12.pronoun and types

Year2, S1

1. What is a Pronoun?
A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use
pronouns like "he," "which," "none," and "you" to make your
sentences less awkward and less repetitive.
By: Mr.Jack
Reference: Contemporary English Grammar

2. Example:
1.Marge went for a
walk.
2.She went for a walk.
In the second sentence,
she is a pronoun that
takes the place of the
noun Marge.

3. Kinds of Pronoun
Pronouns are divided into eleven kinds:
1. Personal
2. Reflexive
3. Emphatic
4. Demonstrative
5. Indefinite
6. Interrogative
7. Distributive
8. Reciprocal
9. Relative
10.Relative Compound
11. Possessive

4. Types of pronouns
1.Personal pronouns refer to
specific persons or things.
Karen ate pizza.
She was hungry.
The word "she" is a personal
pronoun that refers to "Karen."

5. Types of pronouns
2.Reflexive pronouns are
personal pronouns that have "-
self" or "-selves" added to
the end.
Bob finished the homework himself.

The reflexive pronoun is
"himself."

6. Types of pronouns
3.Emphatic pronouns are used for
the sake of emphasis.
e.g. I myself showed you the way.
You yourself can explain it to me.
We ourselves talked to P.M.

7. Types of pronouns
4.Demonstrative pronouns are
used to point out the person or
thing we talk about.
e.g.
This is my book.
These are teachers’ books.
That is my uncle.
Those are my family members.

8. Types of pronouns
5.Indefinite pronouns are used
to talk about a person or thing
indefinitely.
e.g.
- something, anybody, someone,
none, somebody, everybody,
anyone, nobody, anything,
nothing, everyone…

9. Types of pronouns
Note: Indefinite pronouns can also
be used with plural verbs.
e.g.
Many, several, all, some, Few,
-All are equal in the eyes of law.
-Few escaped from the danger.
-Many of the students are
unmarried.
-Many of us believe in God.

10. Types of pronouns
6.Interrogative pronouns are
used to make a question such as
who, whose, which, whom, what,
whom
e.g.
- Whom do you want to see?
- Which is the longest river in
India?
- What do you expect me to do?
- Whose are these books?
- Who was the first Prime
Minister of India?

11. Types of pronouns
7.Destributive pronouns are used
to talk about each and every
person separately.
e.g. each, either, none, both,
everyone, every, neither, any,
one, everybody, everything
-Each of us has a book.
-Every (one) of the Cambodian is
brave.
-Either of my two sisters is
beautiful.
-Neither of my parents is
educated.

12. Types of pronouns
8.Reciprocal pronouns are used
to talk about joint relationship.
e.g. each other, one another
Each other: it is used to talk
about two people.
One another: it is used to talk
about more than two people things

13. Examples
e.g.
- The two sisters loved each
other.
- When I asked for my money, the
brothers looked at each other.
- All the brothers in my uncle’s
family quarreled with one
another.
- They cheated one another.

14. Types of pronouns
9.Relative pronouns are used to
combine or relate sentences or
clauses together.
e.g. Who, which, as, whom, what,
but, whose, that
-The man who cheated you is my
brother.
-The woman whom you met is my
mother.
-The girl whose father died wanted
to marry me.

15. Example:
-The book that you gave me was not
interesting.
-She gave me such a reply as I
expected.
-There is no girl but loves
jewels. (who does not love)
-The speech which I heard
influenced me much.
-There is no Indian but feels
proud of his country. (who does
not feel proud)

16. Types of pronouns
10.Relative compound pronouns
are compounded with the word
“Ever”.
e.g. Whoever, whenever, whichever,
wherever, whatever, however
-I shall give you whichever you
like.
-I don’t want to hear whatever
explanation you give me.
-Whenever I go to my hometown, I
never forget to meet my friend.

17. Types of pronouns
11.Possessive pronouns are used
to express possession or
ownership.
e.g. Mine, his, theirs, ours,
yours, hers, its
-This book is mine.
-This garden is ours.