Saturday, December 28, 2013

Pronouns

PRONOUNS REPLACE NOUNS - especially names of (or reference to) people 
but there are exceptions
e.g. Some are available but none are for sale yet.    - pronouns
Personal Pronouns replace proper nouns representing people - except "it"Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
(usually connect with proper or personal pronouns)
Reflexive Pronouns
Subject in a sentenceObject in a sentencepossessive adjectivepossessive pronoun
I
memyminemyself
youyouyouryoursyourself
hehimhishishimself
sheherherhersherself
itititsitsitself
weusouroursourselves
youyouyouryoursyourselves
they

INTERROGATIVE
PRONOUNS
who
which 
what
them

INTERROGATIVE
PRONOUNS
whom  
which 
what
their

INTERROGATIVE
ADJECTIVES
whose
which
what
theirs



themselves



Personal and interrogative pronouns stand alone.
 Possessive and interrogative adjectives qualify another noun
- often a common noun but may be an abstract noun.
Possessive pronouns stand alone.
 Reflexive pronouns stand alone.


e.g. 1.  I warned her that her bag may be searched as it used to be mine but she was determined to face that problem herself.
2. Who is responsible for what bag?


NOTE
1. The first her in the sentence is an object of warned, so it is a personal pronoun.
The second her is a possessive adjective qualifying the noun bag.
2. who - interrogative pronoun - stands alone
what - interrogative adjective - qualifies the noun bag.



INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
someone
somebody
everyone
everybody
anyone
anybody

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