Pronoun Rules - Johnson County Community College
Pronoun Rules - Johnson County Community College
Pronoun Rules - Johnson County Community College
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Types of <strong>Pronoun</strong>sSubjective <strong>Pronoun</strong>s(occurs before the main verb)Iyouhe/she/itwewhotheyMain VerbsawObjective <strong>Pronoun</strong>s(occurs after the main verb)meyouhim, her, ituswhomthemExamples: You saw us. We saw you. They saw her. He saw it. I saw him. She saw them. Who saw us?Possessive <strong>Pronoun</strong>s (indicates ownership)my, mineour, oursyour, yourshisher, hersitstheir, theirswhosetakesmy, mineour, oursyour, yourshisher, hersitstheir, theirswhoseExamples: Mine takes yours. Ours takes hers. Yours takes his. Theirs takes ours. Whose takes mine?These are the basic pronoun rules; for more complex rules, please see Writing Center staff or severalhandbooks available in the JCCC Writing Center.For exercises to practice your pronoun skills, please see Writing Center staff.<strong>Johnson</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> Writing Center – pronouns handout 2.27.13 bkr
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