ENGLISH STUDY MATERIAL: PRONOUNS

Sunday, 1 January 2017

e.g : Rahul is studying BBA. He is very clever.

CLASSIFICATION/TYPES OF PRONOUNS.

Pronouns are classified into 9 types

They are : -

Personal Pronoun: Personal Pronouns stand for the ‘THREE’ persons – First Person, Second Person and Third Person.

First person is a speaker. Second person is the spoken to. Third person is one spoken about.

EMPHATIC PRONOUN: Emphatic pronoun are personal pronouns used for emphasis. The suffixes – SELF and SELVES are added to various personal pronouns for emphasis.

e.g.: I did it myself.

She herself cooked the food.

They themselves went there.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUN: When the action done by the subject affects or reacts or reflects upon the subject, they are called reflexive pronouns. The addition of SELF and SELVES to the various compound personal pronouns helps to produce a new meaning, quite different emphasis.

E.g.: I cut myself.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN: It is used to point out a thing or things commonly used in spoken language. The words THIS, THESE, THAT and THOSE are demonstrative pronouns when they stand alone.

e.g.: this is the place for you to meet him.

That, I shall never see.

INDEFINITE PRONOUN: are used to denote persons or things in a general way. Words like ALL, SOME, FEW, MANY NONE etc. are used as pronouns.

e.g.: all were killed. Some say that she eloped with him.

DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUN: Are used to denote persons or things one at a time. They are always used only in the singular. The words EACH, EITHER and NEITHER are used.

e.g.: each of these student has their share. Neither of you are trust-worthy.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS: Are used to join together two sentences. The words WHO, WHOM, WHOSE, WHICH, WHAT, and THAT are Relative Pronoun.

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN: The relative pronouns WHO, WHOM, WHOSE, WHICH, and WHAT when they are used to ask questions are called INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS.

e.g.: Whose is that pen? what is the matter?

e.g.: what ! can’t you not meet him?