ENG 10 | Lesson 8: Pronouns

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and definitions related to pronouns from Lesson 8.

Pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun.

Personal Pronouns

Pronouns that can be subjects or objects of a verb, including I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

Possessive Pronouns

Pronouns that indicate ownership, such as mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs.

Reflexive Pronouns

Pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence, including myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

Demonstrative Pronouns

Pronouns used to point out specific things, including this, that, these, and those.

Indefinite Pronouns

Pronouns that do not refer to a specific noun, often indicating quantity, such as all, some, many, and few.

Reciprocal Pronouns

Pronouns that express a mutual relationship, such as each other and one another.

Interrogative Pronouns

Pronouns used to ask questions, including who, whose, what, which, and whom.

Relative Pronouns

Pronouns that connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun, often introducing subordinate clauses, such as who, whom, whose, which, and that.

Intensive Pronouns

Pronouns used to emphasize a preceding noun or another pronoun, such as 'I did it myself'; they share the same forms as reflexive pronouns.

Subjective Pronouns

Pronouns that act as the subject of a sentence or clause, performing the action of the verb, including I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

Objective Pronouns

Pronouns that act as the object of a verb or preposition, receiving the action, including me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.

Distributive Pronouns

Pronouns that refer to members of a group individually rather than collectively, such as each, either, and neither.

Pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun.

Personal Pronouns

Pronouns that can be subjects or objects of a verb, including I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

Possessive Pronouns

Pronouns that indicate ownership, such as mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs.

Reflexive Pronouns

Pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence, including myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

Demonstrative Pronouns

Pronouns used to point out specific things, including this, that, these, and those.

Indefinite Pronouns

Pronouns that do not refer to a specific noun, often indicating quantity, such as all, some, many, and few.

Reciprocal Pronouns

Pronouns that express a mutual relationship, such as each other and one another.

Interrogative Pronouns

Pronouns used to ask questions, including who, whose, what, which, and whom.

Relative Pronouns

Pronouns that connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun, often introducing subordinate clauses, such as who, whom, whose, which, and that.

Intensive Pronouns

Pronouns used to emphasize a preceding noun or another pronoun, such as 'I did it myself'; they share the same forms as reflexive pronouns.

Subjective Pronouns

Pronouns that act as the subject of a sentence or clause, performing the action of the verb, including I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

Objective Pronouns

Pronouns that act as the object of a verb or preposition, receiving the action, including me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.

Distributive Pronouns

Pronouns that refer to members of a group individually rather than collectively, such as each, either, and neither.

Antecedent

The noun or noun phrase to which a pronoun refers or which it replaces.

Possessive Adjectives

Determiners used to show ownership that occur before a noun, such as my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns that always take a singular verb, such as anyone, everything, someone, and each.

Plural Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns that always take a plural verb, such as both, many, others, and several.

Pronoun Case

The grammatical category that determines the form of a pronoun based on its role in a sentence, typically categorized into subjective, objective, or possessive.

Relative Pronouns

Pronouns that connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun, often introducing subordinate clauses, such as who, whom, whose, which, and that.

Subject Pronouns

Personal pronouns that function as the subject of a sentence, including I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

Object Pronouns

Personal pronouns that function as the object of a verb or preposition, including me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.

Intensive Pronouns

Pronouns used to add emphasis to a preceding noun or pronoun, identical in form to reflexive pronouns (e.g., "The queen herself spoke").

Antecedent

The specific noun or noun phrase that a pronoun replaces or refers back to in a sentence.