Pronouns

A Pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or of more than one noun.

Example: The high school graduate accepted the diploma proudly. She had
worked hard for it.
-The pronoun she takes the place of the noun graduate. The pronoun it takes
the place of the noun diploma.

Antecedent- The word whose place a pronoun takes is called its antecedent.
In the above example, the noun graduate is the antecedent of she, and
diploma is the antecedent of it.

Note: A pronoun may also take the place of another pronoun.

Example: Some of the students wore red sweaters. They were celebrating
Valentines Day.

-The pronoun they takes the place of the pronoun some.

Pers Singu Plura

on lar l
1st I, me we, us

2nd you you

3rd He/she/i They,

t them
Him/her/
it

There are several kinds of pronouns: personal (which includes the possessive
and reflexive forms), demonstrative, Intensive, Indefinite, Relative and
Interrogative

Personal Pronouns:

Pers Singu Plura

on lar l
1st I, me we, us

2nd you you

3rd He/she/i They,
t them
Him/her/
it

Possessive pronouns- imply ownership.

Examples: My, mine, his, its, their, theirs, your, yours, her, hers, our, ours.

Reflexive pronouns- ends in self or selves and refers to another noun or

pronoun in the sentence.
Example: Myself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves, yourself, itself,
yourselves
Sentence Example: The dog bite itself

Demonstrative pronouns- point out a particular person or thing. When

used before nouns, however, they are considered adjectives (these books,
those houses, that flag).
Example: This, these, that, those.
Sentence Example 1: These are her books.
Sentence Example 2: That is the road she took.

Intensive pronouns- refers back to another noun or pronoun in the

sentence to emphasize it
Examples: myself, himself, herself, themselves, itself, yourself, yourselves,
and ourselves
Sentence Example 1: Jim bought himself a shirt.
Sentence Example 2: She bought herself a shirt

Indefinite Pronouns- refer generally, not specifically, to persons, places, or

things.
Commonly used indefinite pronouns: All, another, any, anybody, anyone,
both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, more,
much, neither, nobody, none, no one, one, several, some, somebody,
someone, such.
Sentence Example 1: Nobody was there to welcome him.

Relative pronouns- used to introduce subordinate clauses (clauses that

cannot stand alone as sentences).
Examples: Who, whose, that, whom, which.
Sentence Example 1: The book that you gave me was the one I wanted.
Sentence Example 2: The woman whose name is one the program is running
for mayor.

Interrogative pronouns- used in questions.

Examples: Who, which, whose, whom, what
Sentence Example 1: What will you give her now?

Pronouns
Pronounsarewordsthattaketheplaceofnouns.
Somepronounstaketheplaceofnounsinthesubjectpartofasentence.
Example:Louisrodetheskateboard.Herodetheskateboard.(LouisisreplacedbyHe)

Writeapronounfoundthatcantaketheplaceofeachnoun.

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1. Mrs.Maywalkeddownthestreettocatchthebus.
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2. MaryandPaularegoingtovisitfriends.
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3. TheturtlesweregladtoseeAaron.
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4. Lucydrovethetractoronthefarm.
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5. Thesoupwasdelicious!
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6. Mr.Wheatplayedthetrumpetfortheclass.
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__________ 7. Thepresentationwasveryinteresting.
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8. Brianrodethehorse.
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9. Giannapettedthepuppy.
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10. KaliandSusanperformedinthetalentshow.
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11. TimmyandIbakedacakeforfather.
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12. MarkwentskiingwithBarry.
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13. MarkandJoedidwellonthescienceproject.
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14. Loiscleanedthehouse.
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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Choose the possessive pronoun that correctly completes the sentence.

1. Rosa read (her, hers) report about Carlsbad Caverns.

2. Was the report about the pioneer village (your, yours)?
3. (My, Mine) report was about our trip to the zoo.
4. Flo called (my, mine) the best.
5. (Her, Hers) was about a visit to the museum.
6. Tomorrow we will make covers for (our, ours) reports.
7. (My, Mine) is going to be a collage.
8. What will (your, yours) cover look like?

Reflexive Pronoun Worksheet

Directions: Circle the reflexive pronoun in each sentence below.

Example A: He bought the gift for himself. Answer: himself

1. Make sure to remind yourself of the things you need to do.

2. She thought to herself while she was in the library.

3. I saw myself in the mirror.

4. We blamed ourselves for the mistake.

5. Can you help yourselves?

6. They cannot look after themselves

7. Why do you blame yourself for everything?

8. Please help yourself to some food.

9. Dont be ashamed of yourself.

10. I bought a gift for myself.

11. I will do the job myself.

12. They ate all the food themselves.

13. I hurt myself when I jumped off the roof

14. She did all the work by herself.

Demonstrative Pronoun Worksheet

A DIRECTIONS: In the following sentences, underline the demonstrative

pronoun and put an S if it is singular and a P if it is plural.

