Pronoun- 1

 A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

For example- Jack saw Jim, and he waved at him.  The pronouns he and him take the place of Jack and Jim, respectively.

 Types of pronouns:

·         Subjective pronoun 

·         Objective pronoun

·         Possessive pronoun

·         Reflexive pronoun

·         Indefinite pronouns

·         Demonstrative pronoun

·         Relative pronoun

·         Reciprocal pronoun

Subjective pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. You can remember subject pronouns easily by filling in the blank subject space for a simple sentence.

Example :        He plays football.

                         They play football.

Object pronouns are used to replace nouns that are the direct or indirect object of a clause.

Example:         Jack is hurt because Jim hit him.

Possessive pronouns replace possessive nouns as either the subject or the object of a clause. Because the noun being replaced does not appear in the sentence, it must be clear from the context.

 Example:      That bag looks like his.

These shoes are not hers.

That car is ours.

Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the clause because the subject of the action is also the direct or indirect object. Only certain types of verbs can be reflexive. You cannot remove a reflexive pronoun from a sentence because the remaining sentence would be grammatically incorrect.

Example:         I told myself to calm down.

                         The children can take care of themselves.

Indefinite pronouns do not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular, e.g. anything, something, anyone, everyone.

Example:         It was a very clear day. We could see everything.

Everybody enjoyed the concert.

Demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that is used to point to something specific within a sentence. These pronouns can indicate items in space or time, and they can be either singular or plural. (This ,that ,these ,those)

Example:         This was my mother’s school.

                          That looks like the car I used to drive.

Relative pronoun is used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. The clause modifies, or describes, the noun. The most common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that.

Example:         My father, who was born overseas, has always been a great traveller.

  This is Simon, whom you met at our house last year.

Reciprocal pronoun is used when each of two or more subjects is acting in the same way towards the other.It is of two types- i) Each other ii) One another.

“Each other” is used when two subjects are present.

Example:         Peter and David hate each other.

“One another is used when more than two subjects are present”

 Example:        The ten prisoners were all blaming one another.

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