PRONOUN

PRONOUN

The Pronoun is used instead of a noun.

There are ten (10) kinds of Pronoun.

1. Personal Pronoun

2. Possessive Pronoun

3. Reflexive Pronoun

4. Emphatic Pronoun

5. Demonstrative Pronoun

6. Indefinite Pronoun

7. Distributive Pronoun

8. Reciprocal Pronoun

9. Relative Pronoun

10. Interrogative Pronoun


1. Personal Pronoun

Personal Pronouns are used instead of a name of a particular person, place or thing.
e.g. :- I, We, You, He, She, It, They
Sentence :- I am an intelligent boy.

2. Possessive Pronoun

Possessive Pronouns are used to show possession or relation.
e. g. :- Mine, Ours, Yours, His, Hers, Theirs
Sentence :- This pen is mine.

3. Reflexive Pronoun

Reflexive Pronouns are used to show effect upon the subject.
note :- it can be also used as a object of a preposition
e.g. :- Myself, Ourselves, Yourself, Yourselves, Himself, Herself, Itself, Themselves
Sentence :- He hurt himself.

4. Emphatic Pronoun

Emphatic Pronouns are used to show stress upon the subject ( Noun / Pronoun).
e.g. :- Myself, Ourselves, Yourself, Yourselves, Himself, Herself, Itself, Themselves
Sentence :- We ourselves visited there.

5. Demonstrative Pronoun

Demonstrative Pronouns are used to indicate person or thing.
e. g. :- This, That, These, Those
Sentence :- This is my pen.

6. Indefinite Pronoun

Indefinite Pronouns are used to refer person or thing in a general way not in a particular way.
e.g. :- Some, Both, Any, None, Anybody, Nobody etc
Sentence :- Nobody will come to you.

7. Distributive Pronoun

Distributive Pronouns are used to refer each individuals member of a class.
e.g. :- each, either, neither
Sentence :- On my birthday my brother gave me two story books but I liked neither.

8. Reciprocal Pronoun

Reciprocal Pronouns are used to express mutual action or relation.
e.g. :- each other, one another
note :- Each other is used for two and for more than two we should use one another.
Sentence :- They hate one another.

9. Relative Pronoun

Relative Pronouns are used to point or relate with an earlier noun in a sentence.
e.g. :- Who, Whose, Whom, Which, That
Sentence :- I have a brother who helps me.

10. Interrogative Pronoun

Interrogative Pronouns are used to ask questions.
e.g. :- Who, Whose, Whom, Which What
Sentence :- Who is knocking at the door?