Pronoun Descriptions
subjective pronoun
She gave ME some ice cream.
objective (IO)
The subjective form of "me" is...
I
The little kids grabbed (his/her, their) lunchboxes and headed to the picnic tables.
their
Use WHO as an interrogative pronoun.
Ex. WHO is coming to dinner tonight?
functions as a DO, IO, or OP
objective pronoun
THEY went to the store.
subjective
The objective form of "he" is...
him
Bob and Joe saw (his, their) friends at the movies.
their
Use THAT as a demonstrative ADJECTIVE.
shows ownership
possessive pronoun
WHOSE shoes are on the floor?
interrogative (also possessive)
The possessive form of "it" is...
its (no apostrophe!)
his/her
Use WHICH as a relative pronoun.
Ex. This college class, WHICH starts at 8:00, ends at 9:15.
introduces a question
interrogative pronoun
My car, WHICH is in the shop, will be ready by Friday.
relative
The objective form of "who" is...
whom
Each of the kittens played with (his/her, their) own ball of yarn.
Use MANY as an indefinite adjective.
Ex. MANY students enjoy diagramming! (It's true!)
this, that, these, those
demonstrative pronoun/adjective
MANY were affected by the flight delays.
indefinite
It was ___ (us, we) who cleaned up the garage.
we (PN!)
Anybody going on the DC trip (need, needs) to start packing!
needs
Use WHOM as an interrogative pronoun.
Ex. WHOM did you see at the game?