what is a pronoun?

types of pronouns

The Subject Pronoun:I,YOU,HE,SHE,IT,WE,YOU,THEY

The subject in the sentence is the doer of the action,the person or thing that does the action in the sentence,so subject pronouns are used to replace the subject.

Example

Daniel has a computer,and he uses it to play.

Object Pronouns:ME,YOU,HER,HIS,IT,US,YOU,THEM

Object Pronouns are affected by the actions of the Subject.They replace indirect and Direct Objects.

Example

Marcela was ticking me off while i was down loading some apps for her.Me=object of the particle for and her object of the other particle for refering to Marcela.

Possessive Pronouns:MINE,YOURS,HIS,HERS,OURS,YOURS,THEIRS.

The possessive pronouns are the genitives [the ones that show possession ]of the personal pronouns.They can occupy different positions in each sentence,so they may have different functions such as subject,direct object or subject complement.

Example

Luis has a white tablet.Mine is black.[mine is in the subject position.It is certainly referring to the word tablet.

Reflexive Pronouns:MYSELF,YOURSELF,HIMSELF,HERSELF,ITSELF,OURSELVES,YOURSELVES,THEMSELVES.

They are used when the subject and the object are the same person.The action of the verb is pointed back to the subject.

Example

I myself did the assignment or i did the assignment myself.

Reciprocal Pronouns:ONE ANOTHER and EACH OTHER

We use reciprocal pronouns when each of two or more subjects is acting in the same way towards the other.

Example

Josh and Mario helped each other,[direct object],Mario and Jonas hate each other[direct object]

Relative Pronouns:WHO,WHICH,WHOM,WHOSE,THAT.

They introduce relative clauses.They also have distinctions in gender and case:ssubjective case,objective case and genitive case.

Example

Sttudents who study a lot get good grades.

Demonstrative Pronouns:THIS,THAT,THESE,and THOSE.

Demonstrative pronouns are used to replace specific people or things that have been previously mentioned or are understood from context.They tell us whether they are replacing something singular or plural and wether that thing [s]is close by or farther away.

Example

This is my book.

These are our bowls.

Those are children.

Interrogative Pronouns:

An interrogstive pronoun often stands for ssomething that we are not aware of yet,becauuse we are asking about it.These pronouns are specialbecause they all start with wh which makes them easy to remember.

Example

Who was driving like that?

What happened to you?

Wish is your favorite dish?