CHAPTER 3 Verbs, Prepositions, and Pronouns^61
More About Pronouns
There are a number of different types of pronouns that you should know about. The
chart in Chapter 2 must be expanded to include all of the pronouns. This chapter
discusses six types of pronouns. Review the following new pronoun list before you
continue:
Personal (subject): I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who
Personal (object): me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom
Mirror: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Relative: which, that, who, whom, what, whatever, whomever
Pointing: this, these
Indefi nite: all, any, anybody, anything, both, each, either, enough, everybody, few,
less, many, more, much, neither, none, nothing, one, plenty, several, some,
someone
Ownership: my, mine, your, yours, his, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs
Personal Pronouns
Earlier in the chapter, you learned to choose the correct pronoun according to its
function. Personal pronouns are used as both subjects and objects. Look at the fol-
lowing incorrect example:
Incorrect: Me walks a mile every morning.Me cannot be used as the subject; it is an object pronoun. I is the subject pronoun.
Correct: I walk a mile every morning.Take a look at a correct use of me:
You should give your phone number to me for emergencies.In this sentence, the pronoun me is the object of the preposition to.
At times you may have trouble deciding whether to use a subject or object pro-
noun. Here’s a trick you should know when you have a choice between two pro-