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PRONOUNS - Introduction

There are eight kinds of pronouns

TYPE

EXAMPLE

EXPLANATION
PERSONAL PRONOUNS I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her,us, them I told him not to worry but to do as I said.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS who, whose, whom, (refer to people) which, that (refer to animals and things) Also Relative Pronouns join two sentences. Sam is a boy who likes fish. This the old house whose owner cannot be found. I, whom he has injured must seek compensation.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs. This pen is mine. That digital watch is yours. Those CD's are theirs. These are my books. Yours are over there.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS What? Who? Which? Whom? Whose? Who made that noise? Whose is that bag? Whom did you give my address to? Which is your car? What is she like.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS myself, youself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves Peter hurt himself. Chantal burned herself. The boys punished themselves. I found myself stunned by her reply.
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS This, these, that, those. This is a useful instruction manual. The cars of the rich are larger than those of the poor.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS one, anybody, anything, anyone, everybody, nothing, everyone, nobody, everything, someone, somebody, something, no-one, few, all, Somebody left the car door open? All the girls were present.
DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUNS each, either, neither. These words are adjectives if followed by a noun. Each of the girls is shy. (pronoun) Each girl is shy. (adjective). Each of the boys has a skateboard. Neither statement is true. Take either half.

A pronoun is used instead of a noun to avoid repetition or clumsiness: eg. He for John; She for Mary; It for a cat
For example, we could say Where is Jane? Jane is at the shops. As this is repetitive we replace the second 'Jane' with a pronoun: Where is Jane? She is at the shops.
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