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Let’s Learn Kinds of Pronouns

Pronouns are of different kinds.
Personal Emphasizing
Relative Reflexive

Possessive Pronouns Indefinite

Interrogative Distributive
Demonstrative

Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns are associated with the names of people, things or groups.

We use I, you, he, she, it, we, they when a pronoun is a subject.
We use me, you, him, her, it, us, them when a pronoun is an object.

For example:
She is a new student.
O
Rahul is helping me.
O
Personal pronouns are primarily associated with three persons, so they are classified as:
First person : I, we Second person : you
O O
Third person : he, she, it, they
O

Rememberemember
R

All personal pronouns, except you, have distinct forms that show if they are singular or plural.

Emphasising Pronouns
Emphasizing pronouns are used to put emphasis on the subject.

The doctor himself took the patient to the ICU.
O
My sister herself completed my homework.
O
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves. They are used as receivers of actions and as a
direct object of the verb when they refer to the same person as the subject.

How did you hurt yourself? Pronouns
O
Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns refer to one or more people, places or things in a general way. They do
not refer to any particular person, object or place. For example:

One must remember that pride comes before a fall.
O
Everyone was surprised by his untimely appearance.
O
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