Pronouns
Independent/ Compound
Examples
Appositive, Who, Whom
Courtesy, Reflexive, Intensive
100
Use for subjects and predicate nouns
Subjective case pronouns
100
THEIRS is not the oldest, though; Akkadian writing predated Egyptian writing by several centuries.
Independent Possessive
100
THEY developed in somewhat different ways.
Subjective
100
Does not affect the case of the pronoun it renames
Appositive
100
Always mention yourself last.
Courtesy order
200
Use to show ownership
Possessive case pronouns
200
Compound Construction
Follow the same rules for pronoun case as do simple constructions
200
Cuneiform is an ancient west Asian writing system; travelers discovered IT in the seventeenth century.
Objective
200
Who
a subjective case pronoun, used for subjects and predicate nouns
200
Refers to the same person or thing as the subject of the clause
Reflexive Pronoun
300
Use for objects, indirect objects, and objects of the preposition
Objective case pronouns
300
The Egyptians developed their own writing system, hieroglyphics.
Possessive
300
Whom
an objective case pronoun, used for objects, indirect objects, objects of the preposition
300
Used as an appositive to emphasize a noun or another pronoun already in the sentence.
Intensive Pronoun
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