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Remember

If a noun is used after a demonstrative pronoun, it will become a demonstrative determiner.

Demonstrative pronouns Demonstrative determiners
1. These are ripe mangoes. These mangoes are ripe.

2. This is a very nice pen. This pen is very nice.

Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns refer to their nouns in an indefinite manner.

1. Some of my friends were present at the party.

2. These jeans are tight for me. Give me a loose one.
3. Two girls came to me. One was slim but the other was ugly.

4. All praised him for her honesty.

Distributive Pronouns
Distributive pronouns refer to their nouns separately.

1. Each of them is bold and strong.
2. All of them are happy.

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns stand for their nouns and also indicate their possessions.

Pronouns Possessive forms

I my mine
We our ours

You your yours
He his his
She her hers

It its –
They their theirs

1. Possessive pronouns themselves stand for nouns.
This book is mine and that is yours.

2. Possessive determiners are followed by nouns.
my book, your toy, their bags

Remember
Its, yours, hers, ours, theirs are never written using an apostrophe.

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