Other Types of Pronoun
As well as personal pronouns, there are many other types, which we
summarize here.
Members of
Pronoun Type the Example
Subclass
mine, yours,
Possessive his, hers, ours, The white car is mine
theirs
myself,
yourself,
himself,
herself, itself, He injured himself playing
Reflexive oneself, football
ourselves,
yourselves,
themselves
each other, one They really hate each
Reciprocal another other
Relative that, which,
who, whose, The book that you gave
whom, where, me was really boring
when
this, that,
Demonstrative these, those This is a new car
who, what,
why, where,
Interrogative when,
What did he say to you?
whatever
Indefinite anything,
anybody,
anyone,
something,
There's something in my
somebody,
shoe
someone,
nothing,
nobody, none,
no one
Choose the best answer to complete the
sentences below!
1. The jaw structure of a snake permits it to eat
and digest animals much larger than ………
a. it c. itself
b. its d. it has
2. There are ten children playing in the yard
near my house, but your child is not……….
a. among them c. among their
b. among us d. among theirs
3. The human body relies on certain nutrients
for ……. survival.
a. it c. his
b. its d. hers
4. Seals can keep ……….. because they have a
thick layer of blubber under their fur.
a. their warm c. warm themselves
b. they warm d. them warm
5. My name is Samuel. ...... am a German.
a. I c. My
b. Me d. Mine
6. My grandparents live in Berlin. We visit ......
often.
a. they c. them
b. their d. theirs
7. Let ...... help you carry these bags.
a. me c. I am
b. I d. my
8. James should stay back after school. .... has
football practice.
a. he c. they
b. him d. their
9. That car is ...... It is not .....
a, my, your c. my, yours
b. mine, yours d. mine, your
10. This is....bedroom. That is ....
a. my, her c. my, hers
b. mine, hers d. mine, her
Choose the errors and correct them!
1. Mine birthday is on May 18th and his is on
June 21st.
2. This is some of the nicest weather our’ve had
lately.
3. Would you like something to drink with you
friends?
4. After she had bought himself a new
automobile, she sold her bicycle.
5. If it is kept dry, a seed can still sprout up to
forty years after their formation.
6. Peter and me play tennis every morning with
our friends in the yard.
7. I searched all over, but mine couldn’t find my
notes anywhere.
8. She bought two bags of sweets and gave it to
the children.
9. The cause of pollution is man himself and
their inventions.
10. The man who lives across the road from us
is very proud of their daughters.
11. Ambition is one of the most dangerous
things in life. They can even force a man to
become evil.
12. The results of my oral exam are out today. I
hope they don't put it up on the notice board.
13. Rose was an excellent student but she
always suffered terrible nerves before doing his
exams.
14. I could see three cows sitting in a nearby
field having its afternoon rest.
15. My friends and I went for a holiday in
Hawaii and really enjoyed ourselves.
