their (third person plural)
 Possessive Pronouns are those which stand alone to show ownership. Mine (first
person singular) Yours (second person singular/plural) His (third person singular,
masculine) Hers (third person singular, feminine) Its (third person singular, neuter)
Ours (first person plural) This (third person plural)
 Mine (first person singular)
 Yours (second person singular/plural)
 His (third person singular, masculine)
 Hers (third person singular, feminine)
 Its (third person singular, neuter)
 Ours (first person plural)
 Theirs (third person plural)
3. Reflexive Pronouns
 Use the reflexive pronouns when the subject is the same as the object of the
sentence, and they are thus used to refer to the subject, you, he/she/it, the first
person plural, and the second person plural. Myself (first person singular) Yourself
(second person singular) Himself (third person singular, masculine) Herself (third
person singular, feminine) Itself (third person singular, neuter) Ourselves (first
person plural) Yourselves (second person plural) Themselves (third person plural)

 Myself (the first person singular)

 Yourself (the second person singular)
 Himself (one with the third person singular, masculine)
 Herself (one with the third person singular, feminine)
 Itself (the third person singular, neuter)
 Ourselves (in the first person plural)
 Yourselves (in the second person plural)
 Themselves (in the third person plural)
 Used to indicate a specific locality or direct object.This (singular, close to the
speaker)That (singular, farther from the speaker)These (plural, close to the
speaker)Those (plural, farther from the speaker)
 This (singular, close to the speaker)
 That (singular, farther from the speaker)
 These (plural, close to the speaker)
 Those (plural, farther from the speaker)
 Using these pronouns will question about who, what, where, or when.Who (used for
people)Whom (used for people, in formal contexts or as an object)What (used for
things or information)Which (used for choosing between options)
 Who (used for people)
 Whom (used for people, in formal contexts or as an object)
 What (used for things or information)
 Which (used for choosing between options)
4. Relative Pronouns
 In this part of speech, the relative pronouns are indeed used as an entity that
connects clauses to the noun being described. Who (people context) - It appears
that who is a pronoun that has distinctly to people alone. Whom (people context, in
the object case) - It is that who is the pronoun that is the object of the sentence,
who, whom, etc. is always the part of speech that connects words and shows
meaning of those words. Whose (shows possession as in "the car whose bumper
was ruined") Which (refers to things or animals that are far from the speaker and
listener) - The this pronoun is used to indicate the things that are being mentioned
by the speaker or the writer. That (can refer to people, things, or animals) - The
half that is to, animals or objects only...
 In a sentence, "Who" is used as a subject or agent of the sentence and the
pronoun is used when talking about a person who performs the action. A real
person like you can only be a brave girl and you can only speak like a sweet little
girl.
 In this usage, "Whom" takes the final position, completing the preposition. Whom
is the object in the sentence and in the present time we use whom with the
sentences that are in the prepositional case.
 Also, the word "Whose" is a special case of the Possessive Pronoun that is only
used in the third-person singular and plural.
 For example, article "Which" is used at the beginning of a sentence or after the
comma for example, "Which would be the story in that" or at the end of the
sentence example, "There were several questions, but I was able to answer them."
 A relative pronoun is a word, phrase, or a clause that refers to the nearest noun.
who, that, which, where, who - and this set is created with the words, the whichs,
the that and the whos.
 Don't be too scared of pronouns like with a, an, & the; they aren't too big of a deal,
yet are the auxiliary or helping verbs(am, is, are, was, were, etc.); sometimes they
come first, at other times they don't show up until last. You can go with the IN list,
just like you do a different manipulations of the sentence. Someone/Somebody
(refers to an unspecified person
 Nouns can either be the object of a verb or preposition or come after verbs. She is
a noun in this sentence, the object of “saw her.
 There are two main types of possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives.
Explaining the use of possessive adjectives to the noun sentence of example “This
is my book” is proposed for the first version. For example, in the second version,
the noun is replaced by a pronoun and it looks like this “The book is mine.”
 Possessive adjectives are used to describe ownership of the noun. E.g., “This is my
book.”
 Possessive pronouns instead of possessive adjectives or nouns are used in the
sentence “The book is mine.”
 He feels because of it. E.g., “He hurt himself.”
 Use reflexive pronouns to show that the subject does something to him. himself.
E.g., “He hurt himself.”
 These are used to distinguish specific things. E.g., “This is my pen,” vs. “Those are
your shoes.”
 These are used to distinguish specific items. E.g., “This is my pen,” vs. “Those are
your shoes.”
 These are used to inquire about things. E.g., “Who is coming?” vs. “What are you
doing?”
 These are used to inquire about people or things. E.g., “Who is coming?” vs. “What
are you doing?”
 These are pronouns which are used to give more information about a noun. E.g.,
The person who called you is here.
 Pointing pronouns can be used to indicate items that are not identified. Eg.
“Someone left their umbrella”

Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun:
o Sarah and Jake are going to the park. ___ are excited about the trip.
o The teacher gave the assignment to Maria and ___ will finish it tomorrow.
2. Sarah and Jake are going to the park. ___ are excited about the trip.
3. The teacher gave the assignment to Maria and ___ will finish it tomorrow.
4. Choose the correct pronoun:
o (He/Him) and (I/Me) went to the concert last night.
o The book on the table is (her/hers).
5. (He/Him) and (I/Me) went to the concert last night.
6. The book on the table is (her/hers).
7. Rewrite the sentences using the appropriate pronouns:
o John saw the movie. John enjoyed the movie very much.
o This is Lisa’s pen. The pen is Lisa’s.
8. John saw the movie. John enjoyed the movie very much.
9. This is Lisa’s pen. The pen is Lisa’s.
Pronouns are essential for clarity and efficiency in language. They replace nouns,
showing relationships and helping to avoid repetition. Mastery of pronouns
enhances both spoken and written communication.