Pronouns and Types of pronouns

Pronouns and Types of pronouns. e.

Pronouns. Definition. A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun, often to avoid the need to repeat the same noun over and over. Like nouns, pronouns can refer to people, things, concepts, and places..

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Types of Pronouns. Personal pronouns. Possessive pronouns.

Personal Pronouns. Definition. A personal pronoun is a short word we use as a simple substitute for the proper name of a person. Each of the English personal pronouns shows us the grammatical person, gender, number, and case of the noun it replaces..

Possessive Pronouns. Definition. Possessive pronouns are pronouns that are used to indicate the ownership (possession) of something or someone by something or someone else..

Reflexive Pronouns. Definition. Reflexive pronouns are words like myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves..

Demonstrative Pronouns. Definition. A demonstrative pronoun is a word used to stand in for a noun. They are used to point to something or someone specific..

Relative pronouns. Definition. A relative pronoun is a pronoun that's used to introduce a relative clause..

Interrogative pronouns. Definition An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun that is used to introduce a question. Examples:- The main English interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose . What do you want for your birthday? Which shirt do you think looks better on me? Who do you think will win the playoff game? To whom are you speaking? Whose socks are those?.

Distributive pronouns. Definition When the pronoun is used for more than one thing or person in a situation, it is called Distributive pronouns. Examples:- The main English distributive pronouns e veryone , no one, and each He never replied to any of my letters . I don’t think either of them is at home . Each of them has a leather money bag. Neither of my parents is a doctor . Each one of us has his own duty..

Emphatic Pronoun. Definition Emphatic pronouns are compound personal pronouns such as 'himself', 'myself' and 'yourself' used for emphasis . Examples:- The main English Emphatic pronouns are myself, herself, yourself, etc ., I will build the house myself. We will watch the show ourselves. You yourself can tell us about the situation . He will practice the dance himself. She is hitting herself..