Pronoun
A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun. It is a part of speech that helps avoid repetitive use of nouns in a sentence. Pronouns are used to refer to people, places, things, or ideas mentioned previously or understood from the context.
Examples of pronouns include:
- Personal pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
- Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
- Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those
- Interrogative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, what
- Indefinite pronouns: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, each, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, nothing, some, somebody, someone, something
- Relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that
Pronouns can be used as subjects, objects, possessive determiners, or possessive pronouns in a sentence. They help simplify and clarify the meaning of a sentence and make it more concise.