Grammar: Pronoun
Grammar: Pronoun
Grammar: Pronoun
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a common noun or a proper noun.
They can refer to people or things and have different forms
depending on whether they are a subject or an object.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
The words I, you, he, she, it, we and they are called personal pronouns. They take
the place of nouns and are used as the subject of the verb in a sentence. They are
used to avoid repetition, or where a name is not known.
OBJECT PRONOUNS
The words me, you, him, her, it, us and them are also personal pronouns. They
also take the place of nouns. These pronouns are used as the object of the verb in
the sentence.
The object of a sentence is the person, animal, place, or thing that receives the
action shown by the verb.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Reflexive pronouns show that the subject of a verb is the same as its object. The
words myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and
themselves are called reflexive pronouns.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
The words who, whom, whose, what and which are called interrogative pronouns.
These pronouns are used to ask questions.
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
The words this, these, that and those are called demonstrative pronouns. They are
showing words.
You use this and these when you point to things near you.
You use that and those when you point to things farther away.
Demonstrative pronouns can be singular or plural:
Singular Plural
This these
That those