___ That is the biggest horse I ever saw.

___ These are delicious cookies.
___ I saw you do that.
___ I dont understand this.
___ Those are your only choices.

B DIRECTIONS: Underline the demonstrative pronoun and put an S if it is the

subject and an O if it is an object.

___ These look really difficult.

___ I cannot forget this.
___ That was really awesome.
___ Mom said I couldnt buy those.
___ Did you bake these?

C DIRECTIONS: Underline the demonstrative pronoun or adjective and put a P

if it is a pronoun and an A if it is an adjective.

___ Those cattle are running away.

___ This is the last straw.
___ I gave you those books yesterday.
___ I will forget this if I dont write it down.
___ These actors are very skilled.
___ I can readily see that.
___ This fruit is rotten.
___ Give me that hat.
___ That is all there is.
___ Those are stinky.

Intensive Pronouns
An intensive pronoun uses reflexive pronouns to add emphasis to the subject
of the sentence.
Reflexive Pronouns include; Myself, Yourself, Himself, Herself, Ourselves,
Themselves

Directions: Circle the intensive pronoun in each sentence below.

Example A: He himself brought a gift for his parents. Answer: himself

1. You yourselves can win the game.

2. The leader himself believed in his followers.

3. The kids themselves were excited about the field trip.

4. We ourselves need to be better prepared.

5. Did you discover it yourself?

6. I myself do not know where to go.

7. They themselves have dressed properly for the occasion.

8. You yourself are a good friend.

9. We ourselves enjoy taking vacations.

10. Did you yourself make the dinner?

11. I myself like to take walks after breakfast.

12. She herself did a great job on setting up the party.

13. Leave it alone! I will do it myself.

14. Did you discover that yourself?

15. I myself feel like I did a great job.

 IndefinitePronounWorksheet

A. Directions: Underline the indefinite pronouns in the following sentences.

There are 10.

1. Everybody enjoys a good movie.

2. Does anybody have the time?
3. One sang while the other played the guitar.
4. Nobody knows the trouble Ive seen.
5. The secret was known by few.
6. No, the secret was known by many.
7. Calculus is too hard for some.
8. Surely you recognize somebody.
9. Is there anything that I can do?

B. Introduction: When looking for indefinite pronouns, you have to be very

careful to not get them confused with adjectives. Heres an example:
-Little is known about her past. (pronoun acting as a subject)
-See the little dog. (adjective describing dog)

Directions: Underline the indefinite pronouns in the following paragraph.

Hint: there are 10.

I went on another trip last week. Few have visited the park I saw, because
everyone visits Yellowstone. I saw something moving in the woods, but could
not see it clearly. Then there was more movement and everybody saw it.
Either could have been a bear or both were just the wind. Nobody could
figure it out, but we had many guesses. The scenery there was gorgeous;
one could see for miles. Anybody would love that one view of the valley
because nothing is more beautiful.
 Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses, which are a type of dependent
clause.
Relative Pronouns include; Who, Whom, Whose, That, Which, Whoever,
Whomever, Whichever

Directions: Circle the relative pronoun in each sentence below.

Example A: Whose backpack is that on the desk? Answer: whose

1. This is my favorite television show.

2. Whose blanket was left in the family room last night? 3. That woman is a
bear to deal with.
4. Which of you is going to the field trip?
5. Whoever goes first will receive a prize.
6. Whose sweater is sitting on the steps?
7. Can you tell me which person painted the art piece? 8. The family whose
house burnt down is sad.
9. Which one won the prize?
10. That is a beautiful gift.
11. I am going to show you that.
12. This is the man whom I wanted to speak with.

13. The book fair, which lasted all day, was exciting.

Directions: Write a sentence with each relative pronoun given below.

Example A: That
Answer: Make sure that you complete your homework tonight.

1. Who- ___________________________________________________________________

2. Whose- ___________________________________________________________________

3. That - ___________________________________________________________________

4. Which- ___________________________________________________________________

5. Whoever-
___________________________________________________________________
6. Whichever-
___________________________________________________________________

7.Whomever-
___________________________________________________________________

Interrogative Pronouns

1. did you invite to preside over the meeting?

a) Who
b) Whom
c) What
d) Whose

2. She asked -- I preferred, tea or coffee?

a) Who
b) That
c) Which
d) Whom

3. Of - are you speaking?

a) Who
b) Whom
c) Whose
d) None of these

4. do you want to do?

a) What
b) Which
c) That
d) Whom

5. shall I give this to?

a) Whom
b) What
c) Whose
d) Which

6. of these books will you take?

a) Which
b) Whom
c) That
d) Whose

7. I dont know of them will actually get it?

a) Whom
b) What
c) Which
d) Whose

8. said these words?

a) Who
b) Whom
c) What
d) Which

9. Of boy are you speaking?

a) Whom
b) Who
c) Which
d) That

10. do you want to see?

a) Who
b) Whom
c) Which
d) Whose

11. did he come here for?

a) Why
b) What
c) Whom
d) Who

12. do you think, is the correct answer to this question?

a) What
b) Which
c) Who
d) Whom