Pronouns

Pronouns are small words that take the place of a noun. We can use a pronoun instead of a noun. Pronouns are words like: he, you, ours, themselves, some, each... If we didn't have pronouns, we would have to repeat a lot of nouns. We would have to say things like:

• Do you like the president? I don't like the president. The president is too pompous.

With pronouns, we can say:

• Do you like the president? I don't like him. He is too pompous.

• Kinds of Pronouns:

Personal Pronouns		Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns		Reflexive Pronouns
subject form	object form	possessive adjective	possessive pronoun
I	me	my	mine	myself
you	you	your	yours	yourself
he	him	his	his	himself
she	her	her	hers	herself
it	it	its	its	itself
we	us	our	ours	ourselves
you	you	your	yours	yourselves
they	them	their	theirs	themselves

for example:

1. Juanita, Carlos, and I have deceived ourselves into believing in my uncle. <Personal Pronouns>

2. I already told the detective what I know about it. <introgative pronouns>

3. I will never forget this. (referring to a recent experience) <Demonstrative Pronouns>

4. The coach will select whomever he pleases. <Relative Pronouns>

5. Juanita, Carlos, and I have deceived ourselves into believing in my uncle. <Reflexife Pronouns>