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What is Pronoun?What is Pronoun?

Pronoun can replace a Pronoun can replace a nounnoun or another pronoun. or another pronoun.

Pronouns like Pronouns like “he”, “which”, “none”“he”, “which”, “none” and and “you”“you” to make your sentences less cumbersome and to make your sentences less cumbersome and repetitive.repetitive.

What are the kinds of Pronouns?

There are many kinds of Pronouns and let us discuss them one-by-one:

Personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing and changes its form to indicate person, number, gender and case.

Subjective personal pronoun>indicates that the subject is acting as

the subject of the sentences. These are “I”, “you”, “we”, “she”, “he”, “it”, and “they”.

Examples:a. We will meet in the library at 8:00am.b. You stole my bag.

Objective Personal Pronouns

>indicates that the pronoun is acting object of the verb, compound verb, preposition, infinite phrases.

>These are: "me," "you," "her," "him," "it," "us," "you," and "them.“

Examples:– Seamus stole the selkie's skin and forced her

to live with him.

Possessive Personal Pronouns>indicates that the pronoun is acting the possessive marker of possession and defines who owns a particular object or person. These are "mine," "yours," "hers," "his," "its," "ours," and "theirs.“

Examples:a. The smallest gift is mine.b. This is yours.

Interrogative Pronouns>is used to ask questions. These are "who," "whom," "which," "what" and the compounds formed with the suffix "ever" ("whoever," "whomever," "whichever," and "whatever"). "Who" acts as the subject of a verb, while "whom" acts as the object of a verb, preposition, or a verbal.

Examples:a. Which wants to see the dentist first? b. Who is in favor of the decision?

Relative Pronoun >is used to link one phrase or clause to another phrase or clause. These are "who," "whom," "that," and "which." The compounds "whoever," "whomever," and "whichever" are also relative pronouns.

Examples:a. You may invite whomever you like to the party. b. The candidate who wins the greatest popular vote is not always

elected.

Indefinite Pronouns>refers to an identifiable but not specified person or thing.>conveys the idea of all, any, none, or some. These are all, anybody,

anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, few, many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody, and someone.

Examples: a. Many were invited to the lunch but only twelve showed up.b. The office had been searched and everything was thrown onto the

floor.

Reflexive Pronouns > it is used to refer back to the subject of the clause or sentence. These are "myself," "yourself," "herself," "himself," "itself,"

"ourselves," "yourselves," and "themselves." Examples: a. Diabetics give themselves insulin shots several times a day.

b. The Dean often does the photocopying herself so that the secretaries can do more important work.

c. After the party, I asked myself why I had faxed invitations to everyone in my office building.

Reflexive Pronouns

>used to refer to the subject of the clause or sentence. These are “myself”, “yourself”, “herself”, “himself”, “itself”, “ourselves”, “yourselves” and “themselves”.

Examples:

a. Diabetics give themselves insulin shots several times a day. b. The Dean often does the photocopying herself so that the secretaries can do more important work. c. After the party, I asked myself why I had faxed invitations to everyone in my office building.

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