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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