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English Pronouns

English Language

Pronouns: a pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. They eliminate the need for repetition.

There are several types of pronouns.

1. Personal pronouns:

Refer to specific persons or things. Personal pronouns can act as subject, objects, or possessives.

(I, you, she, he, it, we, they)(Me, you, her, him, it, us, them)

For example: She knew the grammar rules very well.

The teacher gave all of them good grades.

2. Possessive pronouns:

Indicate ownership or possession.

(My, mine, your, yours, her, his, its, our, ours, their, theirs)

For example: She returned my pencil to me because it was mine.

3. Reflexive pronouns:

Names a receiver of an action who is identical to the doer of the action.

(Myself, Yourself, Himself, Herself, Itself, Ourselves, Yourselves)

For example: Manuela congratulated herself on her good grades.

Here, Manuela is both the doer and the receiver of the action.

4. Intensive Pronouns:

Emphasize a noun or another pronoun.

For example: I saw Brad Pitt himself at the mall.

Here, himself, emphasize the antecedent, Brad Pitt.

5. Reciprocal pronouns:

Express shared actions or feelings. They are:

(Each other/ One another)

For example: Women kiss each other on the cheek as greeting.

Players hug one another when they score.

6. Indefinite pronouns:

Refer to non-specific persons and things.

All, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, neither, nobody, none, no one, one, several, someone.

For example: Many believe that ghosts exist. But nobody can prove it.

7. Demonstrative pronouns:

Are also considered noun makers. They "point" towards nouns. (This, that, these, those).

For example: That woman attends Gainesville College.

8. Interrogative pronouns:

Introduce questions. (WH questions).

For example: To whom will the teacher give an "A"?

9. Relative pronouns:

Introduce dependent clauses and refers to a person, thing, place or time already mentioned in the sentence.

Who, whoever, whom, whomever, whose, which, that, when, where.

For example: The English that we learn in class will help us to graduate.

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