Pronouns

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Pronouns
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Personal Pronouns

• A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one
  or more nouns.
• The most frequently used pronouns are called
  personal pronouns. They refer to people or
  things.

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List of Personal Pronouns

• Singular Plural
• I we
• you you
• he, she, it they

Subject Pronouns
me us you you him, her, it them

Object Pronouns
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Using Pronouns Correctly

• Subject pronouns are used in compound subjects,
  and object pronouns are used in compound objects.
• He and Carmen wrote a report on the subject. (Not
  Him and Carmen)
• Tell John and me about Hercules. (Not John and
  I)

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Using Pronouns Correctly

• A preposition takes an object, just as many
  verbs do. The object of a preposition can be
  simple or compound. In either case, use an
  object pronoun as the object of the preposition.
  
• Lee read a famous myth to me.
• Lee read a famous Roman myth
• to John and me.

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Using Pronouns Correctly

• If you are not sure of which form of the
  pronoun to use, say the sentence aloud with only
  the pronoun as the subject or the object. Your
  ear will tell you which form is correct.
• Whenever the pronoun I is part of a compound
  subject, it should always be placed after the
  other parts of the subject. Similarly, when the
  pronoun me is part of a compound object, it
  should go after the other parts of the object.

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Using Pronouns Correctly

• Lee and I read some ancient Roman myths.
  (Not I and Lee)
• Mythology interests Lee and me. (Not me and
  Lee).

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Using Pronouns Correctly

• In formal writing and speech use a subject
  pronoun after a linking verb.
• The writer of this report was she.
• It is I.

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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.
• Read the following sentences. Notice the
  possessive nouns and the possessive pronouns that
  replace them.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Homers story is famous.
• His story is famous.
• This story is Homers.
• This story is his.
• Possessive nouns are in green. Possessive
  pronouns are in red.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns have two forms. One form is
  used before a noun. The other form is used alone.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns are not written with
  apostrophes. The pronoun its, for example, shows
  possession. The word its, on the other hand, is
  a contraction of it is. Read the following
  sentences. Notice the meaning of the words in
  red type.
• Its central character is Odysseus. (possessive
  pronoun)
• Its about the adventures of Odysseus.
  (contraction of It is)

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Reflexive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another
pronoun and indicates that the same person or
thing is involved. Reflexive pronouns are formed
by adding self or selves to certain personal
and possessive pronouns The woman found herself
a book of folktales.
Reflexive Pronoun
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Reflexive Pronouns
Singular Plural
myself yourself himself, herself, itself ourselves yourselves themselves
Sometimes hisself is mistakenly used for himself
and theirselves for themselves. Avoid using
hisself and theirselves.
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Intensive Pronouns
An intensive pronoun is a pronoun that adds
emphasis to a noun or pronoun already
named. George himself bought a copy of American
Tall Tales. He himself paid for the book.
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Interrogative Pronouns

• Interrogative pronouns are used in asking
  questions. The pronouns who, what and which are
  used as interrogative pronouns.e.g. Who
  telephoned?      What did you say?     Which
  is your brother?

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Interrogative Pronouns

• The pronoun Who The pronoun who usually
  refers only to persons. Unlike the other
  interrogative pronouns, who changes its form
  depending on the case, as shown in the following
  table.
• Subjective Case who
• Objective Case whom
• Possessive Case whose

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Interrogative Pronouns

• Whose The form whose can be used either as a
  possessive adjective followed by a noun, or as a
  possessive pronoun. The possessive form whose
  expresses the idea of belonging to. For instance,
  the idea expressed in the sentence Whose books
  are these? could also be expressed by the
  sentence To whom do these books belong?

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Interrogative Pronouns

• What and Which What and which can be used
  either as interrogative pronouns, or as
  interrogative adjectives followed by nouns.e.g.
  What is that?      Which is his sister?     
  What time is it?      Which woman is his
  sister?