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Handout 2
Pronouns
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
They are substitutes for nouns.
1. Kinds of Pronouns
1. Personal Pronoun - refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken
about. They can be subjects or objects in the sentence.
Exercise A: Personal Pronouns. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct
Personal Pronoun or phrase in the parentheses. Underline your answers.
1. Mrs. Yap and (we, us) watched the free performance in the park.
2. (You and I, You and me) will surely enjoy the Florida trip.
3. The astronomer told (we, us) about the meteor shower.
4. At the construction site, the supervisor gave Greg and (they, them) hammers and nails.
5. Jonathan and (she, her) left the house early in the morning.
6. The guest speaker is (he, him).
2. Reflexive Pronouns - - refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the
sentence. It ends in "-self" or “-selves”.
Singular Plural
myself ourselves
yourself yourselves
Himself themselves
Herself
Itself
Exercise B: Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns. Choose the appropriate pronoun for each
sentence; then identify if it’s reflexive or intensive.
1. New volunteers were proud of (themselves, ourselves).
2. The students (themselves, theirselves) made all the decorations.
3. The coach (himself, hisself) presented the trophies.
4. I promised (me, myself) a reward for all my hard work.
5. Vanessa repaired the old grandfather clock (herself, himself).
Singular Plural
Exercise C: Indefinite Pronouns. Identify the indefinite pronoun, and choose the correct
verb to complete the sentence.
1. Some of the students (has, have) formed a Science club.
2. Everyone (make, makes) a mistake occasionally.
3. Someone left (his or her, their) umbrella in the hall.
4. Nobody (like, likes) ants in (his or her, their) picnic lunch.
5. Most of the voters (want, wants) more information.
Exercise F: Possessive Pronouns. Identify the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.
1. These are their tickets. Where are ours?
2. This is his equipment. Theirs is in the lab.
3. Their new house will be smaller than yours.
9. Relative Pronouns - -also used as subordinating conjunctions. A relative pronoun is used to head a relative clause (or an
adjective clause), which adds more information to a sentence.
2. properties of Pronouns
1. Number: Tells how many
Singular- one or units considered as one
I; me; he; him; she; her; it; anyone; this; that
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Plural- more than one
they; we; them; us; all; these; those
2. Gender
Masculine- he, him, his
Feminine- she, her, hers
Common- they, them, theirs
Neuter- it, its, that, this