Pronouns for ESL English

A PRONOUN is a word that is used in place of a NOUN (substantive).

It can be someone, something, any animals, ideas and abstract nouns.

1. Personal Pronouns (Subject and Object pronouns)

2. Reflexive/ Intensive Pronouns
3. Demonstrative Pronouns

4. Possessive Pronouns

5. Relative Pronouns
6. Interrogative Pronouns

7. Indefinite Pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns


- Subject Pronouns
Examples?

1. Personal Pronouns
Subject Pronouns

I
You
He, She, It
We
You
They

1. Personal Pronouns


- Subject Pronouns
Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

- Object Pronouns
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1. Personal Pronouns


- Subject Pronouns
- Object Pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns:
- Subject (I, you, he, she, we, it, they)
- Object (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

2. Reflexive Pronouns: when a subject perform an action on itself, the sentence use reflexive pronouns after the verb

1. Personal Pronouns:
- Subject (I, you, he, she, we, it, they)
- Object (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

2. Reflexive Pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves)
3. Demonstrative Pronouns: point out a person or thing

examples: this, that, these, those

1. Personal Pronouns:
- Subject (I, you, he, she, we, it, they)
- Object (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

2. Reflexive Pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves)
3. Demonstrative Pronouns (this, that, these, those)
4. Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs)

1. Personal Pronouns:
- Subject (I, you, he, she, we, it, they)
- Object (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

2. Reflexive Pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves)
3. Demonstrative Pronouns (this, that, these, those)
4. Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs)
5. Relative Pronouns: used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun [to add more information].

who- for people
which- for things/objects/ animals
that- for people and things
whose- for possession

1. Personal Pronouns:
- Subject (I, you, he, she, we, it, they)
- Object (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

2. Reflexive Pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves)
3. Demonstrative Pronouns (this, that, these, those)
4. Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs)
5. Relative Pronouns ( who, which, that, whose)
6. Interrogative Pronouns: are the same as the relative pronouns, but they are used in interrogative sentences: who, which, what, whose, where, when, why

5. Intensive Pronouns: similar to reflexive pronouns but have different function in a sentence (only to add emphasis)

eg: yourself, myself [I told Ain that you yourself will bake the cake]

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7. Demonstrative Pronouns: point out a person or thing

eg: this, that, these, those

8. Interrogative Pronouns: pronouns to ask questions

eg: who, whom, whose, what, which

1. Personal Pronouns:
- Subject (I, you, he, she, we, it, they)
- Object (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

2. Reflexive Pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves)
3. Demonstrative Pronouns (this, that, these, those)
4. Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs)
5. Relative Pronouns ( who, which, that, whose)
6. Interrogative Pronouns (who, which, what, whose, where, when, why)
7. Indefinite Pronouns: refer to people or things but they don't have a specific person or thing as a reference.

eg: some/any/every/no + thing/body/one/where/time