PARTS OF SPEECH

PRONOUN
 The words used in place of noun are called pronoun.

 Examples

 Someone stole my pen.

 All is well.

 Who told you?

 What is your name?

TYPES OF PRONOUN
 Personal Pronoun
 Interrogative Pronoun

 Relative Pronoun

 Demonstrative Pronoun

 Indefinite Pronoun

 Distributive Pronoun

 Reciprocal Pronoun

 Exclamatory Pronoun

 Reflexive Pronoun

 Emphatic Pronoun
PERSONAL PRONOUN
 1st Person
 2nd Person

 3rd Person
ORDER OF PRONOUN
 Rule 231
 2nd person, 3rd person, 1st person

 Positivity, Unity, Singular Pronoun

 Rule 123

 Negativity, Division, Plural Pronoun

Examples
 I and he are friends.

 He and I are friends.

 You and I have committed a crime.
 I and you have committed a crime.

 We, You and they are leaving for Islamabad.

OBJECTIVE CASE
 Let I go.
 Let me go.

 She said to I.

 She said to me.

 The man saved Ali and she.

 The man saved Ali and her.
 He depends on I.
 He depends on me.

 She like I is intelligent.

 She like me is intelligent.

 She looks like I.

 She looks like me.

SUBJECTIVE CASE
 Me do not know.
 I do not know.

 Her is my friend.

 She is my friend.

 She is better than I.

 She is as good as I.

 Your books are better than I.

 Your books are better than me.

 Your books are better than mine.

 DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
 That is my house.
 This is my pen.

 Such
 Those people
 That one
 Blue one

 This, that, these, those, such, one(Demonstrative

Pronoun)

 Such a foolish person.

 This pen is mine(adjective)

 These are the keys I found on the floor.

 Such is your mistake that he will not forgive you.
 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN
 Who
 Whom

 Whose

 Which

 What

 Who are you?

 To whom were you talking?

 What is your name?

 Interrogative adverbs
 When
 Why
 How
 Where
 Where do you live?

 About whom were you talking?

 Whose is this book?
 RELATIVE PRONOUN
 Who
 Whom
 Which
 Whose
 That
 What

 USE OF WHO, WHOM

 This is the girl who works hard.
 This is the girl whom all praise.
 I who am your friend will protect you.
USE OF WHICH AS RELATIVE
PRONOUN
 Used for Non human beings
 Animals
 Things

 The moment which is lost is lost forever.

 The flowers which grow in this garden are not for
sale.
 I have seen the car which was black.

 FOR CHOICE
 The mother knows who of her children is hungry.
 The mother knows which of her children is hungry.
USE OF WHOSE AS RELATIVE
PRONOUN
 Ayesha is the girl whose parents are poor.
 I have a dog whose name is tommy.

 USE OF THAT
 All that glitters is not gold.

 You are the best person that can help me.

 You are the best person who can help me.

 The English teacher and his dog that are

generally seen around
USE OF WHAT AS RELATIVE
PRONOUN

 You can wear whatever you want.

 What is done cannot be undone.
INDEFINITE/ DISTRIBUTIVE
PRONOUN
 Someone is there.
 Anybody can dance.

 Something is there.

 None (0/Many)
 Neither (0/2)

 Either (1/2)
 Any (1/Many)
 Both (2/2)
 All (Many/Many)
 Either
 Any

 (Singular Verb)

 Both
 All

 (Plural Verb)

 Neither

 (Singular Verb)

 None

 (Singular Verb)
 Someone is waiting for you.
 Some are born great.
 Everybody wants to succeed in life.

 None of the two boys came late.(Incorrect)

 Neither of the two boys came late.(Correct)
 Neither of those seven girls was wearing a blue shirt.(Incorrect)
 None of those seven girls was wearing a blue shirt.(Correct)
 Either of these five candidates can be selected.(Incorrect)
 Any of these five candidates can be selected.(Correct)
 None of your hands is damaged.(Incorrect)
 Neither of your hands is damaged.(Correct)
 None of your hands are damaged.(Incorrect)
 Both of your hands are damaged.(Correct)
 All of my hands are full.(Incorrect)
 Both of my hands are full.(Correct)
 Neither of my eyes are not hurting(.Incorrect)
 Both of my eyes are hurting.(Correct)
 Both of them are coming.(Correct)
 Both of them are not coming.(Incorrect)

 All is well.(Indefinite Pronoun)

 All of them have come.(Distributive Pronoun)

 Everyone is happy.(Indefinite Pronoun)

 Everyone of us is happy.(Distributive Pronoun)

 Both are coming.(Indefinite Pronoun)

 Both of them are coming.(Distributive Pronoun)

USE OF ONE, ONES, ONE’S
 One should do one’s duty.
 One should respect one’s parents.

 One must take care of one’s dressing.

 One should keep one’s promise.

 One of my brothers has got his dream job.

 One of my friends has given me his book.

 One of them has done his duty.

 Have you seen the shoes? Which ones?

REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
 I am talking to you.
 I am talking to her.
 Am I talking to myself?

 I (Myself)
 We (Ourselves)
 Your (Yourself)
 He (Himself)
 She (Herself)
 It (Itself)
 They (Themselves)
 One (Oneself)
 I saw me.(Incorrect)
 I saw myself.(Correct)
 She loves me.
 I love her.
 I love me.(Incorrect)
 I love myself.
 She is old enough to dress herself now.
 Tell me something about yourself.
 I saw in the mirror.(Incorrect)
 I saw myself in the mirror.
 I enjoyed in the party.(Incorrect)
 I enjoyed myself in the party.
 My friend introduced before my parents.(Incorrect)
 My friend introduced myself before my parents.
 He must have applied _____ while he was in
school.
 The students exert themselves_____.

 We must avail _____ of the opportunity.

EMPHATIC PRONOUN
 She inspected the house.
 She herself inspected the house.
 I cooked food.
 I myself cooked food.
 Ayesha came here.
 Ayesha herself came here.
 I saw the president myself.
 I saw the president himself.
 I myself saw him.
 She killed.
 She killed herself.
 I was watching TV by myself.(Alone)
RECIPROCAL PRONOUN
 Each other: For two
 One another: For more than two

 We help one another.

 We help each other.

 We should all love____.

 He and I looked at _____.

 EXCLAMATORY PRONOUN
 A pronoun that is used as an exclamation.

 What! You do not know Imran Khan?

 What! She has got a new car?

 Hurrah!
 Oh!

 Bravo!

 Alas!

 Wow!