Pronouns

Personal, Reflexive
and Possessive
Pronouns
 What is a Pronoun?

• A pronoun is a word used in

place of a noun or another
pronoun.
 Here’s an Example
1.Mrs Turnbull
teaches English.
• She teaches
English.
In the second sentence, she is
a pronoun that takes the place
of the noun Mrs Turnbull.
 Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns refer to specific persons or
things.

Douglas reads stories.

He likes fairy tales.

The word “he” is a personal pronoun that refers

to “Douglas”.
Reflexive pronouns
These are pronouns that have
"-self" or "-selves" on the
end.

Teddy read the book to

himself.

The reflexive pronoun is

"himself."
 Possessive pronouns
These show who owns
something (and they don’t
have apostrophes).
Ours, his, their, and her are
possessive pronouns.
That book is Fluffy’s book.
That book is his book.
The word "his" is a
possessive pronoun.