Downloaded 28 times
More Related Content
The pronoun
- 1. THE PRONOUN A wordthat is used in place of a noun is called pronoun. Examples: He, She, They, You, It
- 2. KINDS OF PRONOUNS • Personal • Possessive • Demonstrative • Relative • Indefinite • Reflexive • Reciprocal • Interrogative • distributive • intensive
- 3. PERSONAL PRONOUN Apersonal pronoun is used in the place of the name of a person or a thing. Examples: he, they, I, it, we, you We can distinguish two types of personal pronouns: “Personal Subject Pronouns” and “Personal Object Pronouns” Personal Subject Pronouns A subjective personal pronoun indicates that the pronoun is acting as the subject of the sentence. He listens to me. They play cricket daily. I read a book.
- 4. Personal ObjectPronouns An objective personal pronoun indicates that the pronoun is acting as an object of a verb. I like him. We always help them. He will invite you.
- 5. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN Apronoun that is used to show possession over something is called possessive pronoun. Examples: My, His, Their, our Certain pronouns called possessive pronouns show ownership. Some are used alone; some describe a noun. Used alone: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose That computer is hers. This computer is mine. Modify noun: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, whose
- 6. That isher computer. This is my computer.
- 7. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN Ademonstrative pronoun is used to point out a noun or nouns. Examples: This, That, These, Those Ali wrote that. (That is the direct object of the sentence.) These look good. (These is the subject of the sentence.) Amjad brought this. (This is the direct object of the sentence.)
- 8. RELATIVE PRONOUN Arelative pronoun is used to connect a subordinate clause to the main clause, and serve as conjunction also. Examples: Who, Whom, That, Which, Whoever, Whomever, Whichever This is the book which I bought from the market. This is the same man that I saw in the street.
- 9. INDEFINITE PRONOUN Apronoun that does not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular .But refers to an unspecified noun or nouns. or (We use indefinite pronouns to refer to people or things without saying exactly who or what they are.) Examples: Few, Some, Any, some one Everyone reads a part of the novel. (singular) –Several enjoy it very much. (plural) –Most of the story takes place in England. (singular) –Most of the characteristics are memorable. (plural)
- 10. Reflexive Pronoun Areflexive pronoun is used when the subject and the object of the sentence are the same or the action passes back to the subject. Examples: myself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves I have done it myself. I talk to myself when I am nervous or excited. You cut yourself while cutting tomatoes. He hurt himself playing hockey. She enjoyed herself at the party.
- 11. RECIPROCAL PRONOUN Areciprocal pronoun is used in order to indicate persons or things mutually affected. There are two reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another The students in this classroom cooperate with one another. Both the friends like each other. They care a lot for one another.
- 12. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN Aninterrogative pronoun is used to ask a question . Examples: who, whose, whom, what, which Who is this man? What is this? Whom have you seen?
- 13. DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUN Thepronouns each, either and neither are called ‘Destributive Pronouns’(because they refer to persons or things one at a time) as they denote all of of a class taken separately. Examples: Each of them has performed satisfactorily. Either of the two pencils will do. Neither of them came
- 14. INTENSIVE/ EMPHATIC PRONOUN An intensive pronoun is used to intensify or emphasize the proceeding noun or pronoun. Examples: himself, myself, herself She herself wanted to join the company. We ourselves believe that is true. She went to the door herself.