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PRONOUNSRONOUNS( ased on Collins easy learningased on Collins easy learning& )rammar Punctuation book& )rammar Punctuation book

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:ronouns are commonly used:ronouns are commonly usedin place of a noun or a noun phrase that has

.already been mentioned:Exp .Sam has to go to the airport Can you give

hima lift?

qwhen we know perfectly well who or what is referred.to

:Exp Wed better ring and say we .re not coming

q .when the name of someone or something is not known

:Exp Hes the man who came to the house!yesterday

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,here are 7 types of pronouns,here are 7 types of pronounslassified according to theirlassified according to their.eaning and use.eaning and usePersonal PronounsReflexive Pronouns

Possessive PronounsDemonstrative Pronouns

Relative PronounsInterrogative PronounsIndefinite Pronouns

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ERSONAL PRONOUNSERSONAL PRONOUNSused as subject or object in a clause

Person Subject Singularobject

Subject Pluralobject1st

I me we us

2nd you you you You

3rdmasculine

he him they them

3rd feminine she her they them

3rd neutral it it they them

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Example of sentences:

He gave her a box of chocolates.

We saw them both on Friday.

I can see you!

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EFLEXIVE PRONOUNSEFLEXIVE PRONOUNSused in object position when the action of a verb

is performed on the subject by the subjectalso used for emphasis

Person Singular Plural

1st

myself ourselves2nd

yourself yourselves3rd masculine

himself themselves3rd feminine herself themselves3rd neutral itself themselvesGeneral oneself -

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Example of sentences:

The puppy entangled itself in thelead.

Ive just cut myself on a piece of

glass.

Never mind. Ill do it myself.

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OSSESSIVE PRONOUNSOSSESSIVE PRONOUNSindicate ownership

Possessivedeterminer

Possessive pronounmy mineyour(singular) yourshis his

her hersits (no form)our oursyour(plural) yours

their theirs

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Example of sentences:

Give it back, its mine.

Perhaps it really is theirs after all.

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EMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNSEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNSindicate items that are near to or far from us

Singular Pluralnear this thesefar that those

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Example of sentences:

This is Bettys and that is Peters.

These are nice. Where did you

find them?

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ELATIVE PRONOUNSELATIVE PRONOUNS

used to link a modifying clause to a noun phraseor a clause

Person Thing

subjectobject

who orthatwhom orthat

which orthatwhich orthatpossessive whose whose

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Example of sentences:

I dont know what you mean.

Thats the girl who always comes

top.

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NTERROGATIVE PRONOUNSNTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

used to ask a question about the noun phrase theystand in for

Subject Object Possessive

people who whom whosethings whichwhat

whichwhat

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Example of sentences:

What would you like for lunch?

Which is the fresh milk?

Who was responsible?

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NDEFINITE PRONOUNSNDEFINITE PRONOUNSused for a broad range of reference when it is

not necessary or not possible to use a personal

pronounssomeone somebody somethingo one nobody nothinganyone anybody anythingeveryone everybody everything

many eitherall neithermost bothsome severalenough none

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Example of sentences:

Everyone had a compass and a

whistle.

Neither wanted to give in and

apologize.

Much needs to be done.