Pronouns

  

Pronoun: A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. It is a word which is used in the place of a noun that has already been mentioned or is known to us through the context.

Personal Pronouns: The words I, we, you, he, she it and they are called personal pronouns because they refer to the three persons. (1st, 2nd and 3rd)   1st Person - I, my, mine, we, us, our, ours 2nd person - you, your, yours 3rd person - he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, their, theirs, them

Possessive pronouns: A pronoun which refers to possession or ownership is called possessive pronoun.   Singular possessive pronouns Plural possessive pronouns mine yours hers his its ours yours theirs

Predicative pronouns: These are pronouns used as a part of predicates. Possessive pronouns can function as predicate pronouns. They are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs. o   A predicate pronoun is a pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies the subject of a verb in a sentence. o   A linking verb acts as an equal sign; the subject is or becomes the object of the verb. o   In the examples below, the linking verbs are underlined and italicized. And the predicative pronouns are in bold.   Examples: ·       This laptop is mine. (laptop = mine) ·       The recipe was hers. (recipe = hers) ·       That bag is yours. (bag = yours)     Predicate - A predicate is the part of a sentence, or a clause, that tells what the subject is doing or what the subject is. E.g., rang the bell in Tessa rang the bell. E.g., The dog is playing with the toy. The clause playing with the toy is the predicate; it's dictating what the dog is doing.

Reflexive pronouns: The pronoun, which is used to co-refer to the subject (being in the place of object), is called a reflexive pronoun. It is also used to emphasize the nominal.   Reflexive pronouns are words like myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves.

Demonstrative Pronouns: A demonstrative pronoun is a word used to point to something specific within a sentence. These pronouns can indicate items in space or time, and they can be either singular or plural.   The common demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those, here, there, none and neither.   When used to represent a thing or things, demonstrative pronouns can be either near or far in distance or time: ·       Near in time or distance: this, these ·       Far in time or distance: that, those     ·       Singular: this, that ·       Plural: these, those

Interrogative Pronouns: They are used to ask questions.   Some common interrogative pronouns are who, whom, whose, what, which, why, when, where, how, how much, how many, how often…………   Interrogative Pronoun Examples Who Who is going to give the speech? Whose Whose book is this? Whom Whom should I consult? Whom do you want me to call? What What do you want for breakfast? Which Which of these coats is yours? Why Why do you hate cats? When When will you get time off from work? Where Where should we start? How How will we get there? How much How much time do you need? How many How many pairs of shoes do you own? How often How often do you visit your hometown?

Indefinite pronouns: Some pronouns refer to persons, places or things in general, i.e., pronouns that do not refer to any person, place or thing in particular. They are called indefinite pronouns.   E.g., Some, such, none, most, more, any, all, they, several, others, many, fewer, few, both, something, somebody/someone, other, one (an unidentified person), you (an unidentified person), nothing, nobody/no one, neither, much, little, less, everything, everybody/everyone, enough, either, each, anything, anybody/anyone, another…………

Relative Pronouns: A relative pronoun is a word that introduces a dependent (or relative) clause and connects it to an independent clause.   The most common relative pronouns are who, whose, whom, what, which, why, when, where, how, that…….   These are also used to report questions.   Examples: ·       He asked me what the time was. ·       She inquired why the exam was postponed. ·       She wanted to know how I was feeling.   Relative Pronoun Usage Example Who Refers to people. (Subject) It is you who are to be credited. Whose Refers to possessions. She is an artist whose work I admire. Whom Refers to people. (Objects of the verb) This is the girl whom the principal awarded the trophy. What Refers to things. You cannot lose what you never had. Which Refers to animals and objects. Where is the pen which I gave you? Why Refers to reasons. I’d like to know why you are late. When Refers to time. I don't know why he talks to me when all he wants is to fight with me. Where Refers to places. Let's go somewhere where nobody can hear us. That Refers to people, things and animals. This is the file that went missing.

Reciprocal Pronouns: There are used to express mutual or reciprocal relationship between two things. Reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another.   The reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another.   Examples: ·       They respect each other. ·       They support one another.   Tags: pronouns,pronoun,personal pronouns,indefinite pronouns,object pronouns,gender pronouns,what are pronouns,relative pronouns,pronouns for kids,types of pronouns,subject pronouns,reflexive pronouns,pronoun video,demonstrative pronouns,pronouns video,possessive pronouns,pronoun examples,pronouns in english grammar,reflexive pronoun,pronouns for grade 1,preferred pronouns,pronouns in english,learn about pronouns,how to learn pronouns