Pronoun and it kinds
Pronoun
A pronoun is a word used in place of noun.
Kinds of Pronoun
PERSONAL
DEMONSTRATIVE
INTEROGATIVE
INDEFINITE
DISTRIBUTIVE
POSSESSIVE
RECIPROCAL
RELATIVE
REFLEXIVE
INTENSIVE
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Pronoun and it kinds
Pronoun
A pronoun is a word used in place of noun.
Examples
However, a pronoun could also be one of the following words:
 He/she
 It
 They
 Me
 Himself
 Somebody/everybody/anybody
 Many
 Each
 Few
 Whoever/who
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Personal Pronoun
Personal pronoun in their different form show person, number, gender
and case.
I, we, you, yourself, they, them l, etc.
Examples
 You need to stop lying to me.
 We would love for you to join us.
 Come look at my cat! He has climbed to the top of that tree.
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possessive
Pronoun
Possessive pronoun are form of personal pronouns. They show
ownership or possession.
Mine, your, his, her, their, its.
Examples
 The kids are yours and mine.
 The house is theirs and its paint is flaking.
 The money was really theirs for the taking.
 We shall finally have what is rightfully ours
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Indefinite Pronoun
Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places or things in general.
All, either, any, nothing, few, each, few, other, no one, several, much.
Examples
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All were late to the party.
Some just don't know when to quit while they are ahead.
Mary wanted some, but I do not have any.
Some will do anything to gain the attention of others.
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Demonstrative Pronoun
The pronouns tell which one or which group of person, places or things
are referred to .
This, that, these, those etc.
Examples
 These play games.
 That music is loud.
 Those games are difficult
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Relative Pronoun
A relative pronoun refers to an earlier noun, sentence or part of
sentence.
which, that, whose, whoever, whomever, who, and whom.
Examples
 The students who (or that) have passed ore here.
 Was the Iraq- American war, which the world tried to stop, the
result of Muslim disunity?
 Have the guests that we had invited arrived?
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Distributive
Pronoun
The pronouns which refer to persons or things one at a time are called
distributive pronoun.
Each, either, neither are called distributive pronouns because they
refer to person or things on at a time.
Examples
 Each of the students have participated in the drama act.
 I may buy either of these two gifts.
 Neither of them plays well.
 Each one of you will be awarded with bravery award.
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Possessive Pronoun
The words that used to indicate that something belongs to someone
else it is used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense.
The possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, ours, theirs.
Examples
 The book is his.
 The car is theirs.
 The pen is mine.
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Reciprocal Pronoun
We use reciprocal pronouns when each of two or more subjects is
acting in the same way toward the other both receiving the benefits or
consequences of that action simultaneously.
Each other, one another
Examples
 Work in a group help one another.
 They love each other.
 We can learn from one another.
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Reflexive Pronoun
Reflexive pronoun are used when a person or thing is referring to the
same person or thing. Reflexive pronoun is always end in self or selves.
The nine reflexive pronoun are myself, yourself, himself, oneself, itself,
ourselves, yourselves, themselves, and herself.
Examples
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I was in a hurry, so I washed the car myself.
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You're going to have to drive yourself to school today.
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He wanted to impress her, so he baked a cake himself.
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Intensive Pronoun
An intensive pronoun is used to refer back to a noun or pronoun in order to
emphasize it.
myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Examples
 I bought myself a house
(Myself is reflexive pronoun)
This means that I bought the house for myself, not as a present for someone
else.
 I bought the house myself.
(Myself is intensive pronoun)
This is saying that no one helped me to buy the car; I bought it alone.
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