Pronouns

Front 1

Personal pronouns- subject

Back 1

Subject pronouns are used for the actor of the sentence

E.g. she was in a good mood

Hint 1

I you he she we you they

Front 2

Personal prinouns- object

Back 2

Object pronouns replace a noun that receives the action of the verb

E.g. give the book to him

Hint 2

Me you him her us you them

Front 3

Possessive pronouns

Back 3

Used when possession is shown

E.g. it is mine

Hint 3

Mine yours his hers ours yours theirs

Front 4

Reflexive pronouns

Back 4

Used when the subject and object are as one (or used for emphasis)

E.g he hurt himself

He himself knows it

Hint 4

Myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves yourselves themselves

Front 5

Demonstrative pronouns

Back 5

Used to point out relationships between the speaker and a person or thing - have a deictic function

E.g what are thoooosseee

Hint 5

This these that those

Front 6

Interrogative/Question pronouns

Back 6

Used to ask questions

E.g. to whom did you address your letter?

Hint 6

What which who whom whose

Front 7

Relative pronouns

Back 7

Follow directly the nouns they describe- they introduce relative clauses, though sometimes the pronoun itself is omitted.

E.g. the man who has white hair lives close by

Hint 7

That which who whom whose

Front 8

Indefinite pronouns - of

Back 8

Followed by a noun, an object pronoun or a relative pronoun

E.g. I want all of them

Hint 8

All of - both of - each of - either of - neither of - some of

Front 9

Indefinite pronouns- compound

Back 9

Mash things up

E.g. they don't want anything

Hint 9

Every- , some- , any- , no- + -thing, -one and -body