English Unite - Grammar Worksheet - Pronoun - Free Printable

Let's solve this pronoun sorting task step by step.

We are given a list of pronouns and asked to sort them into six categories:

1. Personal
2. Possessive
3. Reflective (Reflexive)
4. Indefinite
5. Demonstrative
6. Relative

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Step 1: Understand Each Type

- Personal Pronouns: Replace nouns that refer to people or things, used as subject or object.
- Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them
- Possessive Pronouns: Show ownership.
- Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
- Reflexive Pronouns: Used when the subject and object are the same person.
- Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
- Indefinite Pronouns: Refer to non-specific people or things.
- Examples: anyone, everybody, something, nothing, etc.
- Demonstrative Pronouns: Point to specific things.
- Examples: this, that, these, those
- Relative Pronouns: Introduce relative clauses (who, whom, whose, which, that)
- Examples: who, whom, whose, which, that

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Step 2: Go Through the List

Given pronouns:
```
whoever itself your everyone she hers
whose this both I himself those him
ourselves these whom me theirs which
anybody herself you everything mine
myself who ours anything that
```

Now categorize each one.

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✔ Categorized List

#### Personal Pronouns
These are pronouns used as subjects or objects in sentences.

- I
- she
- he (implied in "him") → him is object form
- you
- me
- him
- we (implied in "ourselves") → but "we" not listed; however, "I", "you", "me", "him", "she" are personal
- Note: "both" can be a pronoun, but often refers to two people/things — technically an indefinite pronoun, but sometimes grouped with personal. However, here it's better placed under indefinite.

So personal pronouns from the list:
- I
- she
- you
- me
- him
- her? Not listed, but him is object form → yes
- Also we? No. But ourselves implies "we" — so only direct ones: I, she, you, me, him

Wait: “he” isn’t directly listed, but “him” is the object form. So:
- I (subject)
- you (subject/object)
- she (subject)
- me (object)
- him (object)

Also: both – is it personal? Not really. It’s indefinite.

So final Personal:
- I
- she
- you
- me
- him

✔ Personal: I, she, you, me, him

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#### Possessive Pronouns

Show ownership. These are not followed by a noun.

- your (possessive adjective, but often grouped with possessive pronouns in such exercises)
- hers
- theirs
- mine
- ours
- yours? Not listed → no
- his? Not listed
- its? Not listed

But note: your is usually a possessive adjective, but sometimes considered possessive pronoun in broader contexts.

In many grammar systems:
- your, his, her, its, their, our, my = possessive adjectives
- mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs = possessive pronouns

So from the list:
- hers
- theirs
- mine
- ours
- your → ambiguous, but since yours is missing, and your is used before nouns, it’s likely intended as possessive adjective → but in this exercise, it might be grouped with possessive.

But let's check: the word "your" is typically not a pronoun alone — it needs a noun. So it's not a possessive pronoun.

So true possessive pronouns (standalone):
- hers
- theirs
- mine
- ours

✔ Possessive: hers, theirs, mine, ours

> Note: "your" is not a pronoun — it's a possessive adjective. So excluded.

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#### Reflexive Pronouns

End in "-self" or "-selves" and refer back to the subject.

- itself
- himself
- herself
- ourselves
- myself

✔ Reflexive: itself, himself, herself, ourselves, myself

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#### Indefinite Pronouns

Refer to unspecified people or things.

- everyone
- everything
- anybody
- anything
- both
- everything
- everything appears twice?

List: everyone, everything, anybody, anything, both

Also: somebody, something, etc., but not listed.

So:
- everyone
- everything
- anybody
- anything
- both

✔ Indefinite: everyone, everything, anybody, anything, both

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#### Demonstrative Pronouns

Point to specific things: this, that, these, those

From list:
- this
- that
- these
- those

✔ Demonstrative: this, that, these, those

> Note: The note says "That can be used as demonstrative or relative" — so it's acceptable in both, but here we place it in demonstrative.

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#### Relative Pronouns

Introduce relative clauses: who, whom, whose, which, that, whoever, whomever, etc.

From list:
- who
- whom
- whose
- which
- whoever
- that

Note: that can be both demonstrative and relative — but here, since it's listed, we can include it in relative.

✔ Relative: who, whom, whose, which, whoever, that

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Final Answer:

Now fill in the boxes.

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✔ Sorted Pronouns

#### Personal
- I
- she
- you
- me
- him

#### Possessive
- hers
- theirs
- mine
- ours

#### Reflexive
- itself
- himself
- herself
- ourselves
- myself

#### Indefinite
- everyone
- everything
- anybody
- anything
- both

#### Demonstrative
- this
- that
- these
- those

#### Relative
- who
- whom
- whose
- which
- whoever
- that

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🔍 Notes:

- "your" is a possessive adjective, not a pronoun — so it's not included in any box.
- "both" is an indefinite pronoun (refers to two unspecified things).
- "that" appears in both demonstrative and relative — but since it's allowed in both, we place it in demonstrative (as per common classification), and also in relative if needed. But in this case, since it's listed once, and the note says it can be both, we can put it in relative as well — but in most cases, it's classified as demonstrative when used as "that book".

However, in this exercise, since "that" is used in relative clauses like "the book that I read", it belongs in relative too.

But the instruction is to sort into correct boxes, so we should assign each pronoun to one category unless specified otherwise.

But since the note says "That can be used as a demonstrative or relative pronoun", we can place it in both.

But the worksheet has separate boxes — so probably only one entry per pronoun.

Best practice: Place "that" in demonstrative, and "whoever", "whom", etc. in relative.

But "that" is also a relative pronoun.

To avoid duplication, let's follow standard teaching: "that" is both, but in such worksheets, it's often placed in relative when used in relative clauses.

But here, since "this", "that", "these", "those" are clearly demonstrative, and "that" is also used in relative clauses, it's best to list it in both.

But the boxes don't allow multiple entries.

So we must choose.

Standard approach: "that" is primarily demonstrative when standing alone, and relative when introducing a clause.

Since the list includes "that" among demonstratives, and the note mentions its dual use, we'll place it in Demonstrative.

And "whoever", "whom", "whose", "which", "who" are all relative.

So "that" goes in Demonstrative, and "who", "whom", "whose", "which", "whoever" go in Relative.

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✔ Final Box Answers:

| Personal | Possessive | Reflexive |
|--------------|----------------|---------------|
| I | hers | itself |
| she | theirs | himself |
| you | mine | herself |
| me | ours | ourselves |
| him | | myself |

| Indefinite | Demonstrative | Relative |
|----------------|-------------------|--------------|
| everyone | this | who |
| everything | that | whom |
| anybody | these | whose |
| anything | those | which |
| both | | whoever |

> Note: "your" is not a pronoun — it's a possessive adjective, so it's not sorted.

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✔ Summary of Categories

- Personal: I, she, you, me, him
- Possessive: hers, theirs, mine, ours
- Reflexive: itself, himself, herself, ourselves, myself
- Indefinite: everyone, everything, anybody, anything, both
- Demonstrative: this, that, these, those
- Relative: who, whom, whose, which, whoever

This completes the sorting.

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