Pronoun Worksheets

We never really think about it, but pronouns save us a great deal of time. They help make language more precise. They stop us from re-using the same old nouns. These are arranged in order of high frequency usage order. These worksheets help students understand the proper use and placement of pronouns in sentences.


These parts of speech really help us avoid repetition in language. When you first hear that, you might think to yourself that pronouns are pointless. Try writing a complete paragraph, better yet a story, without using a single pronoun and you will quickly she that it is hard to read and almost robotic, at times. There are many different types of words that serve this role. They can be used to show possession, ask a question, or even link phrases together. These worksheets will help students master the proper usage and placement of these wonderful parts of speech.


Capitalizing First Words and the Pronoun "I" - There are many different things that will be capitalized in your work, but these are the foundation of all the sentences that your will write.

I vs. Me - (I) can serve three different parts of speech based on the context. (me) serves the role of being an object pronoun.

Indefinite Forms - These do not refer to anything specific. They are like the free for all words.

Interrogative Forms - We use this to form questions and indicate they are often known as wh-words.

Personal, Possessive, and Indefinite Forms - This is a nice review of all the different forms that we need to explore.

Possessive Forms - We display ownership or sense of dominating control over with these words.

Relative Pronouns and Adverb - These help us form a relationship and over all ecosystem for our paragraph.

Reflexive Forms - These are characterized by words that end in -self or -selves.

Reflexive and Intensive Forms - These are instances where the subject and object are one in the same. Intensive forms are used to focus on the subject.

Plural Forms - These are the words that used to identify groups and collections.

Pronoun Shifts (Writing) - This is how to avoid this when composing sentences and paragraphs.

Reading With Shifts - We show you how to spot this over the course of the work.

Singular Forms - When we are focused on a single individual.

Subject Pronouns - These take the place of a noun that is the focus of the sentence.

Subject-Verb and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement - We show you a technique to help you master this in your own writing.

Understanding Their Proper Use - When to use them and when to use the specific name we are talking about.

Using With Object - We show you the proper way to use them with objects in your sentences.

Working With Vague Pronouns - This is a proofreading skill. We show you how to identify them and make corrections.

What is the Purpose for Pronouns?


Pronouns are words that are used as a replacement for nouns. There are many different types of them. According to the type of noun, pronouns are categorized differently. The first and the most common type of them is the personal form. A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing. For example, you, I, she, etc.


The next type is the demonstrative model. Demonstrative pronouns, as the name indicates, are used to put immense focus on a certain thing. For example, this, that, those, etc and then come interrogative pronouns. Interrogatives are used to interrogate. They are used in more harsh forms of questions, as if you were demanding an answer. For example, which, what, whom, etc.


Relative pronouns are used to relate one clause to the next one. Examples of relative types are whomever, whichever, that, whoever, etc. Another type of this part of speech is the indefinite pronoun. An indefinites are used to indicate something that is not specified. It is identifiable, but does not have a specification. For example, anybody, everybody, nobody, someone, somebody, etc. Then comes reflexive form are used to refer back to the subject. For example, themselves, yourself, herself, etc. The last type is called the intensive pronoun. An intensives are similar to the reflexive type, but they are used to emphasize more. For example, myself, yourself, etc.


Except for the above-mentioned purposes of different types of pronouns, here are some simple things you need to consider an advantage to you and your work when using them in your writing.


Avoid Repetition


Constant repetition of the name of the noun makes it very dull to read. The entire text loses its charm. That is why pronouns are used to avoid repetition. They jazz it up a bit.


Easier to Understand


Another reason why pronouns are used is to make the text easier to understand. You cannot list all the nouns in a single sentence. It can get confusing for the readers. To avoid that, this part of speech is used to make things simpler.


Types of Pronouns


Pronouns are an important part of speech and are widely used in written and spoken content either formal or informal. Pronouns can take place of a noun and can perform all the functions of nouns. In a sentence, these parts of speech can be used as a subject, object or preposition. Pronouns help us to achieve clarity, avoid repetition, and to simplify the sentences.


Personal Forms


Personal pronouns can take place of a proper noun such as a human, animal, thing, etc. Some commonly used personal terms are "I, he, she, it, them, we, they, me, etc." For example, in the sentence "James is a student, he studies in high school" personal pronoun 'he' is used to represent James.


Interrogatives


As interrogative means to ask or to question, interrogative forms are used to represent the thing about which a question is being asked. Some important interrogatives are which, why, whom, what, whoever, etc. "who stood first in class?" is a sentence using an interrogative form.


Indefinites


Pronouns that are used for non-specific things are called Indefinite. They can represent both countable and uncountable nouns. Some commonly used indefinites are somebody, anybody, someone, everyone, etc. For example, "Anyone can take part in the competition".


Demonstratives


Demonstrative pronouns are used to indicate the noun being referred and to differentiate the referred noun from other nouns. Some important Demonstratives are this, that, these, etc. Here is an example of sentence using demonstrative: "this is my book".


Possessives


Pronouns that show possession or ownership of something to someone are known as possessives. His, hers, yours, ours, there are some commonly used possessive pronouns.


Reflexives


Reflexive pronouns are used for Emphasizing and are also known as emphatic forms. Some commonly used reflexives are me, yourself, herself, itself, ourselves, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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