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Types of Pronouns (with Pronoun Examples)
English Pronouns can be divided into several categories: personal, indefinite, reflexive, reciprocal, possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, reciprocal and relative. We briefly discussed some of the different words that are classed as pronouns, however there are also different types of pronoun. Most often, pronouns fall into one of nine categories. We will now take a look at each of these. Personal…
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Antecedent
An antecedent, a noun or noun phrase, provides context for a pronoun. The antecedent allows readers to know what a particular pronoun is referencing. For example, it can refer to many different nouns: a garden hose, a shed, or almost any other noun you may need to mention. You will find the antecedents in the examples below italicized.…
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Pronouns List
We see pronouns in the English language every day. They help to make our texts more interesting. To understand how to use a pronoun properly you need to be familiar with the differences between different types of pronouns. Below find a list of common pronouns and the main categories in which they belong. Reflexive: myself,…
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Pronoun Examples
In the most simple terms, a pronoun is a word which takes the position of a noun. One of the most commonly recognised forms of the pronoun are names of people, for example, John, Jill, Mary or Peter. However, a pronoun could also be one of the following words: He/she It They Me Himself Somebody/everybody/anybody…
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What Is A Pronoun?
What is a pronoun in English grammar? One of the nine parts of speech in the English language is the pronoun. A pronoun is a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns help keep our writing varied. Without pronouns, we would have to constantly repeat the same noun over and over again to tell a story. For example,…
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Gender of Nouns
Common Mistakes with Nouns Changing a word that has the same singular and plural form. (You would not add an -s to words like information or furniture to make it plural.) Using a singular noun when you need a plural noun. Forgetting to use a determiner when the noun is in the singular case. Interchanging an uncountable…
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Regular Plural Nouns
A regular plural noun uses the suffixes -s and -es to show more than one person, place, or thing. Examples cat < cats dog < dogs fox < foxes girl < girls Irregular Plural Nouns Irregular plural nouns are plural nouns that are not formed by using the suffixes -s or -es. Instead, irregular plural nouns undergo separate changes. Nouns ending in -f or -fe To…
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Possessive Nouns
Possessive nouns show ownership. A person, place, or thing can have something that belongs to them. Possessive nouns usually form by adding an s to the end of a noun. Examples The dogs toy showed damage. The boys sandwich fell on the ground. If the noun is plural and ends in s you simply add an apostrophe. If the plural form does…
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Compound Nouns
Two or more words make up a compound noun. Some compound nouns can appear as a single word (closed), a hyphenated phrase, or two separate words (open). There are several different ways to create a compound noun. For example: noun + noun (football) adjective + noun (whiteboard) noun + adjective (handful) verb + noun (dining table)…
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Collective Nouns
A group of people, animals, and things are collective nouns. Some collective nouns are versatile while others are not. For example, swarm typically describes bees and not lions. However, you could deliberately use the wrong collective noun to promote a specific image. Generally, collective nouns are singular. They are only used in the plural form if they are emphasizing…