English Lesson 2 - Pronouns

Pronouns are words that can be used as a 'placeholder' for a noun. Pronouns can refer to people, places, things, or ideas.

There are seven types of pronouns. 

• Personal pronouns 

  Personal pronouns refer to people or objects. They can directly replace the noun in a sentence.

  I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them

• Demonstrative pronouns 
  

  Demonstrative pronouns are words that show distance (in time or space) between a noun and the speaker. They can also show whether the noun is singular or plural.

  this, that, these, those

• Interrogative pronouns 

  Interrogative pronouns allow a question to be asked about a noun.

  who, whom, whose (Refer to people)

  which, what (Refer to things)

• Reflexive pronouns

  Reflexive Pronouns are words ending in -self or -selves and are used when the subject and object of a sentence are the same.

  myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

• Indefinite pronouns 
  
  Indefinite pronouns are used when the noun is not specific.

  anything, anybody, anyone, something, somebody, someone, nothing, nobody, none, no one

• Relative pronouns

  that, which, who, whose, whom, where, when are words that begin a relative clause and add extra information to a sentence.

• Possessive pronouns 
  

  Possessive pronouns are used to show who owns, or can be linked to, an item.

  mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs