Jan 2, 2015

List of Pronouns

(Personal, relative, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive,
Intensive, interrogative, possessive, subject and object)
Personal Pronouns
These take the place of common and proper nouns.
Singular
Plural
First Person: The person or people speaking or writing
I
me
we
us
Second Person: The person or people being spoken or written to
you
you
Third Person: The person, people, or things being spoken or written about
she, her
he, him
it
they
them


Relative Pronouns
These relate subordinate adjective clauses to the rest of the sentence.
that, which, who, whom, whose, whichever, whoever, whomever

Demonstrative Pronouns
These represent a thing or things.
Singular
Plural
Refers to things that are nearby
this
these
Refers to things that are far away
that
those

Indefinite Pronouns
These refer to something that is unspecified.
Singular
anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something
Plural
both, few, many, several
Singular or Plural
all, any, most, none, some


Reflexive Pronouns
These end in self or selves.
Singular
Plural
First Person: The person or people speaking or writing
myself
ourselves
Second Person: The person or people being spoken or written to
yourself
yourselves
Third Person: The person, people, or things being spoken or written about
himself, herself, itself
themselves

Interrogative Pronouns
These are used to ask questions.
what, who, which, whom, whose

Possessive Pronouns
These are used to show ownership.
Singular
Plural
Used Before Nouns These actually functions as adjectives. Crazy!
my
your
his, her, its
our
your
their
Used Alone
mine
yours
his, hers
ours
yours
theirs

Subject and Object Pronouns
These are used as either the subject or the object in a sentence.
Singular
Plural
Subjects tell us whom or what the sentence is about.
I
you
she, he, it
we
you
they
Objects: direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions
me
you
her, him, it
us
you
them


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