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Pronoun is a word that is used in the place

of a noun to avoid the repetition of a noun


in a sentence.

Pronoun Types:

Personal Pronoun- a pronoun that is associated Demonstrative Pronoun- a pronoun


with a particular person and shows the number, that is used to point toward something
person, gender, and case of the noun being in a given sentence.
replaced. Near in distance or time - this, these
3 types of persons: Far in distance or time- that, those
1st person- I, we, us Singular- this, that
2nd person- you Plural- these, those
3rd person- he, she it, her, him,
Both singular and plural- none, such, the same
they, them
Function in a sentence: Sample sentences:
Subject pronouns- I, he, she, it, we, This box is heavier than that.
you, they These chairs are sturdier than those chairs.
Object pronouns- me, him, her, it, us, None of this makes sense.
you, them

Possessive Pronoun- a pronoun that is used to Reflexive Pronoun- we use reflexive


indicate the belongingness of one thing to another pronoun when we want to refer back to
or of one person to another. subject of the sentence or clause.
Number Person Possessive pronoun List of reflexive pronouns:
singular 1st mine singular- myself, yourself, him/herself, itself
2nd yours plural- ourselves, yourselves, themselves
3rd his, hers We use reflexive pronouns:
Plural 1st ours when the subject and object are the same
2nd yours person or thing. 🠖 I cut myself.
3rd theirs with these verbs: enjoy, behave, help
Sample sentence: 🠖 Did you enjoy yourself at Iya's party?
with by, to mean 'alone', without help from
Her dress was old and worn.
anyone else. 🠖She went to school by herself.

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