Pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. For examples, he, she, it, etc.
A) Personal Pronoun - stand for the names of persons or things. For examples, he, she, it, etc.
i) First Person - is used when we speak about ourselves. For examples, I like chocolate, the car is mine, etc.
ii) Second Person - is used when we speak to someone. For examples, Do you have a pen, this toy is yours, etc.
iii) Third Person - is used when we speak about other persons. For examples, He is a smart kid, she likes to sing, it is blue in color, etc.
i) First Person - is used when we speak about ourselves. For examples, I like chocolate, the car is mine, etc.
ii) Second Person - is used when we speak to someone. For examples, Do you have a pen, this toy is yours, etc.
iii) Third Person - is used when we speak about other persons. For examples, He is a smart kid, she likes to sing, it is blue in color, etc.
Note: "It" is used when we speak of a thing or an animal.
The Nominative and The Objective Case:
A pronoun which is Subject is in the Nominative Case. The subject answers Who or What before a verb. For example, He broke the glass. (Who broke? He is in the Nominative Case)
A pronoun which is Object is in the Objective Case. The object answers What or To Whom after a verb/preposition. For example, He broke the glass. (Broke what? The glass is in the Objective Case)
Personal Pronoun too has a Number.
i) Subject (Singular/Plural) - I/We, He,She,It/They, You/You.
For examples, I (singular) am a boy. We (plural) are boys.
ii) Object - (Singular/Plural) - Me/Us, Him,Her,It/Them, You/You.
For examples, Give me (singular) a book. Give us (plural) some books.
B) Possessive Pronoun - answers the question whose. It shows ownership or possession tells us to whom something belongs to. For examples, This book is mine, these balls are ours, etc.
i) First Person - is used when things belong to us. For examples, this bottle is mine, these flags are ours, etc.
ii) Second Person - is used when things belong to the person we are talking to. For example, is this your shoes, etc.
iii) Third Person - is used when things belong to the person we are talking about. For examples, this house is his/her, these books are theirs, etc.
Possessive Pronoun too has Singular/Plural.
i) First Person (Singular/Plural) - Mine/Ours
ii) Second Person (Singular/Plural) - Yours/Yours
iii) Third Person (Singular/Plural) - His,Hers,Its/Theirs
C) Demonstrative Pronoun - is used to point out a thing or person. It answers the question which. Demonstrative pronoun too has Singular/Plural. For examples, this is my book, these are ours, etc.
D) Interrogative Pronoun - is used to ask questions. For examples, Who is going? Which is your room? Whose watch is that?
E) Relative Pronoun - is used to join sentences. We can join sentences with the words, who, what, whom, which, whose. For example, He is the boy whose sister is a singer.
F) Reflesive Pronoun - is used when the doer is the subject, also an object. For example, he blamed himself for the mistake.
G) Indefinite Pronoun - is used to show persons or things in general. For example, Everyone is required to come, anyone can participate in that contest.
H) Distributive Pronouns are each, either and neither. Distributive Pronouns are always in singular form.
I) Emphasising Pronoun - is used to show something with force or emphasis. For example, We ourselves did not want to follow him, I myself read it.
i) Subject (Singular/Plural) - I/We, He,She,It/They, You/You.
For examples, I (singular) am a boy. We (plural) are boys.
ii) Object - (Singular/Plural) - Me/Us, Him,Her,It/Them, You/You.
For examples, Give me (singular) a book. Give us (plural) some books.
B) Possessive Pronoun - answers the question whose. It shows ownership or possession tells us to whom something belongs to. For examples, This book is mine, these balls are ours, etc.
i) First Person - is used when things belong to us. For examples, this bottle is mine, these flags are ours, etc.
ii) Second Person - is used when things belong to the person we are talking to. For example, is this your shoes, etc.
iii) Third Person - is used when things belong to the person we are talking about. For examples, this house is his/her, these books are theirs, etc.
Possessive Pronoun too has Singular/Plural.
i) First Person (Singular/Plural) - Mine/Ours
ii) Second Person (Singular/Plural) - Yours/Yours
iii) Third Person (Singular/Plural) - His,Hers,Its/Theirs
C) Demonstrative Pronoun - is used to point out a thing or person. It answers the question which. Demonstrative pronoun too has Singular/Plural. For examples, this is my book, these are ours, etc.
D) Interrogative Pronoun - is used to ask questions. For examples, Who is going? Which is your room? Whose watch is that?
E) Relative Pronoun - is used to join sentences. We can join sentences with the words, who, what, whom, which, whose. For example, He is the boy whose sister is a singer.
F) Reflesive Pronoun - is used when the doer is the subject, also an object. For example, he blamed himself for the mistake.
G) Indefinite Pronoun - is used to show persons or things in general. For example, Everyone is required to come, anyone can participate in that contest.
H) Distributive Pronouns are each, either and neither. Distributive Pronouns are always in singular form.
I) Emphasising Pronoun - is used to show something with force or emphasis. For example, We ourselves did not want to follow him, I myself read it.