Parts Of Speech - Pronoun

Parts Of Speech - Pronoun 

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun to avoid repetition and make sentences smoother.

Types of Pronouns:

1. Personal Pronouns 

Personal pronouns refer to specific people or things.

Subjective: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Objective: me, you, him, her, it, us, them

Possessive: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs

2. Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive Pronouns refer back to the subject.

Eg. myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

3. Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns Point to specific things.

Eg. this, that, these, those

4. Interrogative Pronouns 

Interrogative Pronoun sed to ask questions.

Eg. who, whom, whose, which, what

5. Relative Pronouns

 Relative Pronouns introduce relative clauses.

Eg. who, whom, whose, which, that

6. Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns refer to nonspecific people or things.

Eg. someone, anyone, everyone, no one, nobody, something, everything, each, few, many, several, etc.

7. Reciprocal Pronouns 

Reciprocal Pronouns show mutual action.

Eg. each other, one another

8. Distributive Pronouns 

Distributive Pronouns refer to members of a group separately.

Eg. each, either, neither

Some examples:

1. John is smart. He studies a lot. (personal pronoun)

2. I did it myself. (reflexive pronoun)

3. This is my book. (demonstrative pronoun)

4. Who is calling? (interrogative Pronoun)

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