Pronouns: Types and Examples

Pronouns: Types and Examples

Pronouns are words used to replace nouns to avoid repetition. They can refer to people, places, things, or ideas.

Types of Pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns:

   • First person: I, me, mine, myself, we, us, ours, ourselves
   • Second person: you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves
   • Third person: he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, it, its, itself, they, them, theirs, themselves

2. Possessive Pronouns:

   • Show ownership or possession
   • Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs

3. Demonstrative Pronouns:

   • Point out specific people, places, or things
   • Examples: this, that, these, those

4. Relative Pronouns:

   • Introduce dependent clauses
   • Examples: who, whom, whose, which, that

5. Interrogative Pronouns:

   • Ask questions
   • Examples: who, whom, whose, which, what

6. Reflexive Pronouns:

   • Refer back to the subject of the sentence
   • Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

7. Intensive Pronouns:

   • Emphasize the subject of the sentence
   • Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Examples in Sentences

• Personal: I went to the market. You should go too.
• Possessive: This is my book. That's hers.
• Demonstrative: These are my friends. That is a beautiful painting.
• Relative: The man who came yesterday is my uncle.
• Interrogative: Who is that person? What is your name?
• Reflexive: He hurt himself while playing.
• Intensive: I myself will do the work.

Note: Reflexive and intensive pronouns are often used interchangeably, but there is a subtle difference. Reflexive pronouns are necessary for the sentence structure, while intensive pronouns are used for emphasis.