Def: Pronoun:
- Substitute of noun.
- A word is used instead/place of a noun.
- It stands for a noun.
Why do we use pronouns?
- To overcome repetition.
- To beautify the sentence.
Types of Pronoun:
- Personal Pro
- Possessive Pro
- Reflexive Pro
- Emphatic Pro
- Demonstrative Pro
- Indefinite Pro
- Distributive Pro
- Reciprocal Pro
- Relative Pro
- Interrogative Pro
Personal Pro
Def: PP – Related to Persons.
| 1st Person | 2nd Person | 3rd Person |
|---|---|---|
| I | You | He |
| We | She | |
| It | ||
| They |
PP Change a/c to Case-Wise:
| Nominative Case (Pronoun) | Possessive Case | Possessive Case (Pronoun) | Objective Case (Pro) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronouns | ||
| I | My | Mine | Me |
| We | Our | Ours | Us |
| You | Your | Yours | You |
| He | His | His | Him |
| She | Her | Hers | Her |
| It | Its | x | It |
| They | Their | Theirs | Them |
Possessive Pro
Def: Pos Pro – To Show Possession on things.
Reflexive Pro
Def: Ref Pro – The subject does the action turns back upon the subject. e.g
| Myself | Ourselves | Yourself/selves | Himself | Herself | Itself | Themselves |
Emphatic Pro
Def: Em Pro – The subject used for the sake of emphasis. e.g.
| Myself | Ourselves | Yourself/selves | Himself | Herself | Itself | Themselves |
- Note:
- Self => Singular
- Selves => Plural
Demonstrative Pro
Def: Dem Pro – Used to point out the object to which it refers.
| This | That | Those | These |
Indefinite Pro
Def: Ind Pro – Refer to persons/things in a general way.
- e.g:
- Somebody
- Anybody
- Some
- All
- None
- Many
- One
- Nothing
- Any
Distributive Pro
Def: Dis Pro – Each, Either & Neither.
Reciprocal Pro
Def: Rec Pro – Each other & One another.
Relative Pro
Def: Rel Pro: Refer to join sentences.
- Who
- Whom
- Whose
- Which
- What
- That
Interrogative Pro
- Who
- Whom
- Whose
- Which
- What
- How
To be continued…..