Pronouns

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Pronouns

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What is a pronoun ?

A Pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun

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Types of Pronouns

Personal pronouns

the subject of a verb

the object of a verb

Possessive pronouns

Reflexive pronoun

Demonstrative pronouns

Indefinite pronouns

Reciprocal Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns (or) Relative pronouns

Other pronouns

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Personal Pronouns

The subject of a verb : -

I, you, he, she, it, we and they can all be used as the subject of a verb.

Examples :-

Lisa likes cats.

She has four cats.

Lisa – proper noun (subject)

She – pronoun (subject)

Sharma is a good teacher. He is a good player

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The objective of a verb : -

me, you, him, her, it, us and them can all be used as the object of a verb.

Ex : -

Lisa likes cats. She likes to stroke them.

noun

the object of the verb

Pronoun

the object of the verb

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Personal pronouns

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Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to talk about things that belong to people. The words mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns.

Examples :-

This book is mine.

Have you lost yours, Tom ?

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Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are words that refer to the noun or pronoun that is the subject of the verb. The words myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves are reflexive pronouns.

Examples :-

My brother built this computer himself

John was looking at himself in the mirror

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Some more examples

Be careful not to cut yourself with that knife.

Our cat washes itself after every meal.

We baked the cake by ourselves.

Come in, everybody, and find yourselves a seat.

The children cleaned their room all by themselves.

Bears like to rub themselves against a tree.

The bird washed itself by splashing in a puddle.

The players train every day to keep themselves it.

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