Kinds of Pronoun
Category : 8th Class
There are eight kinds of Pronoun.
1. Personal Pronoun
2. Demonstrative Pronoun
3. Interrogative Pronoun
4. Reflexive Pronoun
5. Possessive Pronoun
6. Distributive Pronoun
7. Indefinite Pronoun
8. Emphatic or Emphasizing Pronoun
Personal Pronoun
Personal pronouns are used for a person or a thing. Personal pronouns are used for both subject and objects.
Personal Pronoun has three persons
(i) First person - the person who is speaking e.g.; I, We.
(ii) Second person - the person who is spoken to e.g.; You.
(iii) Third person - the person who is spoken of e.g.; He, She, It, They.
(i) First Person
The Pronoun which refers to the person speaking / is called the Pronoun of First Person.
Look at the following sentences:
In the above given sentences, the pronouns I, we, me and us refer to the person speaking. These are Pronouns of the first person.
(ii) Second Person
The pronoun which refers to the person spoken to is called the Pronoun of Second Person.
Look at the following sentences:
In the above given sentences, the pronouns your and you refer to the person spok en to. These are Pronoun of the second person.
(iii) Third Person
The pronoun which refers to the person or thing spoken about, is called the Pronoun of Third Person.
Look at the following sentences:
In the above given sentences, the pronouns he, she, it, they, him and his refer to the person or thing spoken about. So these are Pronouns of the Third Person.
Look at the following underlined words:
(I = first person)
(You = second person)
(She = third person)
(I = first person)
(We = first person)
(You = second person)
(She = third person)
(It = third person)
(They = third person)
(It = third person)
In the above given sentences, the words I, we/ you/ he, she, they, and it are used for all the three persons. These are Personal Pronouns.
Demonstrative Pronoun
The Pronoun which is used to indicate an object for which it is used, is called Demonstrative Pronoun.
Look at the underlined words in the following sentences:
In the above given sentences, underlined words this, that, these and those are used to indicate one or more things that is/are nearby or far from the speaker. These are Demonstrative Pronouns.
Interrogative Pronoun
The pronoun which is used to ask a question is called an Interrogative Pronoun. Look at the following sentences:
In the above given sentences, underlined words which, who, what, whom and whose are used for asking questions. So these are Interrogative Pronouns.
NOTE: In general who, whom and whose are used for persons. Which and that are used for animals and things.
Reflexive Pronoun
The pronoun which is used as object of the verb when the doer and the receiver of the action is same, is called Reflexive Pronoun.
Look at the following underlined words in the given sentences:
In the above given sentences, himself, myself, ourselves, themselves and yourself are used as object of the verb in each sentence where the subject and object are the same person or thing.
In another way it can be said that in these sentences the doer and the receiver of the action is the same person or thing. So these underlined words are Reflexive Pronouns.
Points to keep in mind
Possessive Pronoun
The pronoun which shows possession is called Possessive Pronoun.
Look at the following underlined words in the given sentences:
In the above given sentences, underlined words mine, its, theirs and hers are used to show possession. So these are Possessive Pronouns.
Distributive Pronoun
The pronoun which is used as distributer of a person or thing is called Distributive Pronoun.
Look at the following underlined words in the given sentences:
In the above given sentences, the words each, either and neither are used as distributer of person/place or thing (all nouns). So these are Distributive Pronouns.
Indefinite Pronoun
The pronoun which is used to refer to a noun in general way is called Indefinite Pronoun.
Look at the following underlined words in the given sentences:
In these underlined sentences, the words all, anybody, few, everything and many refer to persons or things in general way. So these are Indefinite Pronouns.
Emphatic or Emphasizing Pronoun
The pronoun which is used to emphasize a noun or a pronoun is called Emphatic or Emphasizing Pronoun.
Look at the following underlined words given in the sentences:
In the above given sentences, the words myself, ourselves, yourself, himself, herself, themselves, and itself have been used to emphasize either person or thing. So these are Emphatic or Emphasizing Pronouns.
Relative Pronoun
Pronouns used to combine or relate sentences together are known as Relative Pronouns.
Look at the following underlined words in the given sentences:
In the above given sentences, the words who, which, that and whom have been used to combine or relate sentences together. These are Relative Pronouns.
Reciprocal Pronoun
Pronoun used to talk about mutual relationship are known as Reciprocal Pronouns.
Look at the following underlined words given in sentences:
In the above given sentences, the words one another, each other have been used to talk about mutual relationship. So, these are Reciprocal Pronouns.
Usage of the Pronoun 'lt?
(A) The pronoun 'it' is used to talk about things and animals.
(B) The pronoun 'it' is used for children whose sex cannot be determined.
(C) The pronoun 'it' is used to lay stress or emphasis.
(D) The pronoun 'it' is used to talk about time, weather, temperature, etc.
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