There are Nine Different Types of PRONOUNS
A PRONOUN is a word that is used to replace a noun in a
sentence. Pronouns can be used to refer to people, animals, objects, or
concepts. There are several types of pronouns in English grammar:
1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS
2. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
3. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
4. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
5. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
6. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
7. RELATIVE PRONOUNS
8.RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS
9. INTENSIVE PRONOUNS
Personal Pronouns: These pronouns are used to refer to
people or things. Personal pronouns include:
Subjective: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Objective: me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Possessive: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Examples:
1) I am going to the store. (subjective)
2) Can you pass me the salt? (objective)
3) This book is mine. (possessive)
Possessive Pronouns: These pronouns are used to show
ownership or possession. Possessive pronouns include:
Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
Examples:
1) That car is mine.
2) The cat is yours.
4) His book is on the table.
Reflexive Pronouns: These pronouns are used to refer back to
the subject of the sentence. Reflexive pronouns include:
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves,
themselves
Examples:
1) I cut myself while chopping vegetables.
2) You can do it yourself.
3) They hurt themselves while playing soccer.
Demonstrative Pronouns: These pronouns are used to point to
specific people, animals, objects, or places. Demonstrative pronouns include:
This, that, these, those
Examples:
1) This is my favorite shirt.
2) That looks interesting.
3) These are my new shoes.
4) Those are your books.
Indefinite Pronouns: These pronouns are used to refer to
people, animals, objects, or concepts in a general way. Indefinite pronouns
include:
All, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each,
either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, neither, neither...nor,
nobody, none, no one, nothing, one, other, several, some, somebody, someone,
something
Examples:
1) All the students passed the test.
2) Another piece of cake, please.
3) Does anyone have the answer?
4) Both of the phones are broken.
5) Each of the books is interesting.
Interrogative Pronouns: These pronouns are used to ask
questions. Interrogative pronouns include:
Who, whom, whose, which, what
Examples:
1) Who is coming to the party?
2) Whom did you call?
3) Whose books are these?
4) Which movie do you want to see?
5) What is your name?
Relative Pronouns: These pronouns are used to introduce a
clause in a sentence and to refer back to a noun or pronoun. Relative pronouns
include:
Who, whom, whose, which, that
Examples:
1) The man who called yesterday is coming today.
2) The woman whom I met at the conference is very nice.
3) The dog whose leash I was holding ran away.
4) The book which I recommended is very good.
5) The house that I grew up in is very old.
Reciprocal Pronouns: These pronouns are used to indicate
that two or more people or things are acting on each other. Reciprocal pronouns
include:
Each other, one another
Examples:
1) The two friends are always helping each other.
2) The siblings love one another.
Intensive Pronouns: An intensive pronoun is a pronoun that is used to add emphasis to the noun or pronoun it refers to. Intensive pronouns are identical in form to reflexive pronouns, but they are used differently in a sentence.
Intensive pronouns are formed with the reflexive pronouns
"myself," "yourself," "himself,"
"herself," "itself," "ourselves," and
"themselves."
Intensive pronouns are placed directly after the noun or
pronoun they refer to, and they are used to emphasize the noun or pronoun and
to show that the subject of the sentence is also the object of the verb.
Examples:
1) I myself saw the accident. (Emphasizes that the speaker saw
the accident)
2) She herself made the cake. (Emphasizes that the speaker made
the cake)
3) We ourselves will fix the problem. (Emphasizes that the
speaker will fix the problem)
Note that intensive pronouns are not essential to the
meaning of a sentence, and they can be removed without changing the basic
meaning of the sentence.
Examples:
1) I saw the accident. (intensive pronoun "myself"
can be removed)
2) She made the cake. (intensive pronoun "herself"
can be removed)
3) We will fix the problem. (intensive pronoun
"ourselves" can be removed)
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