Pronoun
Definition:- Pronoun is the word which uses in place of noun.E.g. my, you, us, they, he, she, it etc
Kinds of Pronoun
- Personal Pronoun:-
those associated with a certain person, thing, or group; all except you have distinct forms that indicate singular or plural number
2. Reflexive Pronoun:-
those preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or noun to which they refer, and ending in –self or –selves
example:- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
3. Demonstrative Pronoun:-
those used to point to something specific within a sentence.
example:-Singular Pronoun{ this, that },Plural Pronoun { these, those }
example:-Singular Pronoun{ this, that },Plural Pronoun { these, those }
This is a pen.
That is my car.
Those are my mothers things.
These are some beautiful girls.
4. Relative Pronoun:-
those which refer to nouns mentioned previously, acting to introduce an adjective (relative) clause example:- that, which, who, whose, whom, where, when
Who, whom, and whose relate to people (or pets if you refer to them by name). Which is used with objects. That is preferably used only with objects, but you will see it used with people. Try to get in the habit of using who with people instead of that. It is more polite.
Examples of Relative Pronouns
I like roller coasters that have lots of loops.
(that = roller coasters)
Ice cream, which is my favorite dessert, tastes very refreshing on a hot summer day.
(which = ice cream)
Teachers who have a sense of humor are easy to get along with.
(who = teachers)
My cousin, who is from Illinois, visits me every year.
(who = my cousin)
The friend whom you saw yesterday wants to go out again tonight.
(whom = friend)
The man whose shirt was stained rushed home for a change of clothes.
(whose = the man's)
5. Distributive Pronoun:-
A distributive pronoun considers members of a group separately, rather than collectively. They include each, any, either, neither and others.
दो या दो से अधिक व्यक्तियों अथवा वस्तुओ में से प्रत्येक का बोध Each के द्वारा दर्शाया जाता है।
Each of the two boys has done this work.
दो व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओ में से किसी एक का बोध करने के लिए हम Either का प्रयोग करते है।
Either of the two boys has come to me.
परन्तु , दो से अधिक व्यक्तिओ अथवा वस्तुओ में से एक का बोध करने के लिए हम Either की जगह Anyone का प्रयोग करते है।
Anyone of the five boys has come to me.
दो व्यक्तियों अथवा वस्तुओ में से एक भी नहीं का बोध Neither के द्वारा दर्शाया जाता है।
Neither of the two boys has helped me.
दो से अधिक व्यक्तियों अथवा वस्तुओ में से एक भी नहीं का बोध None के द्वारा दर्शाया जाता है।
None of the five boys has helped me.
example:-anything, anybody, anyone, something, somebody, someone, nothing, nobody, none, no one
Somebody is there, open the door.
Are you trying to find anybody?
those ending in –self or –selves and that serve to emphasize their antecedents
example:- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Ram himself is good but not his friend.
The students themselves are late.
Each of the two boys has done this work.
दो व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओ में से किसी एक का बोध करने के लिए हम Either का प्रयोग करते है।
Either of the two boys has come to me.
परन्तु , दो से अधिक व्यक्तिओ अथवा वस्तुओ में से एक का बोध करने के लिए हम Either की जगह Anyone का प्रयोग करते है।
Anyone of the five boys has come to me.
दो व्यक्तियों अथवा वस्तुओ में से एक भी नहीं का बोध Neither के द्वारा दर्शाया जाता है।
Neither of the two boys has helped me.
दो से अधिक व्यक्तियों अथवा वस्तुओ में से एक भी नहीं का बोध None के द्वारा दर्शाया जाता है।
None of the five boys has helped me.
6.Indefinite Pronoun
those referring to one or more unspecified objects, beings, or placesexample:-anything, anybody, anyone, something, somebody, someone, nothing, nobody, none, no one
Somebody is there, open the door.
Are you trying to find anybody?
7. Emphatic Pronoun( Intensive pronouns)
example:- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Ram himself is good but not his friend.
The students themselves are late.
8. Reciprocal Pronoun:-
those expressing mutual actions or relationship; i.e. one another
each other
One another is used for more than two persons.
Each other is used for two person.
example:-
Shyama and Varun are talking to each other.
We are talking to one another
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each other
One another is used for more than two persons.
Each other is used for two person.
example:-
Shyama and Varun are talking to each other.
We are talking to one another
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