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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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

This type of pronoun can be used as a way of giving additional information within a sentence, pronouns in this category are that, who, which, whom… This is my brother who lives in New Zealand. This is the ball that my dog likes best. A relative pronoun is a pronoun that relates to the word that it modifies…

The indefinite pronoun is used to talk about something which is not specific. Words in the category are some, all, few, none, either, one, nobody, both, each, anyone, several etc. An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to non-specific beings, objects, or places. Indefinite Pronouns can also function as other parts of speech too, depending on context. Indefinite Pronoun…

This type of pronoun is used to indicate something, the words in the category are these, those, that, this. The demonstrative pronouns are the same words as the demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, and those). They often distinguish their targets by pointing or some other indication of position. They can be either near or far in distance or time, specifically. Demonstrative pronoun list:…

In English, possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession or ownership. They are: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs. Possessive pronoun list: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs. Examples: Do you see that woman over there? Her dog is very friendly. Is that your house? No, ours is the one beside it. his is my laptop. Its mine. These books are mine, not yours. This is my brother…

The reflexive pronoun will end in -self or -selves and is used in reference to another pronoun. Words within the category are himself, herself, themselves, yourself/ves, myself, itself. In English, reflexive pronouns are used when a person or thing acts on itself. Reflexive pronoun list: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves. Examples: In…