PRONOUN
Pronoun is used in place of a noun
KINDS OF PRONOUN
1. Personal pronoun:
Personal pronoun is used in place of a person, place and thing.
subjective case Objective case Possessive case
Subject pronoun Object pronoun Possessive pronoun
he him his
she her her
it its its
they them their
we us our
you your yours
I me my
e.g. He is a boy.( here "he" is used as a subject pronoun)
e.g. I saw him at the party.(him is used as an object pronoun here).
e.g. His eyes are red.(his is used as a possessive pronoun here)
LET US KNOW ABOUT SUBJECT AND OBJECT
a) SUBJECT:
The doer of an action or state of being is called subject.
OR
The verb predicator is called subject.
b) OBJECT:
The receiver of an action is called object.
2. Reciprocal Pronoun:
It is used to show interchange of actions which means we have two subjects, but one action.
(each other) (one another)
e.g. Laila and Majnu met at the airport each other.
3. Emphasizing pronoun:
It is used at the beginning of sentence and attract full heed on the subject.
e.g. It was Musharraf, who declared war against terrorism.
e.g. It was me, who killed a dog.
4. Demonstrative pronoun:
It is used to point out something or some one. the only demonstrative pronouns are (this, that, these, those).
e.g. This is our class
e.g.. That is your shirt.
e.g. Those are buffaloes.
5. Indefinite pronoun:
Indefinite pronouns are those which come in place of indefinite place, person and things.
some one anyone no one
something anything nothing
some where any where no where
6. Reflexive pronoun:
when subject and object is same person, its reflexive pronoun. we form reflexive pronoun by using personal pronoun+self or selves(prefixes).
e.g. She wrote the home work herself.
e.g they bought the house themselves.
7. Intensive pronoun:
The subject and object is the same person and as well as same forming as reflexive pronoun, but in intensive pronoun we do (something) without the assist(help) of others.
e.g. The dog opened the door by itself.
8. Relative pronoun:
Relative pronoun are those which refer to noun and pronoun.
who, whom (for person)
which (for things)
that (for both persons and things)
E.g. She is the girl who sweeps the class daily.
e.g. She wears the dress, which comes from Japan.
9. Interrogative pronoun:
Interrogative pronouns are those which ask question.
what, who, where, which, when.
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Pronoun is used in place of a noun
KINDS OF PRONOUN
1. Personal pronoun:
Personal pronoun is used in place of a person, place and thing.
subjective case Objective case Possessive case
Subject pronoun Object pronoun Possessive pronoun
he him his
she her her
it its its
they them their
we us our
you your yours
I me my
e.g. He is a boy.( here "he" is used as a subject pronoun)
e.g. I saw him at the party.(him is used as an object pronoun here).
e.g. His eyes are red.(his is used as a possessive pronoun here)
LET US KNOW ABOUT SUBJECT AND OBJECT
a) SUBJECT:
The doer of an action or state of being is called subject.
OR
The verb predicator is called subject.
b) OBJECT:
The receiver of an action is called object.
2. Reciprocal Pronoun:
It is used to show interchange of actions which means we have two subjects, but one action.
(each other) (one another)
e.g. Laila and Majnu met at the airport each other.
3. Emphasizing pronoun:
It is used at the beginning of sentence and attract full heed on the subject.
e.g. It was Musharraf, who declared war against terrorism.
e.g. It was me, who killed a dog.
4. Demonstrative pronoun:
It is used to point out something or some one. the only demonstrative pronouns are (this, that, these, those).
e.g. This is our class
e.g.. That is your shirt.
e.g. Those are buffaloes.
5. Indefinite pronoun:
Indefinite pronouns are those which come in place of indefinite place, person and things.
some one anyone no one
something anything nothing
some where any where no where
6. Reflexive pronoun:
when subject and object is same person, its reflexive pronoun. we form reflexive pronoun by using personal pronoun+self or selves(prefixes).
e.g. She wrote the home work herself.
e.g they bought the house themselves.
7. Intensive pronoun:
The subject and object is the same person and as well as same forming as reflexive pronoun, but in intensive pronoun we do (something) without the assist(help) of others.
e.g. The dog opened the door by itself.
8. Relative pronoun:
Relative pronoun are those which refer to noun and pronoun.
who, whom (for person)
which (for things)
that (for both persons and things)
E.g. She is the girl who sweeps the class daily.
e.g. She wears the dress, which comes from Japan.
9. Interrogative pronoun:
Interrogative pronouns are those which ask question.
what, who, where, which, when.
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