e.g., : I am a student. b
Objective case In this case, objective case functions as object in a sentence. Me, you, him, her, it, us,
you, them are included to this group. Objective case comes after preposition. e.g., : I am angry with them.
2. Possessive Pronoun
Possessive pronoun shows the ownership. The possessive pronoun are mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.
e.g., : Is this beautiful painting yours? Yes, it is mine.
3. Reflexive Pronoun
It adds the information to a sentence pointing back to a noun or pronoun near the beginning of the sentence. Reflexive pronoun ends with self or selves. For example : my self,
himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves. e.g., : I do the assignment my self.
4. Intensive Pronoun
Intensive pronoun also ends with self or selves but just to add restatement to the noun or pronoun.
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e.g., : Renny herself brought the oranges.
5. Demonstrative Pronoun
Demonstrative pronoun directs attention to a specific person, place, or thing. For example : this, that, those, these.
This and that followed by a countable noun in a singular form. e.g., : 1. This is a pencil.
2. That is a chair. These and those only followed by a countable noun in a plural form.
e.g., : 1. Those are students. 2. These are computers.
A demonstrative pronoun is used : To avoid the repetition of some word in a sentence.
e.g., : I prefer buy this car to that. Form the sentence above, that used to show another car.
As the subject. Those who are diligent must be clever.
Those is the subject.
6. Indefinite Pronoun
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These are words included to an indefinite pronoun : Each. It is used to show a person or thing.
Each student must obey the rule. One Ones. It is used to substitute a singular noun, but ones for plural noun.
1. This book is new, but that one is old. 2. Those cars are expensive, but those ones are cheap.
Ones is used to substitute the cars. Someone, somebody, something, somewhere, anyone, anybody, anything, anywhere.
Those are commonly used with singular noun together. Some is used in positive sentence but any used to negative sentence.
1. I saw someone standing there yesterday. 2. I do not know anything about him.
Everyone, everybody, everything. Those words are used in a singular form. 1. Everyone knows who I am.
2. Everybody ever falls in love. 3. Everything will be fine.
No one, nobody, nothing, nowhere. e.g., :
1. No one can tell it.
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2. Nobody came here again. Each other is commonly used for two persons.
e.g., : 1. We love each other.
One another used for more than two persons. e.g.,
1. All of the students are friendly one another. Some and any
Some used in a positive sentence. e.g., :
1. I have some books. Any used in a negative sentence.
e.g., : 1. He has not got any books.
All and most Both are used in plural form.
e.g., : 1. All the students are smart.
2. Most of he tables are broken.
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Both Both is only used in plural.
e.g., : 1. Both of us like studying.
Many and several Both of the pronoun are used for plural form.
e.g., : 1. I have many friends.
2. My friends borrow several books from the library.
7. Interrogative Pronoun
