Question

Define pronoun and types of pronoun with examples ​

Answer 1

WHAT IS PRONOUN?

In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun (abbreviated PRO) is a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase. It is a particular case of a pro-form. Pronouns have traditionally been regarded as one of the parts of speech, but some modern theorists would not consider them to form a single class, in view of the variety of functions they perform cross-linguistically. An example of a pronoun is "you", which is both plural and singular. Subtypes include personal and possessive pronouns, reflexive and reciprocal pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, relative and interrogative pronouns, and indefinite pronouns.

TYPES OF PRONOUN?

• Personal Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns
• Demonstrative Pronouns
• Reflexive Pronouns
• Relative Pronouns
• Reciprocal Pronouns

WHAT IS PERSONAL PRONOUN?

Personal pronouns are pronouns that are associated primarily with a particular grammatical person – first person (as I), second person (as you), or third person (as he, she, it, they). Personal pronouns may also take different forms depending on the number (usually singular or plural), grammatical or natural gender, case, and formality. The term "personal" is used here purely to signify the grammatical sense; personal pronouns are not limited to people and can also refer to animals and objects (as the English personal pronoun it usually does).

EXAMPLES:-

• He was waiting for me.
• I will give a nice gift to you.
• I don't know who is with her.
• I want to marry him.

WHAT ARE POSSESSIVE  PRONOUNS?

A possessive form is a word or grammatical construction used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense. This can include strict ownership or a number of other types of relationships to a greater or lesser degree analogous to it.

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.

WHAT ARE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN?

Demonstratives (abbreviated DEM) are words, such as this, and that, used to indicate which entities are being referred to and to distinguish those entities from others. They are typically deictic; their meaning depending on a particular frame of reference and cannot be understood without context. Demonstratives are often used in spatial deixis (where the speaker or sometimes the listener are to provide context), but also in intra-discourse reference (including abstract concepts) or anaphora, where the meaning is dependent on something other than the relative physical location of the speaker, for example, whether something is currently being said or was said earlier.

EXAMPLES:-

• This is very yummy!
• I would like those, please.
• I am not sure that is how you do it.
• These are the most comfortable.

WHAT ARE REFLEXIVE PRONOUN?

In general linguistics, a reflexive pronoun, sometimes simply called a reflexive, is an anaphoric pronoun that must be coreferential with another nominal (its antecedent) within the same clause. In the English language specifically, a reflexive pronoun will end in ‑self or ‑selves, and refer to a previously named noun or a pronoun (myself, yourself, ourselves, themselves, etc.). English intensive pronouns, used for emphasis, take the same form.

EXAMPLES:-

• I was in a hurry, so I washed the car myself.
• You’re going to have to drive yourself to school today.
• He wanted to impress her, so he baked a cake himself.
• That car is in a class all by itself.

WHAT ARE RELATIVE PRONOUN?

A relative pronoun is a term for a word that marks a type of subordinate clause - often called a relative clause, adjective clause, or defining clause, among other names - as a means to conjoin modifying information about an antecedent referent in the main clause of a sentence.

EXAMPLES:-

• The cyclist who won the race trained hard.
• The pants that I bought yesterday are already stained.
• Where did you buy the dress that you wore last week?
• The book, when it was finally returned, was torn and stained.

WHAT ARE RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS?

In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun (abbreviated PRO) is a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase. It is a particular case of a pro-form. Pronouns have traditionally been regarded as one of the parts of speech, but some modern theorists would not consider them to form a single class, in view of the variety of functions they perform cross-linguistically. An example of a pronoun is "you", which is both plural and singular. Subtypes include personal and possessive pronouns, reflexive and reciprocal pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, relative and interrogative pronouns, and indefinite pronouns.

EXAMPLES:-

• Seema and Harry were laughing at each other in the school ground.
• I and my friend has shared a gift with each other in the new year.
• Seniors have congratulated one another on their farewell party.
• Many kids are playing in the ground by kicking the ball to one another.

Answer 2

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A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.

Kinds of pronouns:-

• Personal Pronoun
• Possessive Pronoun
• Reflexive Pronoun
• Emphatic Pronoun
• Interrogative Pronoun
• Demonstrative Pronoun
• Relative Pronoun
• Distributive Pronoun
• Reciprocal Pronoun
• Indefinite Pronoun

1. Personal Pronoun

It is used in place of the noun about which the sentence talks. It can refer to the speaker or the person is spoken to.

Examples:- we, you, she, he etc.

2. Possessive Pronoun

It is used to indicate possession or belonging of a pronoun. It comes after the noun in a sentence.

Examples:- mine, ours, his, yours etc.

3. Reflexive Pronoun

It is used to refer to the same persons as the subject of the verb in a sentence. It comes after the verb in a sentence.

Examples:- myself, yourself, himself, itself etc.

4. Emphatic Pronoun

It is used to emphasise upon the actions done by the personal pronoun as the subject. It comes immediately after the subject in a sentence.

Examples:- I myself, you yourself, she herself, he himself etc.

5. Interrogative Pronoun

It is used to ask questions. It comes in the beginning of a sentence.

Examples:- who, whose, which, when etc.

6. Demonstrative Pronoun

It is used to point out or demonstrate persons or things.

Examples:- this, that, these, those etc.

7. Relative Pronoun

It is used to join sentences or phrases, clauses of a sentence and introduce noun clause and relative clause. It comes in the middle of a sentence.

Examples:- who, that, which, whose etc.

8. Distributive Pronoun

It is used to indicate persons and things that are taken as a whole or in separate groups. It always takes singular verb in a sentence.

Examples:- neither, either, each, everyone etc.

9. Reciprocal Pronoun

It is used to express the reciprocal or mutual relationship between two subjects of a sentence.

Examples:- each other, one another etc.

10. Indefinite Pronouns

It is used to refer to persons and things in a general way. It does not refer to any specific or particular person or thing.

Examples:- one, any, many, few etc.