Pronoun and its types

Pronoun:

A pronoun is a term that is used in place of a noun. When we don't identify about a noun and we use certain additional words in its place of a noun is called a pronoun.

Pronoun examples:

He, she, it, I, we, they, you, this, that, those, those, who, whose, whom, which, where, why, when, one, anyone, anybody, everybody, something, somebody, etc.

We talk over pronoun and its types in the following:

1. Personal Pronouns

2. Demonstrative pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns examples:

this, that, these, those, etc

Demonstrative pronouns are the pronoun that is used to pointing someone is called demonstrative pronouns. We use daily those words like "this, that, these, those".

Use of demonstrative pronouns:

This: It is used when we are pointing to an object and the object is lying nearby.
That: It is used when we are pointing to an object and an object is lying far away.
These: It is used when we are pointing to more than one object and objects are lying nearby.
Those: It is used when we are pointing to more than one object and objects are lying far away.

So, We are discussing more pronoun and its types:

3. Relative pronouns:

Relative pronouns are verses that we do not practice in asking queries but we use relative pronouns in simple sentences.

Who, whose, which, where, why, when, whom, what, etc, are relative pronouns.

Relative pronouns examples:

Abid who is 71 has just discharged.

Never go to an engineer whose office plants have died.

She is the girl who discovers something.

4. Interrogative pronouns:

Interrogative pronouns are the words that belong to WH Family and they are used in Interrogative sentences.

Which, where, why, when, who, whose, what, how, how much, how many, etc are interrogative pronouns.

Interrogative pronouns examples:

Who are you?

Where are you going?

What is your name?

Which is your favorite color?

5. Indefinite pronouns:

One, any, anybody, everybody, someone, no one, neither, either, somebody, everything, everyone, etc are indefinite pronouns.

6. Reflexive pronouns:

Myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves are reflexive pronouns.

In the above discussion about pronoun and their types we have learned about pronoun and its types so, Relative pronouns and interrogative pronouns are confusing and their discussion is following:

Use of Wh Family / Relative pronouns / Interrogative pronouns

Use of which:

Which is used when we are discussing "animals or inanimate objects (table, chair, pencil, etc)".

Use of who & whom:

"who" is used when we are discussing a "person or sometimes only one person"

"whom" is used when discussing two persons or one person is talking about another person. For example, Ali is the boy whom I like a lot.

Use of When:

"when" is used when we are discussing "time"

Use of Where:

It is used when we are discussing "place".

Use of Whose:

It is used when we are discussing the property of a person. For example, whose cat is this?

Use of How much, how many:

How much is used for uncountable things and How many is used for countable things.

Pronouns and its types are easy. So, learn and practice.

Pronoun and its types