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Pronoun

In linguistics, a Pronoun is one of the types of speech. The usage of pronouns is to cease the repetition of nouns in a sentence or paragraph.

For instance: Suppose we have to find out the word that is recurring again and again in the below paragraph.

“Tanisha likes to sing. Tanisha’s voice is melodious like a nightingale, but Tanisha still needs proper training and a singing teacher who sharpens Tanisha.“

The repetition of the word “Tanisha” is so many times. So, we can write this paragraph like this also:

“Tanisha likes to sing. Her voice is melodious like a nightingale, but she still needs proper training and a singing teacher who sharpens her.“

Do you know the words (such as she and her) that we replace from the noun (Tanisha), what do we call these words?

These words are termed as PRONOUNS. In this article, we will learn about “Pronoun and their types with examples.”

Meaning of Pronoun

Pronouns are the combination of words used as a replacement for nouns (person, place, animal, thing).

For Example: I, We, Them, They, He, She, It, Their, There, etc.

Moreover, pronouns are used to eliminate duplication of nouns in the sentence. If we don’t have pronouns, we have to repeat the nouns in each and every paragraph.

10 Types of Pronoun

We categorize the pronouns into 10 different types:

Personal Pronoun

Personal pronouns are groups of words that are used specifically to replace the reoccurrence of a person’s or animal’s name.

For Example: I, We, Me, Us, He, She, It, Me, You, We, They, Them, Their, Him, Her.

Demonstrative Pronoun

Demonstrative Pronouns are words that put the spotlight on an object, person, animal, or being.

For Example: This, That, These, Those.

Possessive Pronoun

Possessive pronouns are the cluster of words that reveal the custodianship of an object.

For Example: mine, ours, yours, theirs, hers, his.

Distributive Pronoun

Distributive pronouns deliver information discretely to a person, a being, or an object.

For Example: each, everyone, either, neither, any, anyone, none.

Indefinite Pronoun

Indefinite pronouns are used for unidentified persons or objects.

For Example: anybody, anyone, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, somebody, someone, something, nobody…….

Reflexive Pronoun

Reflexive pronouns are used in those sentences where the subject and object are the same.

For Example: himself, herself, myself, itself, ourselves, themselves, yourself, yourselves.

Relative Pronoun

Relative pronouns are used to merge the independent clause with the subordinate clause.

For Example: as, but, that, what, who, whom, which.

Emphatic Pronoun

Emphatic pronouns are those pronouns that are used to put stress on nouns or pronouns.

For Example: myself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, yourselves, ourselves, itself.

Interrogative Pronoun

Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions when we want to know about something or someone.

For Example: what, which, who, whom, whose.

Reciprocal Pronoun

Reciprocal pronouns manifest the relationship between two or more persons or objects equally.

For Example: each other, one another.

Pronoun Practice Exercise

1. Which kind of pronoun is used to ask a query? a) Demonstrative Pronoun b) Interrogative Pronoun

2. Myself is an example of __________ pronoun. a) Possessive b) Distributive

3. Indefinite pronouns are used only in those sentences where the subject and object both are identical. a) True b) False

4. Pronouns specifically substitute the ____________. a) adjectives b) nouns

ENGLISH-RELATED CONCEPTS:

Emphatic Pronoun	Noun
Distributive Pronoun	Adjective