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What are three types of English pronouns?

Here are three types of English pronouns, with examples:

1. Personal pronouns: These refer to specific people or things.

* Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

* Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, them

* Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

2. Demonstrative pronouns: These point to specific people, places, or things.

* Singular: this, that

* Plural: these, those

3. Interrogative pronouns: These are used to ask questions.

* Who: used to refer to people

* Whom: used as the object of a verb or preposition

* Whose: used to show possession

* What: used to refer to things or ideas

* Which: used to refer to a specific one from a group

There are other types of pronouns, but these three are a good starting point!

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