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Types of Pronouns

Types of Pronouns. Personal Reflexive Intensive Demonstrative Relative Indefinite Interrogative. 1. Personal Pronouns. A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. Karen ate pizza. She was hungry.

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Types of Pronouns

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  1. Types of Pronouns Personal Reflexive Intensive Demonstrative Relative Indefinite Interrogative

  2. 1. Personal Pronouns A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. Karen ate pizza. • She was hungry. • The word "she" is a personal pronoun that refers to "Karen."

  3. Examples

  4. 2. Reflexive Pronouns A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. It ends in "-self" or “-selves” Bob enjoyed himself at the gym. “Himself” is a reflexive pronoun; it is necessary for the sentence to make sense.

  5. 3. Intensive Pronouns • An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun. • It is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Did you decorate the room yourself? “yourself” is not necessary to include.

  6. Reflexive and Intensive Examples

  7. 4. Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to persons, places, or things, in general. It may or may not be specifically named. Someone stole my wallet! The word "someone" is the indefinitepronoun.

  8. Indefinite Examples

  9. 5. Demonstrative Pronouns A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that replaces and points out a person, place, thing, or idea. These lemons are sour. These are sour. The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun; it replaces the word lemons.

  10. Demonstrative Pronoun Examples This That These Those

  11. 6. Interrogative Pronouns An interrogative pronoun introduces a question. Who, whom, and which are interrogative pronouns. Who wrote Twilight? The word “Who" is an interrogative pronoun.

  12. Relative Pronouns Relative and interrogative pronouns are similar. who which whoever whichever whom that whomever whose Who, Whom, Whose Relate to people.

  13. THAT Relate to things and persons (only when a class or type of person is meant). Restricts the meaning of the sentence, making the words that follow necessary to the meaning of the sentence. TheInternet service provider thatinstalled our network provides 24-hour online assistance. Wereceived an e-mail attachment thatcontained video files.

  14. Which Refers primarily to things. Introduces nonessential clauses Somee-mail services provide instant messaging systems, whichallow you to chat with your friends. Thise-mail software, whichI downloaded from the Internet, eliminates junk e-mail.

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