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What are Personal Pronouns?
In the grammatical sense, a personal pronoun is a pronoun that is related mainly to a particular person. Personal pronouns are not limited to people and can also refer to animals and objects. There are two types of personal pronouns: subject and object. When the person or thing is the subject of the sentence, subject pronouns are used. Example: I like to…
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Gender Pronouns
What Are Pronouns? Pronouns are words that replace nouns, usually to avoid repetition or to achieve brevity. Some pronouns replace objects or places, such as it. On the other hand, he, she, they, we, and I are some examples of personal pronouns, which are pronouns that replace a person’s (or people’s) name. While some languages use mostly gender-neutral terms, other languages, including English, use…
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Pronouns Examples | Picture
Types of Pronouns and List of Pronouns Conclusion Pronouns are words which are used as a replacement for a noun and are commonly seen throughout the English language. There are various types of pronouns and certain rules that must be followed in order to create a grammatically correct sentence.
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Common Mistakes with Pronouns
Choosing a singular pronoun for a plural noun The problem many people have with pronouns is choosing the right form to replace the noun. Sometimes people will replace a singular noun with a plural pronoun or a plural noun with a singular pronoun. Incorrect: The guest needs their own towel. Correct: The guest needs his/her own towel.…
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Who vs. Whom (Subject and Object Pronouns)
Who and whom are two relative pronouns. These relative pronouns cause the most confusion among English language writers. It is simple to understand which one to use in a sentence. You just need to remember who is a subject pronoun and whom is an object pronoun. Who functions like other subject pronouns: I, we, she/he, and they. In contrast, whom works like other object pronouns: him, us,…
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Pronoun Rules
As with all types of grammar, there are rules surrounding the use of the pronoun. Lets take a look at these now. 1) If the pronoun is being used as a subject it is known as a subject pronoun and often appears at the beginning of a sentence, although this is not always the case. An…
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List of Pronouns
Learn the list of all pronouns in English with different types. 1) Personal pronoun list Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they. Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them. 2) Demonstrative pronoun list: this, that, these, those. 3) Reflexive pronoun list: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves. 4) Intensive pronoun…
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Reciprocal Pronouns
The reciprocal pronoun is used to show an action or feeling which is reciprocated, words in this category are one another and each other. They are happy with each other. The two friends really care about one another.
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Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is used in a question, the words within the category are who, which, where, how and what. Interrogative Pronouns What are Interrogative Pronouns? Five interrogative pronouns exist in the English language. Whose, who, whom, what, and which fall into the category of interrogative pronouns. Additionally, people call this group of pronouns wh-words. When found in…
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Intensive Pronouns
The intensive pronoun is used as a reference to another pronoun or noun in the same sentence as a way of emphasizing it. Intensive Pronoun Rules Purpose Intensive pronouns are used mainly to highlight a subject or antecedent of a sentence. For such reason, they are alternatively known as self-intensifiers or emphatic pronouns. They include the words…