PronounsWhatisapronoun?APronounisawordthattakestheplaceofanounTypesofPronounsPersonalpronounsthesubjectofaverbtheobjectofaverbPossessivepronounsReflexivepronounDemonstrativepronounsIndefinitepronounsReciprocalPronounsInterrogativepronouns(or)RelativepronounsOtherpronouns1.PersonalPronounsThesubjectofaverb:-I,you,he,she,it,weandtheycanallbeusedasthesubjectofaverb.Examples:-

Lisalikescats.Shehasfourcats.

Lisa–propernoun(subject)She–pronoun(subject)Sharmaisagoodteacher.HeisagoodplayerTheobjectiveofaverb:-me,you,him,her,it,usandthemcanallbeusedastheobjectofaverb.Ex:-Lisalikescats.Shelikestostrokethem.

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MeSecondpersonsingularYouYouThirdpersonsingularHeHimSheHerItItFirstpersonpluralWeUsSecondpersonpluralYouYouThirdpersonpluralTheythemPersonalpronouns2.PossessivePronounsPossessivepronounsareusedtotalkaboutthingsthatbelongtopeople.Thewordsmine,yours,his,hers,oursandtheirsarepossessivepronouns.Examples:-Thisbookismine.Haveyoulostyours,Tom?SingularpersonalpronounPossessivepronounsI,meMineYouYoursHe,himHisShe,herhersPluralpersonalpronounPossessivepronounsWe,usOursYouYoursThey,themtheirs3.ReflexivePronounsReflexivepronounsarewordsthatrefertothenounorpronounthatisthesubjectoftheverb.Thewordsmyself,yourself,himself,herself,itself,ourselves,yourselvesandthemselvesarereflexivepronouns.Examples:-MybrotherbuiltthiscomputerhimselfJohnwaslookingathimselfinthemirrorSomemoreexamples:-Becarefulnottocutyourselfwiththatknife.Ourcatwashesitselfaftereverymeal.Webakedthecakebyourselves.Comein,everybody,andfindyourselvesaseat.Thechildrencleanedtheirroomallbythemselves.Bearsliketorubthemselvesagainstatree.Thebirdwasheditselfbysplashinginapuddle.Theplayerstraineverydaytokeepthemselvesit.SingularpersonalpronounReflexivepronounI(subjectpronoun)MyselfMe(objectpronoun)MyselfYou(subject/objectpronoun)YourselfHe(subjectpronoun)HimselfHim(objectpronoun)HimselfShe(subjectpronoun)HerselfItitselfPluralpersonalpronounReflexivepronounWe(subjectpronoun)OurselvesUs(objectpronoun)OurselvesYou(subject/objectpronoun)YourselvesThey(subjectpronoun)themselvesThem(objectpronoun)themselves4.DemonstrativePronounsDemonstrativepronounsareusedforpointingoutthings.Thewordsthis,that,theseandthosearedemonstrativepronouns.Examples:-These

aremypets.Thesearesheepbutthosearegoats.Thosearehorses.Somemoreexamples:-Thisismydesk.This

istheMings'house.Thatismyfriend’shouse.That’s mymother’scar.5.IndefinitePronounsAnindefinitepronoundoesnotreferdirectlytoanyotherword.Mostindefinitepronounsexpressheideaofquantity.Examples:-Everybody

iswelcomeatthemeeting.Manyprefertheircoffeewithsugar.Doesanybodycareforacheesesandwich?Fewchoosetoliveintheariddesert.Canyoufindindefinitepronounineachsentence.

1.Oneneverknowswhomightbelistening.2.Manyarecalledbutfewarechosen.3.Ifinishedmycookieandaskedforanother.4.Bothwerepunishedforthecrimetheycommitted.5.Severalappliedforthejob,butnoonewashired.IndefinitePronouns:-AllEachMostOtherAnotherEitherNeitherSeveralAnyEverybodyNobodySomeAnybodyEveryoneNooneSomebodyAnyoneFewNoneSomeonebothManyOnesuch6.ReciprocalPronounsItexpressesarelationshipbetweentheindividualsindicatedinthepluralsubjectExamples:-Twoboysfoughtwitheachother.

Here:-Eachotherisreciprocalpronoun..SOMEMOREEXAMPLESTheboysfoughtwithoneanother.Themembersofthefamilyloveoneanother.7.InterrogativePronouns(or)

RelativePronounsInterrogativepronounsareusedtoaskquestions.Thewordswho,whose,what,whichandwhomareinterrogativepronouns.Examples:-Whousedallmypaper?WhoisMomtalkingto?Whoarethosepeople?Somemoreexamples:-Whosepenisthis?W