Terms
What takes the place of a noun?
A pronoun
Refers to the speaker
Personal pronoun
Everybody (is, are) going to the class party on Friday.
Is
No one knew that it was (we, us) girls.
We
our project is better than theirs.
Our and theirs
The word for which a pronoun stands
Antecedent
Pronouns combined with -self or -selves
Compound pronouns
No one in the room (was, were) aware of the storm raging outside.
Was
The game continued without Edward and (he, him)
Him
Alexandria, are these shells yours, or did you borrow them from your brother?
Yours and your
Pronoun that follows a linking verb
Nominative case pronoun
Used to ask a question
Interrogative pronouns
Some of the lakes (freezes, freeze) in the winter.
Freeze
Do you have any projects for Connor and (I, me)
Me
Are these shoes mine or yours, Isabella?
These, mine, yours
Pronoun that follows an action verb
Objective pronoun
used to introduce dependent clauses
Relative pronouns
Many of the letters (was, were) destroyed in the fire.
Were
Mr. Baker thought it was (she, her) that had gone to the office.
She
The children of Israel lifted their voices to praise God for delivering them.
Their, them
Pronoun that shows ownership or relationship
Possessive pronoun
Points out the person or thing referred to
Demonstrative pronouns
Both of the carvings (look, looks) handmade.
Look
Yesterday, Shelby and (they, them) returned from a three-week vacation.
They
God will never leave His children.
His