Bite an English per day

Use: To substitute for a noun

Types:

1. Personal Pronouns
2. Reflexive Pronouns
3. Interrogative Pronouns
-used to ask questions
e.g.
who-person (Who are you?)
whose-possession (Whose book is this?)
what-things (What is the thing red in colour?)
which-choice (Which colour you prefer?)
where-place (Where is your house?)
how-method/procedure (How to make jelly?)

4. Demonstrative Pronouns
-to demonstrate/show
e.g.
this-to point nearer singular thing
that-to point farther singular thing
these-to point nearer plural things
those-to point farther plural things

Use: To substitute for a noun

Types:

1. Personal Pronouns
a. Nominative Pronoun
- replace nouns and used as the subject
e.g.
First person singular-I,
First person plural-We;
Second person singular/plural-You;
Third person singular-He, She, It;
Third person plural-They

Sharon has a pencil. She buys the pencil.

b. Accusative Pronoun
-takes the function of an indirect object of a verb and used as the object
e.g.
First person singular-me;
First person plural-us;
Second person singular/plural-you;
Third person singular-him, her, it;
Third person plural-them

Sharon's mother gave a pen to her.

c. Possessive Pronoun
Possessive Adjectives
-takes the function of an adjective
e.g.
First person singular-my;
First person plural-our;
Second person singular/plural-your;
Third person singular-his, her, its;
Third person plural-their

Sharon lost her pencil.

Absolute Possessive Pronoun
-takes the function of a pronoun and an adjective
e.g.
First person singular-mine;
First person plural-ours;
Second person singular/plural-yours;
Third person singular-his, hers;
Third person plural-theirs

Is this pencil yours or mine?

2. Reflexive Pronouns
-the pronoun is the subject of the verb
e.g.
First person singular-myself;
First person plural-ourselves;
Second person singular-yourself
Second person plural-yourselves;
Third person singular-himself, herself;
Third person plural-themselves

I cook the dish myself.

Use: To name a person, place, thing, quality, state or action

Types:

1. Common Noun
- a name common to all members of a large class of people, animals, things
e.g. man, cat, table

2. Proper Noun
- the name of particular person, place, thing (capitalise)
e.g. Helen, New York, Delio

3. Collective Noun
- a name for a group of people, animal, things as a whole
e.g. jury, government, crowd

4. Abstract Noun
- name of a quality, state of mind, physical condition, idea or an action
e.g. belief, happiness, sadness