Types of Pronouns

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A word that replaces a noun in a sentence and shows ownership. Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, ours.

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What are reflexive pronouns?

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Pronouns that end in self or selves and refer to another noun or pronoun in the sentence. Examples: Myself, yourself, herself, himself.

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What are reciprocal pronouns used for?

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For actions or feelings that are reciprocated or returned. Examples: each other, one another.

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What are indefinite pronouns used for?

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For non-specific things. Examples: All, some, any, several, anyone, each, one, no one.

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What are relative pronouns used for?

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To add more information to a sentence. Examples: Which, that, who, whom, whose, where.

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What are demonstrative pronouns used for?

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To demonstrate or indicate. Examples: This, that, these, those.

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What are interrogative pronouns used for?

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Used in questions. Examples: who, which, what, where, how.

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Metaphor

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Comparing two things without using like or as and stating that one thing is the other.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration