1. Person:
* First person: Refers to the speaker (I, me, we, us)
* Second person: Refers to the listener (you)
* Third person: Refers to someone or something other than the speaker or listener (he, she, it, they, them)
2. Number:
* Singular: Refers to one person or thing (I, you, he, she, it)
* Plural: Refers to more than one person or thing (we, you, they)
3. Gender:
* Masculine: Refers to male entities (he, him, his)
* Feminine: Refers to female entities (she, her, hers)
* Neuter: Refers to non-gendered entities or things (it, its)
* Common: Can refer to any gender (they, them, their - increasingly used as a singular pronoun for those who don't identify as male or female)
4. Case:
* Nominative: The pronoun is the subject of the verb (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
* Objective: The pronoun is the object of the verb or preposition (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)
* Possessive: The pronoun shows ownership (my, mine, your, yours, his, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs)
5. Reflexive/Intensive:
* Reflexive: The pronoun refers back to the subject (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves)
* Intensive: The pronoun emphasizes the subject (I myself, you yourself, he himself, etc.)
6. Relative:
* Relative pronouns: Connect a dependent clause to a main clause (who, whom, whose, which, that)
7. Demonstrative:
* Demonstrative pronouns: Point to specific nouns (this, that, these, those)
8. Interrogative:
* Interrogative pronouns: Ask questions (who, whom, whose, what, which)
9. Indefinite:
* Indefinite pronouns: Refer to unspecified nouns (someone, anyone, everyone, nobody, something, anything, everything, nothing, all, both, many, few, several, some, any, none)
Understanding these properties is crucial for using pronouns correctly and effectively in written and spoken language.