Pronoun, rules and exercises

Pronouns

How to use pronouns?

Pronouns replace the noun. A pronoun can be used as the sentences subject or the object. Most of the time a pronoun refers to something already mentioned or understood by the listener or reader.

The different kinds of pronouns are:

• personal pronouns

• indefinite pronoun

• demonstrative

• reflexive pronoun

• interrogative pronouns

• What are Personal Pronouns?

• Personal Pronouns in English are used to replace nouns that refer to people. Personal Pronouns can be used as the sentences subject or objective. English doesn't have singular and plural forms of "you". "You" is used for both male and female and singular and plural.

What are reflexive pronouns?

• Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that are used to state the subject is performing the action.

• The reflexive pronoun can be used to emphasize the object or the subject.

Examples:

• I lived myself while I was studying for my bachelors degree.

• My sister paid for university herself. Our father didn't help her out.

• We wanted to travel to Europe by yourself after we finished university.

• Are you going to drive yourselves to school today?

What are Intensive pronouns?

Intensive pronouns are:

• Pronouns that refer to the noun or pronouns.

• Intensive pronouns are used to emphasize the subject.

• Intensive pronouns are used when the subject isn't performing the action.

• It is common for intensive pronouns are usually next to the subject.

• The intensive pronouns are not the subject.

Examples:

• My sister herself is going to teach the undergraduate class.

• I myself have two bachelor’s degrees.

• We ourselves studied for the test.

What are relative pronouns?

A defining relative clause states defining information about a person or a thing. It is used to define one object/thing or a person from another. Without this information the sentence would not be clear.

Note: The relative pronoun replaces the noun.

Examples:

• Who is that man in there street?

• Whose husband is that waiting in the car?

• Is that cake good?

• When are you going to call her?

• Why are you so tired?

• Which house is yours?