| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Pronoun | A word that takes the place of a noun or other pronoun |
| Antecedent | The word a pronoun replaces |
| Personal pronoun | Has person, number, gender, and cas |
| Case | Shows the way the pronoun is used in a sentence |
| Person | First, second, third |
| Number | Tells if the pronoun is singular or plural |
| Gender | Tells if the pronoun is masculine, feminine, or neuter |
| Subjective case | The case for subjects and predicate nominative (I, we, you, she, he, it, they) |
| Objective case | The case for direct objects, indirect objects, and object of prepositions (me, us, him, her, it, them, you) |
| Possessive case | Shows possession (My, mine, our, ours, his, her/hers, their, theirs, your, yours) |
| Demonstrative pronouns | Point out things (this, that, this, these) |
| Interrogative pronouns | Ask questions (who, whom, whose, which, what) |
| Who | Subjective case use |
| Whom | Objective case use |
| Reflexive pronouns | adds -self to the pronoun. Used as a DO/IO/OP |
| Intensive pronouns | Add emphasis. Adds -self to the pronoun. APP. Can be removed from the sentence |
| Indefinite pronouns | Do not make specific references (ex. many, most, all, someone, nobody, etc) |
| Relative pronouns | Who, whom, whose, which, that--relate a dependent clause to the rest of the sentence. |
| Ambiguous reference | Have two nearby nouns that are both possible antecendents for the pronoun |
| Remote reference | The antecedent is too far from the pronoun |
Combine with other sets
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