Pronouns are words that replace nouns in a sentence. They help us avoid repeating the same noun over and over again. Here's a breakdown:
Types of Pronouns
* Personal Pronouns: These refer to specific people or things. Examples include:
* I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it, we, us, they, them
* Possessive Pronouns: These show ownership. Examples include:
* mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
* Reflexive Pronouns: These refer back to the subject of the sentence. Examples include:
* myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
* Demonstrative Pronouns: These point to specific things. Examples include:
* this, that, these, those
* Interrogative Pronouns: These are used in questions. Examples include:
* who, whom, whose, what, which
* Relative Pronouns: These connect clauses in a sentence. Examples include:
* who, whom, whose, which, that
* Indefinite Pronouns: These refer to nonspecific people or things. Examples include:
* someone, anyone, everyone, nobody, something, anything, everything, nothing
Pronoun Agreement
It's important to use the correct pronoun to match the person or thing it refers to. This is called pronoun agreement.
* Gender: Use "he" and "him" for male, "she" and "her" for female, and "it" for things.
* Number: Use singular pronouns (like "he" or "she") for singular nouns, and plural pronouns (like "they") for plural nouns.
* Case: Pronouns have different forms depending on their function in a sentence. For example, "I" is used as the subject, "me" is used as the object, and "my" is used to show possession.
Example
* Incorrect: "The dog chased its tail."
* Correct: "The dog chased its tail."
Here, "its" is the correct possessive pronoun to refer to the dog.
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