Grammar lesson: Types of Pronouns

1. Types of pronoun

3. 1.
PERSONAL PRONOUN
2. EMPHATIC PRONOUN
3. REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
4. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
5. DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUN
6. RELATIVE PRONOUN
7. EXCLAMATORY PRONOUN
8. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
9. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
10.INDEFINITE PRONOUN

4. •PERSONAL PRONOUN
•It is defines as a pronoun that refers to a particular
person or a group or a thing.
•Here are some personal pronouns
•I , me, mine, we, us, etc

5. •Types of personal pronoun
•
Subject pronoun
•Object pronoun

6. •SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUN
•It is defines as a pronoun that act as a subject of
the sentence.
•Eg.
•I would like to go to the party.
•He left office early today.
•She went shopping with her friends

7. •OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUN
•It is defined as a pronoun that act as an object
of a verb, compound verb , preposition or
infinite phrase
•Eg.
•She praised me for a job done well.
•He looked at it lovingly.

8. Forms of
personal
pronoun
First person
Second
person
Third person

10. •SECOND PERSON
•It is defined as a pronoun that refers to the person
with whom one speaks.
•Eg. You, yours,
•THIRD PERSON
•It is defined as a pronoun that refers to people or
things other than the speaker and the persons
addressed.
•Eg. He, him, his, hers, she, they, them, theirs, it, its,
they, them

11. •2. EMPHATIC PRONOUNS
•It is defined as a pronoun that emphasizes a preceding noun
or another pronoun.
•Eg
•She herself cooked the food.
•They themselves completed the work.
•3. REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
• It is defined as a pronoun that is used as an
object to refer to a previously named noun or pronoun in a
sentence.
•Eg.
•I can serve myself.
•They can help themselves.

12. •4. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
• It is defined as a pronoun that points to a particular
noun or to the noun it replaces.
•Eg.
•She gifted me that pen.
•These are my pets.
•5. DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUN
• It is defined as a pronoun that refers to the
members of a group individually rather than collectively .
•Eg.
•Neither of you answer is correct
•You may bring any of your friends to the party

14. •8. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN
• It is defined as a pronoun that introduces a question. Words like ‘who’ ‘whom’
‘whose’ ‘which’ ‘what’ are used to ask questions.
•Eg
•Who are you?
•Where is nainitaal?
•9 EXCLAMATORY PRONOUNS
•It is defined as a pronoun used to express surprise or disbelief or to exclaim on an
issue. ‘what!’ is the most commonly used exclamatory pronoun.
• Eg.
•What ! will I have to wait for another hour?
•What a lovely home!
•10. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
•It is defined as a pronoun that can take the place of a noun phrase to show ownership
. The words like ‘my’ her’s, their’s, ‘its’ . The words like ‘my’
•Eg.
•That dress is mine.
•The food served at his restaurant is tasty.