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PRONOUNS

This document defines and provides examples of different types of pronouns in English: - Relative pronouns introduce subordinate clauses and include who, that, which. For example, "the dog that you own". - Reflexive pronouns are used when a subject performs an action on itself, like "I kicked myself". - Indefinite pronouns do not refer to specific people or things, and include some, anyone, everything. - Demonstrative pronouns point out or modify nouns, like this/that for singular and these/those for plural. - Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions, like who, what, which

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PRONOUNS

This document defines and provides examples of different types of pronouns in English: - Relative pronouns introduce subordinate clauses and include who, that, which. For example, "the dog that you own". - Reflexive pronouns are used when a subject performs an action on itself, like "I kicked myself". - Indefinite pronouns do not refer to specific people or things, and include some, anyone, everything. - Demonstrative pronouns point out or modify nouns, like this/that for singular and these/those for plural. - Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions, like who, what, which

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Relative

pronouns A relative pronoun starts a clause (a


group of words that refer to a
noun). Who, that, and which are all
relative pronouns. They can also
serve as other types of pronouns,
depending on the sentence. For
example, in “I saw the dog that you
own,” the relative pronoun that is
the beginning of the clause that you
own, which describes the dog.
Reflexive
pronouns
When a subject performs an
action on itself, the sentence
uses a reflexive pronoun after
the verb. Reflexive pronouns
include myself, himself, themsel
ves, and herself. An example of
a reflexive pronoun is the
common expression “I
kicked myself.”
Intensive
pronouns
Intensive pronouns are similar to
reflexive pronouns, but have a
different function in a sentence. An
intensive pronoun is not a necessary
part of a sentence and serves only to
add emphasis to its antecedent. For
example: I told the children that you
yourself would bake the cake today. In
this sentence, yourself is an intensive
pronoun that repeats the idea
that you are making the cake. (Better
get to it then!)
Indefinite
pronouns
Like personal
pronouns, indefinite
pronouns refer to people or
things, but they don’t have
a specific person or thing
to reference. Examples of
indefinite pronouns
include some, anyone,
and everything.
Demonstrative
pronouns
Demonstrative
pronouns point out or modify
a person or thing. There are
four demonstrative
pronouns: this and that (for
singular words),
and these and those (for
plural words).
Interrogative
pronouns
Interrogative pronouns begin
questions. For example, in
“Who are you?”, the
interrogative
pronoun who starts the
question. There are five
interrogative
pronouns: who, whom,
and whose (for questions that
involve people),
and which and what (for
questions that involve things).
Reciproca
l Reciprocal pronouns are
similar to reflexive pronouns,
pronouns but they involve groups of two
or more that perform the
same action with one another.
There are only two reciprocal
pronouns: each other (for
groups of two) and one
another (for larger groups).
Distributive
pronouns
A distributive pronoun refers to
one person, animal, or thing at a
time. These pronouns
include each, neither, and either,
which should be paired with
plural nouns and singular verbs.
Here’s one example: each of the
dogs had a bath
today. Or: neither of the
packages arrived on time.

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