Kinds of Pronouns in English

 

Kinds of Pronouns in English

What is a pronoun? 

A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun to avoid the repetition of the noun. The examples of pronouns are he, she, it, they, someone, who. Pronouns can do all of the things that nouns can do. They can be subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, an object of the preposition, and more.

Personal pronouns

Personal pronouns refer to a specific person or thing. Here are the personal pronouns. I, me, we, us, you, she, her, he, him, it, they, them.

Relative Pronouns

This is the place that I want to visit. That refers to the noun place, and it introduces the relative clause that I want to visit.

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns are used to point to and identify particular people or things which are nouns or pronouns. The demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these, those. When we use these words before nouns they act as adjectives, not pronouns. 

Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns are not definite so that we don't know whom or what these refer to. The indefinite pronouns are anyone, something, all, most, some. When we use indefinite pronouns before nouns they act as adjectives, not pronouns.

Reflexive Pronouns

A reflexive pronoun is used to refer to the subject of the sentence. The reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

Intensive Pronouns

An intensive pronoun is used to emphasize another noun. An intensive pronoun is defined as a pronoun that ends in “self” or “selves” and places emphasis on its antecedent. For example, he himself did a mistake.

Interrogative Pronouns

When we begin an interrogative sentence, interrogative pronouns are used. We use interrogative pronouns to ask questions. The interrogative pronouns are: who, which, whom, what and whose. Moreover, these interrogative pronouns are also known as wh-words. Additionally, interrogative pronouns are used with the suffix ‘ever’ or ‘soever’. For example, whatever, whichever, whatsoever, whichsoever.

Possessive Pronouns

Since the other word for ownership is possession, the possessive pronouns show ownership. For example, my, our, your, his, her, its, and their. The independent form of these pronouns is mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. When we use possessive pronouns before nouns they act as adjectives, not pronouns.

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Kinds of Pronouns in English Grammar