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Pronoun Flip Book
Pronoun
Word
used in place of a noun or
other pronoun
Pronouns can be singular or
plural
Pronoun
Cases: each pronoun has 3
forms:
1. Subject
2. Object
3. Possessive
Pronoun
• Use the subject case when the
pronoun is the subject of the
sentence.
• Use the object case when the
pronoun is used as the direct
object, indirect object, or as the
object of a preposition.
• Use the object case after the
verb
Singular
Plural
Subject Object
I, you, he, me, you,
she, it
him, her,
it
Subject Object
we, you, us, you, them
they
 Subject
example: He gives them
pictures for their albums.
 Object
example: Later he showed me
some pictures.
 Object
of a preposition: I suggested
the idea to him.
 The object comes after the verb.
 Use a subject pronoun after a linking
verb.
Possessive Pronouns
Personal pronouns that show
ownership or relationship
Possessive Pronouns
Singular
Plural
my, mine
your, yours
her, hers, his, its
our, ours
your, yours
their, theirs
Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive
Pronouns that come before
nouns:
 my, your, her, his, our and their
 Possessive
Pronouns that can stand
alone in a sentence:
 mine, ours, yours, his, hers, and theirs
Reflexive Pronouns
 Directs
the action of the verb back
to the subject.
 Example: The boy convinced
himself that his actions were not
that bad.
Intensive Pronouns
 Stress
the noun or pronoun within
the sentence
 Are not necessary to the meaning
of the sentence

Example: I myself would not have gotten
into trouble.
Reflexive and Intensive
Pronouns
 Singular-
myself, yourself, herself,
himself, and itself
 Plural- ourselves, yourselves,
themselves

Theirselves- not a word
Pronoun Antecedent
Agreement
 Antecedent:
noun or pronoun that
a pronoun refers to or replaces
Singular pronouns
Refer
back to a singular
antecedent
Example: If an immigrant was
said to be unhealthy, he or she
might be sent back home.
Plural pronouns
 Refer
back to a plural antecedent
 Example: As the immigrants
passed the statue, they studied it
with awe.
Indefinite Pronoun
Does
not refer to a specific
person, place, thing or idea.
Can be singular or plural
Indefinite Pronouns
Singu- Another, each, everything, one, anybody,
either, neither, nobody, somebody, someone,
lar
anything, everyone, no one, something
Plural Both, few, many, several
Singu- All, any, most, none, some
lar or
Plural