Pronouns Singular or Plural

Pronouns 101

Definition: A word used to replace a noun or another pronoun. Instead of repeating the name of someone or something we can use pronouns to make it easier.

We are going to go over eleven types of pronouns.

Here are some questions to test your knowledge.​

First person: There are singular and plural first person pronouns. Singular pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves and the things we have, These include I, me, my, mine. Plural pronouns are the words we use to refer to you plus others, such as we, us, our, ours.
Second person: These are the words we use when referring to someone else. This includes you, your, and yours.
Third person: These pronouns are how to refer to someone or something by. For example, she, he, her, they, them, his, him, it, and its.

​First, Second, and Third Person Pronouns

Multiple Select

Which of these pronouns are first person pronouns?

• It

• My

• You

• We

Multiple Choice

Which one of these are NOT a third person pronouns?

• They

• It

• I

• He

​​ ​Reflexive: adds -self or selves onto a personal pronoun. Reflexive pronouns are used when its antecedent is the subject.

Antecedent: The noun or the pronoun that the pronoun is referring to.
Example: Sarah looks at herself in the mirror. The reflexive pronoun here is herself and Sarah is the antecedent/subject.

Intensive: This is a pronoun used to use emphasis on a noun or other pronouns. For example, " I, myself, did it all alone." Myself is adding emphasis on the pronoun "I".

Demonstrative: points out specific persons, things, ideas, and places. Words like that, this, those, and these.

Reflexive, Intensive, and Demonstrative Pronouns

Multiple Choice

What do demonstrative pronouns do?

• Points out specific persons, things, ideas, and places

• Adds -self or -selves to a personal pronoun

• Adds emphasis to another noun or pronoun.

Multiple Choice

What are reflexive pronouns?

• Herself

• Him

• They

• She

​Relative: pronouns that connect relative clauses to independent clauses. For example "Christian, who is a student, also works at Walmart." Words like that, what, which, and who.

Indefinite: used to refer to a person or thing that doesn't need to be specifically identified. For example

Interrogative: these pronouns are used in questions. For example "Who ate all the cookies?" Other words like whose, whom, what, and which are interrogative pronouns.

​​Relative, Indefinite, and Interrogative Pronouns

Multiple Select

Which sentence is using relative pronouns?

• Sarah, the little girl, was loved by everyone.

• Ryan, who worked at Walmart, told me he hates his job.

• Mike is the guy whom I was talking about.

Multiple Choice

"Someone ate the last taco."

Which word in this sentence is an indefinite pronouns?

• Taco

• Last

• Someone

• The

Reciprocal: describes a mutual relationship between 2 or more elements. For example "Me and my best friend helped each other with our homework." "each other" is the pronoun that is describing me and my best friend.

Distributive: let you single out individuals while acknowledging they're part of a group. For example "Neither one of them got a 100% on the quiz." "Neither" is describing that both of them got below a 100% on the quiz.

Reciprocal and Distributive pronouns

Multiple Select

Which sentence is using distributive pronouns?

• Each of you must use a pen.

• I think I'll either buy one gift or two gifts.

• The teacher greets each student in the morning.

• There are two apples.

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is a reciprocal pronoun?

• One another

• Each

• Other

• Neither