What is pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns refer to either a noun that has already been mentioned or to a noun that does not need to be named specifically.
Type of Pronouns
1: Personal Pronouns
These pronouns relate to a noun in subjective case. (I, we, you, he, she, it, they)
Example:
He has been working here for last 10 years.
Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns are personal pronouns that also indicate possession of something. (mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours)
Example:
The car is mi ne.
2: Relative pronouns
A relative pronoun starts a clause (a group of words that refer to a noun). Who, that, and which are all relative pronouns.
Example:
I saw the dog that you own,” the relative pronoun that is the beginning of the clause that you own, which describes the dog.
3: Reflexive pronouns
When a subject performs an action on itself, the sentence uses a reflexive pronoun after the verb. Reflexive pronouns include myself, himself, themselves, and herself
Example:
“I kicked myself.”
4: Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns point out or modify a person or thing. There are four demonstrative pronouns: this and that (for singular words), and these and those (for plural words).
Example:
Mobile is just another technological device. This works as the greatest gadget of the era.
5: Interrogative pronouns
*Interrogative pronouns begin questions. There are five interrogative pronouns: who, whom, and whose (for questions that involve people), and which and what (for questions that involve things).
Example:
Who are you?
Tips
- Use pronouns to replace the repeated nouns
- The pronouns can also be used to increase range of grammar in sentences.
- A pronoun has key function to simplify meaning. Thus it must be used to make idease simpler and easier to understand
Exercise
1.I really like watching old shows. _________ are some of the best things on TV.
A:Those
B:That
C:This
2.Please hand me __________ .
A:those
B:that
C:this
3.__________ is some of the nicest weather we’ve had lately.
A:Those
B:That
C:This
4.After the parade, __________ met up in the town square.
A:something
B:everyone
C:anywhere
5.Would you like __________ to drink.
A:something
B:everyone
C:anywhere
6.I searched all over, but couldn’t find my notes __________ .
A:something
B:everyone
C:anywhere
7.__________ flavor do you prefer?
A:Whom
B:Which
C:Who
Answers
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 A
6 C
7 B
