Pronouns Flashcards
(36 cards)
personal pronoun
Replaces the subject that performs the action
Give me example of a personal pronoun
I, He, she, they, you
Use a personal pronoun in a sentence
HE loves to read
objective pronoun
Replaces the object that receives the action
Give me an example of an objective pronouns
Me, him, her, we, them, you
Sentence of objective pronoun
Jane told ME about it.
Possessive Pronouns
Expresses possession or ownership
Example of possessive pronoun
Mine, yours, ours, theirs
Possessive pronoun sentence
That house is MINE
Relative pronouns
connects dependent clauses to independent
Example of relative pronouns
Who, whom, which, what, that
Relative pronoun sentence
There’s the woman WHO I met on the bus.
Distributive Pronoun
Refers to places, people, or things within larger groups
Example of distributive pronouns
Either, neither, each, any, none
Distributive pronoun sentence
My friends said they would come, but NONE did
Indefinite Pronouns
Refers to an unspecified person or thing
Example of Indefinite pronouns
somebody, anyone, anywhere, nothing, both, few
Indefinite pronoun sentence
Can SOMEBODY drive me home?
Interrogative Pronouns
Ask questions about unknown people or things
Example of interrogative pronouns
Who, whom, what, which, whose
Interrogative sentence
WHO called my name?
Reflexive Pronouns
Used when the subject and object of the same sentence are the same
Reflexive pronouns example
Myself, herself, themselves
Reflexive pronoun sentence
She can’t motivate HERSELF to study.