Types of Pronouns

Typical pronouns that REPLACE the NAME of a SUBJECT or OBJECT (Person, place, or thing).

• Personal Pronouns

• Possessive Pronouns

• Demonstrative Pronouns

• Interrogative Pronouns

Pronouns that show OWNERSHIP of something.

• Indefinite Pronouns

• Demonstrative Pronouns

• Reflective Pronouns

• Possessive Pronouns

A pronoun that does NOT refer to any SPECIFIC PERSON, AMOUNT, OR THING in particular.

• Reflective Pronouns

• Indefinite Pronouns

• Personal Pronouns

• Demonstrative Pronouns

Some examples of PERSONAL PRONOUNS are:

• Mine, ours, theirs, his, hers

• Myself, themselves, itself, herself

• I, me, he, she, they, them

• Who, whom, what, who's

Some examples of INDEFINITE PRONOUNS are:

• Themselves, herself, itself, himself

• This, that, these, those

• Who, Whom, Whose, What

• Anything, everyone, anyone, somebody

Some examples of POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS are:

• Myself, itself, herself, themselves

• I, me, he, she, they

• Anything, something, someone, everyone

• Mine, hers, his, theirs

Identify what type of pronoun the underlined word is.

What is she doing at her locker during specials?

• Indefinite Pronoun

• Demonstrative Pronoun

• Possessive Pronoun

• Personal Pronoun

Identify what type of pronoun the underlined word is.

Which of these choices is the correct answer?

• Possessive Pronouns

• Intensive Pronouns

• Demonstrative Pronouns

• Interrogative Pronouns

Some examples of REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS are:

• This, that, those, these

• He, she, I, me. they

• mine, hers, theirs, his

• Myself, himself, itself, themselves

Pronouns that are used to ASK QUESTIONS.

• Personal Pronouns

• Indefinite Pronouns

• Demonstrative Pronouns

• Interrogative Pronouns