๐ Definition:
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition.
Example:
- Riya is a good girl. She helps everyone.
(Here she replaces Riya.)
๐งฉ Kinds of Pronouns:
1. Personal Pronouns
Used for people or things directly.
- Examples: I, we, you, he, she, it, they
- Example sentences:
- I am a student.
- They are playing outside.
Forms:
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | I, me | we, us |
| 2nd | you | you |
| 3rd | he, she, it, him, her | they, them |
2. Possessive Pronouns
Show ownership or possession.
- Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
- Example: This book is mine.
3. Reflexive Pronouns
Show action done by the subject to itself.
- Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
- Example: He hurt himself.
4. Demonstrative Pronouns
Used to point out specific things.
- Examples: this, that, these, those
- Example: This is my bag. Those are yours.
5. Interrogative Pronouns
Used to ask questions.
- Examples: who, whom, whose, which, what
- Example: Who is your teacher?
6. Relative Pronouns
Used to join two sentences and refer to a noun mentioned before.
- Examples: who, whom, whose, which, that
- Example: The girl who won the prize is my friend.
7. Indefinite Pronouns
Refer to persons or things not specific.
- Examples: someone, anyone, everyone, no one, each, all, few, many, some, none
- Example: Someone is knocking at the door.
8. Distributive Pronouns
Refer to members of a group one at a time.
- Examples: each, either, neither
- Example: Each of the students got a prize.
9. Reciprocal Pronouns
Show mutual action or relationship.
- Examples: each other, one another
- Example: The two friends help each other.
๐ง Quick Tip:
Pronouns make sentences shorter and smoother by avoiding repetition of noun