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PRONOUN
**Definition:**
PRO MEANS FOR
Hence, a word which is used in place of a noun is called a pronoun.
e.g. He, she, it, you, they etc.
**Kinds of Pronoun:**
1. **PERSONAL PRONOUN**: Pronouns that are associated with particular grammatical persons.
* 1st Person (Speaker)
* Singular: I, My, Me
* Plural: We, Our, Us
* 2nd Person Singular and Plural: You, Your, You
* 3rd Person SINGULAR:
* MASCULINE: He, His, HIM
* FEMININE: SHE, HER, HER
* "Plural Masculine and FEMININE": THEY, THEIR, THEM
2. **REFLEXIVE PRONOUN**: It points out that the action done by the subject turns back upon the subject.
* e.g. Radha hurt herself. I hid myself.
3. **EMPHATIC PRONOUN**: This pronoun is used to lay emphasis.
* e.g. I myself will go there. He himself will do this work.
4. **RECIPROCAL PRONOUN**: This pronoun points out the mutual relation.
* e.g. each other, one another.
5. **DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN**: This pronoun points the object to which it refers.
* e.g. This, these, that, those
6. **INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN**: This pronoun is used for asking questions.
* e.g. What are you doing? Which is your book? Who are you? Whose car is this?
7. **INDEFINITE PRONOUN**: This pronoun refers to persons or things in a general way.
* e.g. Did you see any of your friend? All students passed. There are some students. Somebody is coming.
8. **DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUN**: This pronoun refers to persons or thing one at a time.
* e.g. Neither of you will go. Either of you can depart.
9. **RELATIVE PRONOUN**: This pronoun refers to some noun which is its antecedent.
* e.g. I know the boy who gave you hundred rupees.
* I know the girl who reads in your class.
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Welcome to learning about pronouns! A pronoun is a very important part of English grammar. The word pronoun comes from PRO, which means FOR. So a pronoun is a word that we use in place of a noun. Instead of repeating the same noun again and again, we use pronouns like he, she, it, you, they, and we. For example, instead of saying John is a student and John studies hard, we say John is a student and he studies hard. This makes our sentences flow better and sound more natural.
Now let's learn about personal pronouns. Personal pronouns are pronouns that are associated with particular grammatical persons. There are three persons in English grammar. First person refers to the speaker - that's the person who is talking. We use I, my, me for singular, and we, our, us for plural. Second person refers to the person you are talking to. We use you, your, you for both singular and plural. Third person refers to the person or thing you are talking about. For masculine we use he, his, him. For feminine we use she, her, her. For plural of both masculine and feminine, we use they, their, them.
Let's learn about reflexive and emphatic pronouns. Reflexive pronouns are used when the action done by the subject turns back upon the subject itself. For example, Radha hurt herself - here the action of hurting comes back to Radha. Another example is I hid myself - the action of hiding affects the person doing it. Emphatic pronouns look exactly the same as reflexive pronouns, but they are used to lay emphasis or stress. For example, I myself will go there emphasizes that I will personally go. He himself will do this work emphasizes that he will personally do the work. The forms include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
Now let's explore more types of pronouns. Reciprocal pronouns show mutual relation between people or things. We use each other and one another. Demonstrative pronouns point to specific objects. These include this, these, that, and those. Interrogative pronouns are used for asking questions. Examples are what, which, who, and whose. Finally, indefinite pronouns refer to people or things in a general way without being specific. Examples include any, all, some, and somebody. Each type serves a different purpose in making our communication clear and effective.
Let's summarize what we've learned about pronouns. We covered nine important types. Personal pronouns like I, you, he, she, we, and they refer to specific people. Reflexive pronouns like myself and yourself show action returning to the subject. Emphatic pronouns add emphasis. Reciprocal pronouns show mutual relationships. Demonstrative pronouns point to objects. Interrogative pronouns ask questions. Indefinite pronouns refer to things generally. Distributive pronouns refer to things one at a time, like either and neither. Finally, relative pronouns like who, which, and that connect clauses to nouns. Understanding these nine types will help you use English pronouns correctly and make your communication clearer and more effective.