English Grammar Various types of pronouns in English. 1.) Personal Pronoun– I, we, you, he, she, it, they Possessive adjective - my, your, his, her, our, their Possessive pronoun - mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs e.g: I love you My friend A friend of mine 2.) Demonstrative Pronoun–this, that, these, those e.g. Give this cloth to that man. Give these pens to those boys. 3.) Indefinite Pronoun–all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, each one, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, least, many, more, most, much, neither, none, no one, nobody, nothing, one, other, several, some, somebody, something e.g: Anybody can learn English if they try. 4.) Relative Pronoun–who, which, that, what, whose, of which, of that, of what, whom e.g. The boy saw the girl who stole the candies. (This pronoun acts as the subject or object in a subordinate clause.) 5.) Interrogative Pronoun–who, which, what, whose, of which, of what, whom e.g. Who stole the candies? (This pronoun begins an interrogative sentence.) 6.) Numerical Pronoun–one, two, three, etc., first, second, third, etc. e.g. Two of the boys tackled the fifth. 7.) Reflexive Pronoun–myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves themselves e.g. He loves himself. (This pronoun is used as an object.) 8.) Intensive Pronoun–myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves e.g. They, themselves, lack knowledge. I, myself, am Heaven and Hell (The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam). (This pronoun is used to emphasize a statement and is an appositive). 9.) Reciprocal Pronoun–each other, one another e.g. They love each other. Please be polite to one another.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:28:35 +0000
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