Basic concept of pronoun

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              A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun or a noun phrase in a sentence, to avoid repetition and make the language more concise. Examples include: "he", "she", "it", "they", "we", "you" , "myself".

Uses of pronoun:

              Jenifar is a good girl. She reads in class eight. Her friend’s name is Hasan. They played cheese in their free time. It was a good time that they saved so long.


Nominative case 

Objective case

Possessive case 

Double possessive case

I

Me

My

Mine

 

e

Us

Our

Ours

You

You

Your

Yours

He

Him

His

 

She

Her

 

Hers

It

It

Its

 

They

Them

Their

Their

 

 There are several types of pronouns, including:

1.  Personal pronouns: "I", "you", "he", "she", "it", "we", "they"

2.  Possessive pronouns: "mine", "yours", "his", "hers", "its", "ours", "theirs"

3.  Reflexive pronouns: "myself", "yourself", "himself", "herself", "itself", "ourselves", "themselves"

4.  Interrogative pronouns: "who", "whom", "whose", "what", "which"

5.  Demonstrative pronouns: "this", "that", "these", "those"

6.  Indefinite pronouns: "all", "some", "any", "none", "both", "few", "many", "other", "several"

7.  Relative pronouns: "who", "whom", "whose", "that", "which"


               Personal pronoun : Classification of personal pronoun are given below :

1 Personal pronoun of the first person: The person speaking is called the first person

  Example: I, my, we, our, mine, me us,

2. Personal pronoun of the second person: The person spoken to is called the second person.

Example: you, your, yours.

3. Personal pronoun of the third person: To whom the person is spoken.

Example: He, she, his her, hers, they, them, it, its.


               Possessive pronouns

        Possessive pronouns are pronouns that indicate ownership or possession. They replace nouns in a sentence and show who or what something belongs to. Examples include: "mine", "yours", "his", "hers", "its", "ours", and "theirs".

  There are two types of possessive pronouns:

  1.  Independent possessive pronouns: "mine", "yours", "his", "hers", "its", "ours", and "theirs".

  2.  Dependent possessive pronouns: "my", "your", "his", "her", "its", "our", and "their".

 

                  Reflexive pronouns:      

          Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence. They are used to indicate that the subject performs the action on itself. Examples include: "myself", "yourself", "himself", "herself", "itself", "Ourselves", "themselves".

  There are two types of reflexive pronouns:

  1.  Personal reflexive pronouns: "myself", "yourself", "himself", "herself", "itself",", "themselves".

  2.  Intensive reflexive pronouns: same as personal reflexive pronouns, used for emphasis.


                   Interrogative pronoun:    

           An Interrogative pronoun is a pronoun used to ask questions. It is used to introduce a question and to replace the noun being questioned.

    Types of Interrogative pronouns are:

1.  Who: used to ask about the identity of a person

2.  Whom: used to ask about the object of a verb or preposition

3.  Whose: used to ask about possession

4.  What: used to ask about a thing

5.  Which: used to ask about a choice between two or more options.

 

              Demonstrative pronoun:

    Demonstrative pronouns are used to point out specific people, places, or things. They indicate the proximity of the noun being referred to, either near in distance (this/these) or far (that/those).

Types of Demonstrative pronouns are:

1.  This/These: used to refer to a noun near the speaker in time or space.

2.  That/Those: used to refer to a noun further away from the speaker in time or space.

Demonstrative pronouns are used to replace nouns and to indicate specific nouns being referred to, and add emphasis to a sentence

 

             Indefinite pronouns:

        Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that refer to non-specific people, places, or things. They do not refer to a particular noun and can be singular or plural in form.

Types of Indefinite pronouns are:

  All

  Some

  Any

  None

  Both

  Few

  Many

  Other

 Several

 Anybody/Anyone

  Everybody/Everyone

  Nobody/No one

  Somebody/Someone

 Something

  Anything

 Everything

   Nothing

 Something

 Each

 Either

  Neither

  One

 Such.

 

              Relative pronoun:

        A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a dependent clause and refers to a noun in the main clause. It is used to connect the dependent clause to the main clause and provide additional information about the noun in the main clause.

Types of relative pronouns are:

1.  Who: used to refer to people

2.  Whom: used to refer to people (formal)

3.  Whose: used to indicate possession

4.  That: used to refer to people, animals, and things

5.  Which: used to refer to animals and things.

Relative pronouns are used to combine two clauses into one sentence, making the writing more concise and effective by avoiding repetition




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