Pronouns

• Pronouns replace nouns in a sentence. They are classified based on function and case.

  o Sam is an honor student. Sam likes to study in the library. Sam’s favorite subject is English.

  o Sam is an honor student. He likes to study in the library. His favorite subject is English.
• 1. Subject pronouns - I, you, he, she, it, we, they

  ✓ Pronouns that replace the subject (noun) of the sentence.

  • English is my favorite subject.
  • It is my favorite subject.
• 2. Object pronouns - me, you, her, him, it, us, them

  ✓ Pronouns that replace objects of the sentence

  • Every morning, Mia buys a latte.
  • Every morning, Mia buys it.
• 3. Reflexive pronouns - myself, yourself, himself, herself

  ✓ Reflexive pronouns are used to refer to the same person or thing more than once in the same sentence

  ✓ Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves

  • Ria recorded Ria while singing.
  • Ria recorded herself while singing.
• 4. Demonstrative pronouns - this, that, these, and those

  ✓ Replace a noun or a noun phrase

  • This is my lunch.
  • Those look delicious.
• 5. Possessive Pronouns

  ✓ Indicate possession or ownership

  • I talked about my new article.
  • Hers was the most intriguing piece of news.
• 6. Interrogative pronouns - how, what, when, where, which, who

  ✓ Questions words - we use interrogative pronouns to represent the information we are asking about

  • Harry is a wizard.
  • Who is a wizard?
• 7. Relative pronouns - that (restrictive), which (non-restrictive), who (subject pronoun), whom (object pronoun), whose (possessive)

  ✓ Refer back to a noun in the sentence - replace nouns that are already mentioned in the sentence; also introduce a subordinate clause

  • The player who won the competition trained hard.
  • She bought the dress that appealed to her most.