a pronoun is a word or form 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, although many modern theorists would not regard them as a single distinct word class, because of the variety of functions performed by words which are classed as pronouns. Common types include the personal pronouns, relative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns and indefinite pronouns.
Subject and object pronouns are used in everyday language. However, it can be tricky to remember which is which. The subject always takes action. The object is part of the activity, but it does not do any acting. Here is an example: Shelby likes talking to Marvin. Shelby is the subject; she is liking and talking. Marvin is the object; all the liking and talking is done to Marvin but not by Marvin. Subject and object pronouns function in the same way. Subject pronouns include I, you, he, she, it, they, we. Object pronouns include me, you, him, her, it, us, them. See the following examples: Subject I might see you later. You have to come now. She lives in Nebraska. He makes me angry It just might work. They caught the last train. We can t see the end. Object Sarah hit me on the arm. I need to tell you something. Larry took him aside. The message wasn t for her. Take it to the store. Summer is fun for us. Margaret took them downstairs.

Possessive pronouns show who owns something described in a sentence. They include mine, his, hers, its, ours, yours, their, and
theirs. Possessive adjectives are similar to possessive pronouns. However, the possessive adjective comes before the object of the sentence; the possessive pronoun is the object of the sentence. See the difference here: That is my dog. (possessive adjective, before the object dog ) The dog is mine. (possessive pronoun, which is the object)

Intensive pronouns and reflexive pronouns look the same. However, they act differently in a sentence. Intensive pronouns put
an emphasis on other pronouns or nouns. Reflexive pronouns rename the subject in a sentence. Look at the following examples:

intensive pronoun She herself will go to the bank. (herself emphasizes the pronoun she) Reflexive pronoun She cut herself on the arm. (herself renames the pronoun she) Intensive and reflexive pronouns include:
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

Demonstrative pronouns refer to things in relation to distance.

This and these refer to things that are close by. That and those refer to things farther away. This is your shirt. That is my house on the corner. These good friends are sitting next to me.

Those roads in the next town are bumpy.

Indefinite pronouns replace nouns that are not specified. They include the following: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything,
both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing, one, several, some, somebody, someone, and something. Read the example sentences for a better understanding. We gave everything to the homeless shelter All were sad to see the children go. Give a present to each as they come in.

Interrogative pronouns are used to ask a question. They include who, whom, what, which, whose, whoever, whomever, whatever,
and whichever. Consider the example sentences below: Which of these do you like best? Who was just in this room? Whatever happens next, I am prepared.

Relative pronouns connect (relate) noun or pronoun clauses with other parts of a sentence. They include who, whom, what, which,
whose, whoever, whomever, whatever, whichever, and that. See how these are used in the sentences below. The paper that she just wrote is due tomorrow. Learning is easier for people who have a good teacher. Whoever leaves the room needs to turn off the light. Pronouns do a lot in the English language, don't they? They are the no-name workhorses, jumping in for thesuperstar nouns when they get exhausted. Hey, someone's got to do something about the work nobody wants to do!

Personal pronouns denote an entity of a specific grammatical person: first person (as in the case of I, me, we, etc.),
second person (as in the case ofyou), or third person (he, she, they, etc.)

Subject pronouns are used when the person or thing is the subject of the sentence or clause. English
example: I like to eat chips, but she does not. Second person formal and informal pronouns (T-V distinction). For example, vous and tu in French. There is no distinction in modern English though Elizabethan English marked the distinction with "thou" (singular informal) and "you" (plural or singular formal). Inclusive and exclusive "we" pronouns indicate whether the audience is included. There is no distinction in English.

Intensive pronouns, also known as emphatic pronouns, re-emphasize a noun or pronoun that has already
been mentioned. English uses the same forms as the reflexive pronouns; for example: I did it myself (contrast

reflexive use, I did it to myself). Object pronouns are used when the person or thing is the object of the sentence or clause. English example: John likes me but not her. Direct and indirect object pronouns. English uses the same oblique form for both; for example: Mary loves him (direct object); Mary sent hima letter (indirect object). Reflexive pronouns are used when a person or thing acts on itself. English example: John cut himself. Reciprocal pronouns refer to a reciprocal relationship. English example: They do not like each other.

Prepositional pronouns come after a preposition. No distinct forms exist in English; for example: Anna and Maria looked at him. Disjunctive pronouns are used in isolation or in certain other special grammatical contexts. No distinct forms exist in English; for example: Who does this belong to? Me.

Dummy pronouns are used when grammatical rules require a noun (or pronoun), but none is semantically required. English example: It is raining. Weak pronouns.

Pronoun Case Pronouns (and nouns) in English display "case" according to their function in the sentence. Their function can be: subjective (they act as the subject) objective (they act as the object) possessive (they show possession of something else)

The following table shows the different forms for pronouns depending on case. subjective case objective case personal pronouns singular 1st I me you him her it us you them whom whomever possessive case mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs whose

2nd you 3rd he she it we

plural

1st

2nd you 3rd relative/interrogative pronouns they who whoever

which/that/what which/that/what indefinite pronouns A problem of case: Mary and I or Mary and me? 1. 2. Mary and I are delighted to be here today. (NOT Mary and me) The letter was addressed to Mary and me. (NOT Mary and I) everybody everybody everybody's

In 1, Mary and I are subjects, which is why the pronoun takes the subjective case ("I"). In 2, Mary and I are objects, which is why the pronoun takes the objective case ("me"). An easy way to check the correct case is to try the sentence without Mary. Would you say "I am delighted to be here" or "Me am delighted to be here"? Would you say "The letter was addressed to me" or "The letter was addressed to I"?

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