PERSONAL

POSSESSIVE
INTERROGATIVE
REFLEXIVE
RELATIVE
DEMONSTRATIVE
INDEFINITE
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Personal pronouns are used as either the subject or the object of a
verb.
SUBJECT OBJECT
I me
he him
she her
you you
we us
they them
it it
Now study the following
examples:
I met her yesterday.
He visited me last year.
She called us an hour ago.
You like him.
We saw you last night.
She spoke to me.
I wrote to them.
They talked to us.
We bought from them.
NOTE

1. If the personal pronoun is a
subject, it is used before a verb.

2. If the personal pronoun is the
object, it is used after a verb or
preposition.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.
Possessive Pronouns Possessive Adjectives
mine my
his his
hers hers
ours our
yours your
theirs their
Now compare the following examples:
Possessive Pronouns Possessive Adjectives

This car is mine. This is my car.
This book is his. This is his book.
That house is ours. That is our house.
These shirts are yours. These are your shirts.

NOTE
1. We do not use a noun after a possessive
pronoun.
2. Possessive pronouns are used at the end
of sentences.
3.We do not use an apostrophe with any of
the possessive pronouns.
4. Possessive adjectives are always followed
by nouns.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
Interrogative pronouns are used to introduce
questions.
WHO WHAT WHOM WHOSE
WHICH
1. Who invited you yesterday?
2. What is the problem?
3. Whom did you meet at the function?
4. Whose are these books?
5. Which is your house?
1. All interrogative pronouns are followed
immediately by verbs.
2. There should be noun immediately by
verbs.

Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are used to make the action of a verb
refer back to the subject (I.e the doer). They normally
come after the action or activity.
SINGULAR PLURAL
I - myself We - ourselves
He - himself You - yourselves
She - herself They - themselves
One - oneself
You - yourself
It - itself
EXAMPLES:
(Singular)
1. I hurt myself while gardening.
2. He made himself a new table.
3. She enjoyed herself at the party.
4. One should learn to take care of oneself.
5. You should blame yourself for the accident.
6. The cat cleaned itself.
(Plural)
1. We know how to behave ourselves.
2. You are all big enough to take care of yourselves.
3. They felt ashamed of themselves when the teacher
scolded them.
NOTE

1. The Reflexive pronoun is found after a verb or preposition.

2. The singular pronouns end in -self; the plural pronouns end
in -selves.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
The words whom, whom, whose, which and that are
called relative pronouns.
NOTE

1. You use relative pronouns to say
something that describes the person
or thing you are talking about, or
shows which one you mean.
EXAMPLES:
1. A lot of people who eat junk food get too fat.
2. Where is the waiter who served us?
3. They have found the man whom they want to interview.
4. I have a friend whose mother drives a taxi.
5. Here is the shop which (or that) sells computer
equipment.
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
The words this, these, that and those are called
demonstrative pronouns. They are showing words.
EXAMPLE:
1. This is my house.
2. These are sheep.
3. No, thats is not mine.
4. Those are horses.
Indefinite Pronouns
The words anyone, someone, everyone and no-one
are called indefinite pronouns. You use indefinite
pronouns when you are not referring to any
particular person.
Anybody, somebody, everybody and nobody.

EXAMPLES:
Is anyone at home?
Has anyone seen my cat?
I cant see anybody on the beach.
Someone is at the door.
There is somebody in the distance.
Everyone has got the right answer.
Are there enough enough seats for everybody?
Nobody knows the answer, do they?
The words anything, something, everything and
nothing are indefinite pronouns too.
Everything is ready for the meal.

Children get bored when they have nothing to do.

I can feel something crawling up my back.
None is an indefinite pronoun too. It means not any.
It is the negative form of some. You can use none to
refer to uncountable nouns or plural nouns.
1.None of those answers are correct.

2.We all play a musical instrument, but none of use play the
piano.

3. Sue has some big posters but Kim has none.
One is often used as a pronoun as well as a number. You
use it to refer to singular countable nouns.
1. Our computer is worn out so we are buying another one.

2. Hand your exam papers to one of the staff.

3. Which one is your sister? The one carrying a backpack.