Understanding Pronouns: A Beginner's Guide to English Grammar

Pronouns in English grammar 

A pronoun in English grammar is a word that is used in place of a noun to avoid repetition and make sentences clearer and smoother.

🔹 Definition:

A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or noun phrase in a sentence.

Example:

• Riya is my friend. She is very kind.
  👉 “She” replaces “Riya.”

🔹 Common Types of Pronouns:

1. Personal Pronouns – refer to specific people or things.
   Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them
   ✅ I like apples. She likes oranges.

2. Possessive Pronouns – show ownership.
   Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
   ✅ That book is mine.

3. Reflexive Pronouns – refer back to the subject.
   Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
   ✅ She made it herself.

4. Demonstrative Pronouns – point to specific things.
   Examples: this, that, these, those
   ✅ These are beautiful flowers.

5. Interrogative Pronouns – used to ask questions.
   Examples: who, whom, whose, which, what
   ✅ Who is at the door?

6. Relative Pronouns – connect a clause to a noun or pronoun.
   Examples: who, whom, whose, which, that
   ✅ The girl who sang is my sister.

7. Indefinite Pronouns – refer to non-specific persons or things.
   Examples: someone, anyone, everyone, something, nothing, each, few, many, all
   ✅ Everyone loves holidays.

8. Reciprocal Pronouns – show mutual action.
   Examples: each other, one another
   ✅ They love each other.

🔹 Quick Tip:

👉 Pronouns must agree with the nouns they replace in number, gender, and person.
✅ Ravi lost his book.
❌ Ravi lost their book. (Incorrect for singular “Ravi”)

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