This document defines and provides examples of different types of pronouns in English, including: 1) Possessive pronouns like mine, ours, yours, his, hers, theirs, and whose which indicate ownership. 2) Personal pronouns like I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, and them which are used as substitutes for names. 3) Relative pronouns like who, whom, whose, which, and that which are used to refer to people or things mentioned earlier in a sentence. 4) Demonstrative pronouns like this, that, these, and those which point to something specific

1. Pronouns
Reading Standards for Literature in Pronouns
English

2. According to the Collins Dictionary, 'A
pronoun is a word that you use to
refer to someone or something
when you do not need to use a noun,
often because the person or thing
has been mentioned earlier.
What is pronouns?

3. •A possessive pronoun is a
pronoun used to indicate indicate
ownership.
•The English possessive
pronouns are mine, ours, yours,
his, hers, theirs, and whose.
Possessive pronouns

4. Examples
Here are some examples of possessive pronouns
The laptop on the table is his.
Danny could be very jealous and
possessive about me.
Charlotte noticed that Seth's dog was
bigger than hers.

5. Personal pronouns
•A personal pronoun is a short
word we use as a simple
substitute for the proper name
of a person.
•I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me,
him, her, us, and them are all
personal pronouns.

6. Examples
Here are some examples of personal pronouns
I have a cat. It is black.
I know that man. He is a player.
Ram is a doctor. He runs a clinic

7. Relative pronouns.
•Examples of relative pronouns
include who, whom, whose, which
and that.
•The relative pronoun we use
depends on what we are referring
to and the type of relative clause.

8. Examples
Here are some examples of relative pronouns
•The car that was stolen last month was
found in a river.
Susan is the girl whom I was talking
about.
Sheela, who is a teacher, also works as a
social worker.

9. Demonstrative pronouns
•A demonstrative pronoun is a
word used to stand in for a noun.
They are used to point to
something or someone specific.
•The English demonstrative
pronouns are this, that, these,
and those.

10. Examples
Here are some examples of demonstrative pronouns
That looks like fox.
Those apples are yours.
This is my mother's sweet home.

11. •The five most commonly used
interrogative pronouns are who,
whom, whose, what, and which.
•Less commonly, longer forms of
these words ending in -ever are
also used: whoever, whomever,
whosever, whatever, and
whichever.
Interrogative pronouns

12. Examples
Here are some examples of interrogative pronouns
Where do you live?
Whom did you meet?
When will you visit your moms?