Types of pronouns

________ are words that replace nouns, groups of words functioning as nouns, or other pronouns.

• articles

• nouns

• pronouns

• verbs

(a)   pronouns refer to specific people, places, things, or ideas by indicating whether the noun is in the first person, second person, or third person. They can be singular or plural. They go before a verb.

______ pronouns refer to specific people, places, things, or ideas by indicating whether the noun is in the first person, second person, or third person. They can be singular or plural. They go after the verb.

• object

• subject

• reflexive

• possessive

I, you, he, we, are examples of

(a)  

Me, her, them, are examples of

• subject

• object

• possessive

• reflexive

______ pronouns are pronouns that express possession or ownership. They do not require an apostrophe.

• object

• subject

• possessive

• reflexive

A (a)   pronoun is a type of pronoun that refers back to a noun or pronoun within a sentence. This pronoun can act as an object in a sentence.

mine, yours, theirs, are examples of

• object

• subject

• possessive

• reflexive

myself, herself, himself, are examples of

(a)