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A Pronoun is a word used instead of a Noun.
-Personal Pronouns:
-example:
I am young,
We are young, You are young, They are young, He (She, it ) is young.
He, She ,It, I , we , they are called Personal Pronouns because they stand for the three persons-
- the person speaking,
- the person spoken to ,
- the person spoken of .
-Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns : When- self is added to my, your, him, her , it and selves to our, your them , we get Compound Pronouns.
They are called Reflexive Pronouns when the action done by the subject turns back (reflects ) upon the subject : as
I hurt myself,
You will hurt yourself.
He hurt himself,
She hurt herself.
-Demonstrative, Pronouns:
This is a present from my uncle.
These are merely excuses..
Both cars are good, but this is better than that ,.
This, These , are used to point out the objects to which they refer and are therefore called
Demonstrative Pronouns.
Indefinite Pronouns:
One must not boast of one’s own success.
None of his poems are well known.
One , none – these pronouns referred to persons or things in a general way but do not refer to any person or thing in particular.
They are therefore called Indefinite Pronouns.
Distributive Pronouns :
Each of the girls gets a prize.
Either of you can go.
Each and Either are called distributive Pronouns, because to person or things one at a time. For this reason , are always Singular and as such followed by the verb in the Singular.
Relative Pronouns :
I have found the pen which I had lost.
Here is the book that you lent me .
Which , That are called Relative Pronouns because it refers or relates to some noun going before which is called its antecedent.
Interrogative Pronouns :
Who are you?
What is the matter ?
Who and what are used for asking questions and are therefore called Interrogative Pronouns.
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