This document defines and categorizes different types of pronouns in English. It discusses personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and interrogative pronouns. For each category, it provides examples of pronouns that fall into that category and how they are used based on number, gender, person, etc. The overall purpose is to explain the different types of pronouns and how they function as replacements for nouns in English sentences.

1. PRESENTED BY : TIRU GOEL
ENROLLMENT NO
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B.ed 2017-2019

2. • PRONOUN is the sentence element used to
replace a noun .
• PRONOUNS have the same functions as nouns
• They are used to avoid repetition and to
clarify nouns categories of number , person
and gender

3. CATEGORIES OF PRONOUNS
1. PERSONAL pronouns
2. POSSESSIVE pronouns
3. DEMONSTRATIVE pronouns
4. REFLEXIVE pronouns
5. INTERROGATIVE pronouns

4. PERSONAL PRONOUN
• Personal pronouns represent specific people
or things .
• We use them in place of person we are
talking about
• We use them depending on :
NUMBER : Singular (I) or Plural (WE)
GENDER : Female (SHE) or Male (HE)
CASE : Subject (WE) or Object (US)
• Ex : HE runs fast , THEY played a tennis match

5. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
• We use possessive pronouns to refer to a
specific person or thing belonging to a person
or thing
• We use them depending on :
NUMBER : Singular (MINE) or Plural (OURS)
GENDER : Female (HER) or Male (HIS)
PERSON : First person (MINE) , Second person
(YOURS)
• EX : I like your flowers , do you like MINE ? , All
the essays were good but HIS was the best

6. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
• DEMONSTRATIVE pronouns represents a thing
or things
• Near in distance or time ( THIS , THESE )
• Far in distance or time ( THAT , THOSE )
• Ex : THIS tastes god
THESE are bad times
THAT is beautiful
THOSE were the days

7. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
• REFLEXIVE pronoun is used with an active voice
verb in order to reflect the action of the verb
back on the subject .
• We use REFLEXIVE pronoun when we want to
refer back to the subject of the sentence or
clause.
• Singular : MYSELF , YOURSELF
• Plural : OURSELVES , THEMSELVES
• Ex : I saw MYSELF in the mirror , Why do you
blame YOURSELF ?

8. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
• We use INTERROGATIVE pronouns to ask
questions
• They represent the thing that we don’t know
• They have 4 main pronouns : WHO , WHOM ,
WHAT , WHICH
• Ex : WHO told you about Mary’s wedding ?
WHAT happened to your right leg ?