Pronoun
Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. It is generally used to avoid repetition of the noun.
For example:
In the above examples 'Allan' and 'parents' is noun and 'he' & 'they' is
pronoun.
Types of Pronouns
Pronouns are of 9 types
1. Personal Pronouns
2. Reflexive Pronouns
3. Emphatic Pronouns
4. Demonstrative Pronouns
5. Interrogative Pronouns
6. Indefinite Pronouns
7. Distributive Pronouns
8. Relative Pronouns
9. Reciprocal Pronouns
1. Personal Pronoun
Personal pronouns are the pronouns used for
persons. These persons are either the speaker or the addressee or the person
spoken about. Personal pronouns are further divided into two types:
a. Subject Pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
b.
Object Pronouns
me, you, him, her, it
2. Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are the pronouns that are used to indicate that the subject and the object of a sentence are the same. See the following examples:
myself, ourselves, yourself, himself, herself, itself, themselves.
3. Emphatic Pronouns
Emphatic pronouns are the pronouns that are
used to to lay emphasis on the subject of a sentence. Following examples will
give you some idea about it:
herself, himself, ourselves, themselves, myself, yourself, itself
4. Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are the pronouns that are used to point out the object to which we refer to. See the following examples for better understanding:
This, that, these, those
5. Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns are the pronouns that are used for asking questions. See the following examples to clear your concept:
what, who, whose, whom, which
6. Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns are the pronouns that are used to refer to persons or things in a general way, but do not refer to any person or thing in particular. Pay attention to the examples given below:
one, nobody, some, somebody, everybody, anybody, others
7. Distributive Pronouns
Distributive pronouns are the pronouns that
refer to persons or things one at a time. See the examples given below:
This, that, these, those
8. Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns are the pronouns that are used to relate (take us back) to some noun already mentioned in a sentence. Following examples will help you to understand it better:
who, which, that, whom, whose
Note: A relative pronoun should be used after the noun to which it
is related.
The old man who was a doctor had a beautiful dog. (correct)
The old man had a beautiful dog who was a doctor. (incorrect)
The culprit who had committed the murder was punished. (correct)
The culprit was punished who had committed the murder. (incorrect)
9. Reciprocal Pronouns
Reciprocal pronouns are the pronouns that are
used to talk about mutual relationship. See the following examples:
Note:
Each other is used in speaking of two persons or things;
One another is used in speaking of more than two.
I hope that this lesson has taught you enough about Pronoun and you are much wiser about the subject