Define Pronoun and its kinds.

Pronouns:

Words which are used in place of noun are called pronouns.

For examples:

1.       My book is missing, someone has stolen it.

2.       She is my sister.

Kinds of Pronoun:

Personal Pronoun:

Pronouns which are used in place of the name of a person, place or thing are called personal pronouns.

Personal pronouns are grouped into categories:

1)      Subjective Case:

Ø  I, we, you, he, she, it, they

2)      Objective Case:

Ø  Me, us, you, him, her, it, them

 Possessive Pronouns:

Possessive pronouns are those which are used to indicate possession or relationship.

Possessive pronouns are grouped into categories.

1)      My, our, your, his, her, its, their

2)      Mine, ours, yours, hers, theirs

The possessive pronouns in the first group require noun after them , while the possessive pronouns in the second group don’t require noun after them.

For examples:

1)      This is my book; where is yours?

2)      This isn’t your book; it’s mine.

Reflexive Pronouns:

When the subject and the object in the sentence are the same, and the action done by the subject recalls back to the subject, the pronouns are used are called reflexive pronouns.

For examples:

1)      He hurt himself with a knife.

2)      She did it herself.

Cases of Pronouns

	Subjective or Nominative Case	Objective Case	Possessive Case	Reflexive Case
1stPerson-Pronouns-Singular	I	Me	My-Mine	Myself
1stPerson-Pronouns- Plural	We	Us	Our-Ours	Ourselves
2ndPerson Pronouns-Singular	You	You	Your-Yours	Yourself
2ndPerson Pronouns- Plural	You	You	Your-Yours	Yourselves
3rdPerson Pronouns-Singular	He She It	Him Her It	His Her-Hers Its	Himself Herself Itself
3rdPerson Pronouns- Plural	They	Them	Their-Theirs	Themselves

Relative Pronouns:

A pronoun which relates to some other noun or pronoun already mentioned in the sentence is called relative pronoun.

Some important relative pronouns are:

Ø  Who, which, that, whose, whom

For examples:

1)      He is the man who came here yesterday.

2)      We need those books which are the latest.

Indefinite pronouns:

A pronoun which is used to indicate some unspecified nouns or pronouns is called an indefinite pronoun.

Some important indefinite pronouns are:

Ø  Both, all, some, any, each, every, somebody, everybody, nobody, someone, no one, anyone, etc.

For examples:

1.       All the students are doing their work.

2.       Someone has stolen my book.

3.       I haven’t eaten anything today.

Reciprocal Pronouns:

“Each other” and “one another” are called reciprocal pronouns.

1)      The two friends should help each other.

2)      The four girls are playing with one another.

Interrogative Pronouns:

A pronoun which is used to ask question in a sentence is called interrogative pronouns.

Some important Interrogative Pronouns are:

Ø  Why, what, who, whose, which, whom

For examples:

1)      What is your father name?

2)      Who is knocking at the door?

Demonstrative Pronouns:

A pronoun which is used to point out things or persons already mentioned in the sentence is called demonstrative pronoun.

Some important Demonstrative Pronouns are:

Ø  This, that, so, such, one

For examples:

1)      Your cat is black; mine is white one.

2)      The pen and sword are equally important. This is used by the writer that is used by the soldier.