Pronouns Menu Comments

Pronoun Disagreement

Pronoun Disagreement - Pronouns are used to replace nouns and should agree with all other words in the sentence both in number and in gender.

Singular Indefinite Antecedents 

Indefinite Antecedent - Use indefinite pronouns when referring to indefinite antecedent noun(s). The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

she or he - Use indefinite pronouns when referring to a singular indefinite antecedent nouns (e.g., she or he). The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

him or her - Use indefinite pronouns when referring to a singular indefinite antecedent nouns (e.g., him or her). The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

it (singular) - Use indefinite pronouns when referring to a singular indefinite antecedent nouns (e.g., it). The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Plural Indefinite Antecedents

Unclear Antecedent (plural) - Use indefinite pronouns when referring to plural indefinite antecedent nouns. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

they - Use indefinite pronouns when referring to plural indefinite antecedent nouns (e.g., they). The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

their - Use indefinite pronouns when referring to plural indefinite antecedent nouns (e.g., their or them). The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

it (plural) - Use indefinite pronouns when referring to plural indefinite antecedent nouns (e.g., it). The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Masculine and Feminine

Pronoun is Feminine (masculine) - The pronoun is feminine and refers to a masculine noun. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Pronoun is Feminine (indefinite) - The pronoun is feminine and refers to a indefinite noun. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Pronoun is Masculine (feminine) - The pronoun is feminine and refers to a masculine noun. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Pronoun is Masculine (indefinite) - The pronoun is masculine and refers to a indefinite noun. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Compound

Compound Plural  - This pronoun is singular and it refers to two (i.e., compound antecedent) plural nouns joined by an or an and. Use a plural pronoun when referring to a compound antecedent that contains two plural nouns joined by an or.

Compound Singular (or) - This pronoun is plural and it refers to two (i.e., compound antecedent) singular nouns joined by an or. Use a singular pronoun when referring to a compound antecedent that contains two singular nouns joined by an or.

Compound Singular (and) - This pronoun is singular and it refers to two (i.e., compound antecedent) singular nouns joined by an and. Use a plural pronoun when referring to a compound antecedent that contains two singular nouns joined by an and.

Subjective Pronouns

First Person (singular) - Use first person subjective (pronoun is the subject of the sentence) here (i.e., I).

Second Person (singular) - Use second person subjective (pronoun is the subject of the sentence) here (i.e., you).

Third Person (singular) - Use third person subjective (pronoun is the subject of the sentence) here (i.e., he, she, it, who, or whoever).

First Person (plural) - Use first person subjective (pronoun is the subject of the sentence) here (i.e., we).

Second Person (plural) - Use second person subjective (pronoun is the subject of the sentence) here (i.e., you).

Third Person (plural) - Use third person subjective (pronoun is the subject of the sentence) here (i.e., they).

Objective Pronouns

First Person (singular) - Use first person objective (pronoun is the object of the sentence) here (i.e., me).

Second Person (singular) - Use second person objective (pronoun is the object of the sentence) here (i.e., you).

Third Person (singular) - Use third person objective (pronoun is the object of the sentence) here (i.e., him, her, it, whom, or whomever).

First Person (plural) - Use first person objective (pronoun is the object of the sentence) here (i.e., us).

Second Person (plural) - Use second person objective (pronoun is the object of the sentence) here (i.e., you).

Third Person (plural) - Use third person objective (pronoun is the object of the sentence) here (i.e., them).

Possessive Adjective

First Person (singular) - Use a first person possessive pronoun as an adjective (describes the ownership of the object of the sentence) here (i.e., my).

Second Person (singular) - Use a second person possessive pronoun as an adjective (describes the ownership of the object of the sentence) here (i.e., your).

Third Person (singular) - Use a third person possessive pronoun as an adjective (describes the ownership of the object of the sentence) here (i.e., his, her, its, or whose).

First Person (plural) - Use a first person possessive pronoun as an adjective (describes the ownership of the object of the sentence) here (i.e., our).

Second Person (plural) - Use a second person possessive pronoun as an adjective (describes the ownership of the object of the sentence) here (i.e., your).

Third Person (plural) - Use a third person possessive pronoun as an adjective (describes the ownership of the object of the sentence) here (i.e., their).

Possessive Pronouns

First Person (singular) - Use a first person possessive pronoun (takes the place of the possessive adjective and noun) here (i.e., mine).

Second Person (singular) - Use a second person possessive pronoun (takes the place of the possessive adjective and noun) here (i.e., yours).

Third Person (singular) - Use a third person possessive pronoun (takes the place of the possessive adjective and noun) here (i.e., his, or hers).

First Person (plural) - Use a first person possessive pronoun (describes the ownership of the object of the sentence or prepositional phrase) here (i.e., ours).

Second Person (plural) - Use a second person possessive pronoun (takes the place of the possessive adjective and noun) here (i.e., yours).

Third Person (plural) - Use a third person possessive pronoun (takes the place of the possessive adjective and noun) here (i.e., theirs).

Reflexive Pronouns

First Person (singular) - Use reflexive pronouns when you want to emphasize that the subject of the sentence does an action to him- or herself. For first person singular use I-myself. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Second Person (singular) - Use reflexive pronouns when you want to emphasize that the subject of the sentence does an action to him- or herself. For second person singular use you-yourself. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Third Person Masculine (singular) - Use reflexive pronouns when you want to emphasize that the subject of the sentence does an action to him- or herself. For third person singular use he-himself. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Third Person Feminine (singular) - Use reflexive pronouns when you want to emphasize that the subject of the sentence does an action to him- or herself. For third person singular use she-herself. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Third Person Unidentified (singular) - Use reflexive pronouns when you want to emphasize that the subject of the sentence does an action to him- or herself. For third person singular use it-itself. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

First Person (plural) - Use reflexive pronouns when you want to emphasize that the subject of the sentence does an action to him- or herself. For third person singular use we-ourselves. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Second Person (plural) - Use reflexive pronouns when you want to emphasize that the subject of the sentence does an action to him- or herself. For second person plural use you-yourselves. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.

Third Person (plural) - Use reflexive pronouns when you want to emphasize that the subject of the sentence does an action to him- or herself. For third person plural use they-themselves. The noun and pronoun should be in agreement.