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Pronoun: he day	Pronoun: empty we	Pronoun: who very
Pronoun: sure some	Personal pronoun: they none	Demonstrative pronoun: them these
Relative pronoun: which no one	Select the correct version Dan Penn, who leads the gang, denied the charges. Dan Penn who leads the gang denied the charges.
Objective case: he him	Select the correct version After they had run out, they started to use ours. After they had run out, they started to use our's.


	Pronouns replace nouns. A large number of words can be classified as pronouns, and there are several different kinds. (The following are all examples of pronouns: I, he, she, we, they, some, which, any, who, my, ours.)

	he The word "he" is a pronoun. In the example below, it replaces the noun "Adam". Example: Adam is only 4, but he is highly intelligent. day "Day" is a noun.


	Pronouns replace nouns. A large number of words can be classified as pronouns, and there are several different kinds. (The following are all examples of pronouns: I, he, she, we, they, some, which, any, who, my, ours.)

	we The word "we" is a pronoun. In the example below, it replaces the noun "committee". Example: As the spokesman for the committee, I can inform you that we have decided to vote against the proposal. empty "Empty" is a verb. Example: Empty the bin. "Empty" is also an adjective. Example: Bring the empty bin inside.


	The word "who" is classified as a pronoun as it replaces a noun representing a person.

	who "who" - always used to replace a noun representing a person very "Very" is an adverb.


	*The word "some" is classified as a pronoun as it replaces unspecific item(s). For this reason, it is known as an "indefinite pronoun".*

	some "some" - used to replace unspecific items Example: That cake looks nice. Can I have some? (i.e. any piece) sure "Sure" is an adjective.


	The following are all personal pronouns: I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it, we, us, they, them, who and whom.

	they none "None" is a pronoun too. It is classified as an "indefinite pronoun".


	*Pronouns used to point out, indicate* or demonstrate are knows as "demonstrative pronouns" (e.g. "This", "that", "these", "those").**

	these Example: These pencils are blunt. ("These" is a demonstrative pronoun. It is used to indicate specific pencils.) them This is a personal pronoun (see question 5).


	Relative pronouns are used to add more information to a sentence. "Which", "that", "who" and "where" are all relative pronouns.

	which Example: I bought this table, which only cost £2 in 1970, at a village fete. (The clause beginning with the relative pronoun "which" adds information about the table. This clause is "related" to the table - hence "relative" pronoun.) no one "No one" is a pronoun too. It is classified as an "indefinite pronoun".


	When the information provided by a relative pronoun is additional information, it is offset with commas. When it is required for identification purposes, there are no commas.

	Dan Penn, who leads the gang, denied the charges. "who leads the gang" is additional information - commas required Dan Penn who leads the gang denied the charges. Commas are required in the example above. However, there should be no commas in the following sentence: "The man who leads the gang denied the charges." This is because "who leads the gang" is required to identify "the man".


	Most personal pronouns have two forms (e.g. "we" and "us"; "they" and "them"; "I" and "me"; "who" and "whom"). The first form is called the subjective form. This is used when the pronoun is performing the verb (e.g. We cut the grass). The second is called the objective form (used in all other circumstances). (e.g. The grass cut us.)

	him "him" - objective form. (e.g. Did the cat see him?) he "he" - subjective form (e.g. He saw the cat).


	*The words "yours", "hers", "ours" and "theirs" are classified as pronouns. (They are called "absolute possessives".) No absolute possessives have apostrophes.*

	After they had run out, they started to use ours. There are no apostrophes in absolute possessives. After they had run out, they started to use our's.