Pronouns

Words used instead of nouns are called pronouns.
Examples
He, she, they, etc.
Sentences
He will walk the dog.
Relative Pronouns
  • Defintion: A relative pronoun relates to another noun preceding it in the sentence.
  • Examples: who, whom, whose, etc.
    • Types of Pronouns
  • Personal Pronouns
  • Relative Pronouns
  • Indefinite Pronouns
  • Demonstrative Pronouns
  • Interrogative Pronouns
  • Reflexive Pronouns
    • Personal Pronouns
  • Definition: Personal pronouns stand in for people, places, things and ideas.
  • Examples: It, he, she, etc
    • Indefinite Pronouns
  • Definition: Indefinite pronouns refer to an unknown or undetermined person, place or thing.
  • Examples: someone, anybody, all etc.
    • Demonstrative Pronouns
  • Definition: Demonstrative pronouns stand in for a person, place or thing that must be pointed to. They also indicate whether they are replacing singular or plural words and give the location of the object.
    • Singular
    this, that
    Plural
    these, those
    Interrogative Pronouns
  • Definition: An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a question.
  • Examples: who, which, what, etc.
    • Reflexive Pronouns
  • Definition: Reflexive pronouns "reflect" the person to whom the pronoun refers.
  • Examples: himself, herself, etc.
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