A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun. The noun which the pronoun
has replaced is called its antecedent.
Pronouns can be classed into five different groups: demonstrative, personal,
interrogative, indefinite, and relative.
Pronouns can be classed into five different groups: demonstrative, personal,
interrogative, indefinite, and relative.
A demonstrative pronoun points out.
A personal pronoun, by form, denotes the speaker, the person spoken to,
1. A pronoun that denotes the speaker is of the first person.
2. A pronoun that denotes the person spoken to is of the second person.
3. A pronoun that denotes the person or thing spoken of is of the third person.
For Example: I am speaking to you about him.
you is a second person pronoun
I is a first person pronoun
him is a third person pronoun
An interrogative pronoun is used to ask a question.
For Example:
Who is that man?
An indefinite pronoun doesn´t refer to a particular person or thing.
For Example:
each, many, some, both, nobody, somebody , etc...
A relative pronoun connects the clause of which it is a part with the antecedent
to which it refers.
For Example:
The boy who came fishing is my friend.
A clause introduced by a relative pronoun is called a relative clause.
For Example:
The boy who came fishing is my friend.
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