Types of Pronouns

The bakers tried a new recipe because they were tired of all their old ones.

What type of pronoun is the underlined word?

• Indefinite

• Relative

• Personal

• Possessive

The person whom I spoke with last night was a friend of mine.

• A. Indefinite

• B. Relative

• C. Personal

• D. Possessive

The person whom I spoke with last night was a friend of mine.

• Indefinite

• Relative

• Personal

• Possessive

None of those chairs over there are comfortable.

• A. Intensive

• B. Relative

• C. Demonstrative

• D. Indefinite

None of those chairs over there are comfortable.

• Intensive

• Relative

• Demonstrative

• Indefinite

Personal pronouns

• refer to things

• refer to people

• refer to people and objects

• refer to objects

Fill in the correct pronouns.

Children were having a picnic at the park. ____ played on the climbing frames together, chasing each other until it was time to go home for _____ tea.

Possessive pronouns are used

• to show where something is positioned

• to show who owns something

• to show who owns or can be linked to an item

• to show an item

'Theirs' is an example of

• personal pronoun

• possessive pronoun

• reflexive pronoun

• relative pronoun

Fill in the correct pronoun.

The boy taught _______ how to play the piano.