Pronoun Types
Which Kind?
Antecedents
Pronoun and Kind
100
These pronouns introduce a question.
What is interrogative?
100
Nobody likes the new dress.
What is indefinite?
100

What are antecedents?

What are nouns that the pronouns replace?

100
That is an ugly Christmas sweater!
What is that and demonstrative?
200
These pronouns replace nouns in a non-specific way.
What is indefinite?
200

What is the dog doing here?

What is interrogative?

200
The girl caught the ball and threw it home.
What is ball?
200
The girl who is standing in the back of the room is very lonely.
What is who and relative?
300

These pronouns end in the suffix self or selves and are necessary to the sentence's meaning.

What is reflexive?

300
That is not an example of good behavior!
What is demonstrative?
300
The dolphins were playing by the boat; they were a sight to see.
What is dolphins?
300
Few of the children know the secret to pronouns.
What is few and indefinite?
400
These pronouns point out specific nouns.
What is demonstrative?
400
Bob considers himself the best player on the team.
What is reflexive?
400
Most of the children are here today.
What is children?
400
The child herself paid for the toy.
What is herself and intensive?
500
These pronouns start a dependent clause.
What is relative?
500
The response that was made is the truth.
What is relative?
500
The baby walked all by himself.
What is baby?
500

The artist painted the house by himself.

What is himself and intensive?