Grammar Notes
Pronouns- A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Personal Pronouns-refer to people or animals
Subject/ nominative-used in the subject
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Object pronouns- used as a direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition
me, you,him, her, it, us, them
Possessive pronouns- a pronoun that shows ownership (do not add an apostrophe to a pronoun to make it possessive)
my, mine,your, yours,his, her,hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs, whose
Demonstrative- points out something
Ex.-those, these, this, that
Indefinite- stands for a noun that has not been definitely defined/ not specific
Examples- all, any, anyone, both, each, either, every, many, neither, nobody, no one,
others, several, some, someone
Reflexive- pronouns used to refer back to subject nouns and pronouns
Examples- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Reflexive- I ate the chocolate myself.
Intensive- reflexive pronouns that emphasize a nouns or another pronoun.
I, myself ate all the chocolate.
Pronouns- A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Personal Pronouns-refer to people or animals
Subject/ nominative-used in the subject
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Object pronouns- used as a direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition
me, you,him, her, it, us, them
Possessive pronouns- a pronoun that shows ownership (do not add an apostrophe to a pronoun to make it possessive)
my, mine,your, yours,his, her,hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs, whose
Demonstrative- points out something
Ex.-those, these, this, that
Indefinite- stands for a noun that has not been definitely defined/ not specific
Examples- all, any, anyone, both, each, either, every, many, neither, nobody, no one,
others, several, some, someone
Reflexive- pronouns used to refer back to subject nouns and pronouns
Examples- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Reflexive- I ate the chocolate myself.
Intensive- reflexive pronouns that emphasize a nouns or another pronoun.
I, myself ate all the chocolate.