PRONOUN:
Supporter of a noun and is a word used in place of a noun to avoid its repetition.
Example:
I love to eat ice cream very much.
They always talk about themselves.
The climate of Delhi is hotter than that of Saimla.
Which of these shirts do you like best?
He remembered nothing of what happened afterwards.
KINDS OF PRONOUN:
Personal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
PERSONAL PRONOUNS:
Pronouns used for the three persons are called personal pronouns.
These three persons are:
First Person – the person who speaks. The pronouns used for this person are:
1. I
2. We
3. Me
4. Us
5. Mine
Ours
Second Person – the person who is spoken to. The pronouns used for this person are:
1. You
2. Yours
Third Person – the person spoken of. The pronouns used for this person are:
1. He, Him, His
2. She, Her, Hers
3. They, Them, Theirs
4. It
Example:
Hari lost his pen and could not find it.
My mother works at a private school.
You must obey the traffic rules when driving.
I shall call on my friend.
Here is your book; take it away.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS:
Are formed by adding self or selves to personal pronouns.
Example:
She wants all of us to be around herself.
The injured workers helped one another.
She put herself in trouble for nothing.
I myself went there.
The queen herself came to see her sick maid.
Reflexive Pronouns are used in three ways:
As objects to refer to the subjects normally:
Example:
I fell over and hurt myself.
She wants all of us to be around herself.
To emphasise (lay stress on) a noun:
Example:
The queen herself came to see her sick maid.
I have done this job myself.
As reciprocal pronouns:
Example:
Vimala and Kamala love each other.
The injured workers helped one another.
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS:
Pronouns, which point to the noun.
Example:
The colour of my shirt is better than that of Mohan.
You sang a song to her. Sing the same to me.
“He has never been known to tell a lie. That’s true.
Kristi’s frock is better than that of Simi’s
I had to pay my fees yesterday, but this slipped my mind.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS:
Pronouns, which are used to ask questions.
Example:
Who has broken my slate?
What has happened to you?
Which is your book, Kavita?
My father is a teacher, what is your father?
Whom are you inviting to the party?
RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
A pronoun, which refers to a noun mentioned before it and also relates two sentences.
Example:
That is the boy who met me in the bazaar.
She is the girl whom the teacher punished yesterday.
I met my cousin who gave me a message.
This is the boy whose book was stolen yesterday.
I hate those people who are cruel.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS:
Pronouns, which do not definitely refer to any noun. It refers to a noun, but we cannot identify it.
Example:
There is someone in the room.
Everybody has his place in the society.
None of the boys knew the answer to the questions.
The ice cream was very nice. I bought some for my children.
He sticks to his views, whether anybody agrees with him or not.