Pronouns


Pronouns


Definition: Pronouns replace nouns or phrases.

Pronouns can be categorized based on their functions:

  • Personal Pronouns: Refer to specific individuals or objects.
    • Example: She, they, it
  • Possessive Pronouns: Indicate ownership or possession.
    • Example: His, hers, theirs
  • Reflexive Pronouns: Emphasize another noun or pronoun and reflect the action back on the subject.
    • Example: Himself, herself, themselves
  • Relative Pronouns: Introduce subordinate clauses, connecting them to a main clause.
    • Example: Who, which, that
  • Demonstrative Pronouns: Identify, point to, or refer to specific nouns.
    • Example: This, these, those

Example sentences with pronouns:

  • I love chocolate.
  • This is for you.
  • He is coming tomorrow.
  • She likes ice cream.
  • It is on the table.

  • Personal pronouns:
    • Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
    • Object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)
    • Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs)
    • Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves)
    • Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, those, these)
    • Relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose)
    • Interrogative pronouns (who, whom, whose, which, what)
    • Indefinite pronouns (anyone, anyone, anything, everybody, etc.)



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