How many parts of speech are there in English?
There are 8 parts of speech in English grammar: noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, verb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
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Here in this lesson, we will cover the pronouns and then we will move ahead with others. Now learn What is it? What is its definition? What is the use of it? and what are its kinds or types etc?
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Definition
A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun to indicate someone or something already mentioned or known.
Kinds of Pronouns
Personal pronouns
| Subject Pronouns | Object Pronouns |
| I | Me |
| You | You |
| We | Us |
| They | Them |
| He | Him |
| She | Her |
| It | It |
a). Subject Pronouns
It is exactly what it sounds like: a pronoun that takes the place of a noun as the subject of a sentence.
Example:
- I like your dress.
- You are late.
- He is my friend
b). We use the object pronoun
+ as the object of the verb:
- Can you help me, please?
- She doesn’t like him.
+ after prepositions:
- She is waiting for me.
- I’ll get it for you.
Possessive pronouns
| Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronouns |
| My | Mine |
| Your | Yours |
| Our | Ours |
| Their | Theirs |
| His | His |
| Her | Hers |
| Its | Its |
+ We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun phrase
| Is that John’s car? | No, it’s | > | No, it’s mine. |
| Whose coat is this? | Is it | > | Is it yours? |
+ We can use possessive pronouns after of.
Examples:
- Susan is one of my friends. OR
- Susan is a friend of mine, but not
Susan is a friend of me.
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Self-pronouns
| Singular | Plural |
| Myself | Ourselves |
| Yourself | Yourselves |
| Himself | Themselves |
| Herself | Themselves |
| Itself | Themselves |
a). Reflexive pronouns: may be used when both the subject and the complement refer to the same person or thing. It is used as the complement of a sentence or a clause or as the object of a preposition.
Examples:
- Lina loves herself very much.
- Did Peter pay for himself?
b). Emphasizing pronouns: can also be used for emphasis, so they are called emphasizing pronouns. It means that the subject did the action alone. In this case, it normally follows the subject.
Examples:
- He lived by himself in an enormous house.
- Sir Paul McCartney himself sang the final song.
- She mended the car herself.
Relative pronouns
| Subject | Object | Possessive | |
| For Person | Who, That | Who, Whom. That | Whose |
| For Tilings | Which, That | Which, That | Whose |
Examples:
- Spaghetti, which many of us enjoy, can be messy.
- This is the book that everyone is talking about.
- She wrote to the person whom she had met last month.
Demonstration pronouns
| Singular | Plural |
| This | These |
| That | Those |
Examples:
- This is my lecturer who has a Ph.D. degree in politics.
- This car is cheaper than that.
- No one is allowed in the room except those who have paid, (clause)
- Those waiting to see the doctor may go in now. (phrase)
- For those interested in learning, the university offers a good program.
Indefinite pronoun
| who | whom | what | whose | where | when |
Examples:
- This is my lecturer who has a Ph.D. degree in politics.
- This car is cheaper than that.
- No one is allowed in the room except those who have paid, (clause)
- Those waiting to see the doctor may go in now. (phrase)
- For those interested in learning, the university offers a good program.
| Either | neither | both | some | anyone |
| One | another | others | anything | nowhere |
| Something | somewhere | anyone | nobody | |
| Everyone | everything | everywhere | each | |
| Nothing | none | all | someone |
Example:
- Either of us speak and write English.
- Neither of them knows the way, don’t they?
- I want both of you to work with me.
- All of the mourners were dressed in black.
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Reciprocal pronoun
We use it when each of two or more subjects is acting in the same way towards the other.
Examples:
- You family member love each other.
- Let’s meet each other after class.
- They will never find each other about once a week.
- The ten prisoners were all blaming one another.
Antecedents of pronouns
It is a word that comes before a pronoun to which the pronoun refers.
Examples:
- Jonh hates politicians because he believes that they are corrupt.
- The vase broke as I put it on the glass table.
- While Peter is walking across the campus, he saw his girlfriend.
Conclusion
Above is a summary of Parts of speech: Pronouns. Hopefully, we have contributed to help you learn English in general, become more accessible and more interesting. Good luck with your studies and soon!
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