Mindanao State University

SIAWADATO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMER CLASS (Grade12)

Subject Teacher: Ms. Nisrihayah Sacar Abolkair

“PRONOUN”
Pronoun - are used to replace nouns in sentences. It is also important to learn possessive adjectives when
learning these forms.
Antecedent- It used to substitute or replace a noun.
1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS -are pronouns that refer to specific individuals and groups. It includes:
I/ME, SHE/HER, HE/HIM, THEY/THEM, WE/US, YOU
Examples:
 The new students will arrive today. They will need a seating assignment and a name tag.
 My family loves shawarmas. We make them every Friday for snack time.
 Man is what he believes.
 My wife bought some batteries, she used it for the remote control.
2. RELATIVE PRONOUNS-are another class of pronouns. They connect relative clauses to independent
clauses. Often, they introduce additional information about something mentioned in the sentence.
Relative pronouns include these words: WHAT, WHO (people, subject of a sentence), WHOM (object
of a verb or preposition), WHICH and THAT (animal or thing).
Examples:
 The lady who called earlier didn't leave a message.
 All the cats that got adopted today will be loved.
 My car, which is nearly twenty years old, still runs well.
 Who mailed this package?
 To whom was this package sent?
 Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
 An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.
 The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is
founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being.
 The man Dickens, whom the world at large thought it knew, stood for all the Victorian
virtues even as his novels exposed the greed and cruelty of the Victorian age.
3. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS - include that, this, these and those. THIS is used for singular
while THESE is used for multiple items that are nearby. THAT is used for singular while THOSE is
used for multiple items that are far away.
Examples:
 Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
 Those are not swans, they're geese.
 Some new flavors of soda came in last week. Why don't you try some of those?
 A house like that would be a nice place to live.
 If you think gardenias smell nice, try smelling these.
 What a fantastic idea! This is the best thing I've heard all day.
  Here is a letter with no return address. Who could have sent this?
Demonstrative pronouns can be used as demonstrative adjective if it modifies nouns.
 That is an antique clock. (Pronoun)
 That clock is an antique. (Adjective)
 These are retouched photographs. (Pronoun)
 These photographs are retouched. (Adjective)
 This is very useful book. (pronoun)
 This book is useful. (Adjective)
 Those were expensive. (Pronoun)
 Those bracelets were expensive. (Adjective)
4. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS - are used when you need to refer to a person or thing that doesn't need to
be specifically identified. Some common indefinite pronouns are:
SINGULAR: One, anyone, everyone, someone, anybody, nobody, everybody, somebody,
anybody, nothing, anything, something, everything, other, none, and no one, each, either, neither,
enough, less, little, much, one, others.
PLURAL: some, several, most, many, few, all, both, others
SINGULAR/PLURAL: all, most, some, any, none
Examples:
 Each of the boys comes early.
 All are invited.
 Several of the cars were very old.
 Everyone is present.
 No one wants to join the contest.
 Few are chosen.
 Both were concentrating.
 Someone was looking for you.
 One of the ladies is here.
 Either the mother or the father is going with us.
 Either the mother or the father is going with us.
 Either the teacher or the students are coming.
 Either the teachers or the student is coming.
SINGULAR/PLURAL
All of the contestants are here. (Singular). Any of the clothes are affordable. (Plural)
All of the food was eaten. (Plural). Any of the dress is comfortable. (Singular)
None of the plants have grown. (plural). Some of the fruits are rotten. (plural)
None of the mail has arrived. (Singular). Some of the milk spills on the floor. (Singular)
Most of the players were tall. (Plural)
Most of the food is delicious. (Singular)

5. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS - ends in self or selves such as Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves. Use a reflexive pronoun when both the subject and object
of a verb refer to the same person or thing.
Examples:
 If the world blew itself up, the last voice would an expert's saying it's impossible.
 I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
 Alison does not trust herself.
 You take care of yourselves.
 6. INTENSIVE PRONOUNS-look the same as reflexive pronouns, but their purpose is different.
Intensive pronouns add emphasis. Reflexive pronouns can be challenging because the emphasis isn't
always obvious.
 I told them I could do it myself.
 We asked ourselves, is this business worth saving?
A reflexive pronoun reflects back on the subject of the sentence while an intensive pronoun adds
emphasis or intensity to a noun when you remove a reflexive pronoun from a sentence, the sentence feels
incomplete. If you were to remove an intensive pronoun from a sentence, the meaning of the sentence would
not change.
Examples:
Reflexive: Drew decided to treat himself to a fancy dinner.
Intensive: Jonathan built the shed in the backyard all by himself.
Reflexive: The Robinsons were annoying neighbors; they kept inviting themselves over to our house!
Intensive: The Robinsons themselves showed up uninvited to our house last night.
7. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS- are pronouns that show possession. They include the following; My,
your, our, their, his, her, its, These can also be called possessive adjectives if they modify a noun in a
sentence.
 I crashed my bike into a telephone pole.
 Your house is always decorated so nicely.
This category also includes independent version of possessive pronouns. These include: mine, yours,
ours, his, hers, theirs, and its.
 She forgot her jacket so I gave her mine.
 I had no idea whose bid won the auction, then my cousins told me theirs did.
8. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS- are used in questions. The interrogative pronouns are who
(person) what (things, animals, events, information), which (choices), whose (possession), to whom
(object of the verb), where (place), and why (reason).
Examples;
 Who wants a bag of jelly beans?
 Which movie do you want to watch?
 Where do u live)
 Whose jacket is this?
 Why do u need money?
 What do you want?

SUMMARY
Subject Object Possessive Possessive Reflexive
Pronoun pronoun adjectives Pronoun Pronoun
1St person I Me My Mine Myself
St
1 person We Us Our Ours Ourselves
(plural)
2nd person You You Your Yours Yourselves
2nd person You You Your Yours Yourselves
(plural)
3rd person He Him His His Himself
(male)
3rd person She Her Her Hers Herself
 (female)
3rd thing It It Its Itself
3rd person They Them Their Theirs Themselves
(plural)
Example sentences
Subject pronoun Object pronoun Possessive Adjective Possessive pronoun
I work in Japan. She gave me the book. That is my house. That car is mine.
You like listening to Peter bought you a Your subject is English. That book is yours.
music. present.
He lives in Seattle. She told him the secret. His wife is from Italy. That dog over their is his.
She went on a vacation I asked her to come with Her name is Niysh. That house is hers.
last week. me.
It seems hot today. Jack give it to Alice. It's color is pink.
We enjoy playing golf. The teacher taught us Our car is too old to ride. That poster on the wall is
English language. ours.
You can come to the I gave the books to you I have your tests corrected The responsibility is all
party. last week. today. yours.
They are students of his The state provided them It is difficult to understand
school. with insurance. their emotions.