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PRONOUN - Coggle Diagram
PRONOUN
Definition
: Pronoun is one of several minor word-class that has a function to replace the noun.
Personal Pronoun
Personal pronouns is a short word we use as a simple substitute for the proper name of a person.
Subject Pronouns
Person or thing that replace in the subject position
I, You, He/She/It, We, They.
e.g. They are lucky ("They" replaces the plural 3rd person)
Object Pronouns
Person or thing replacement in the position of the object
Me, You, Him/Her/It, Us, Them
e.g. He tries to beg her ("Her" is an object of what "He" does)
Possessive Adjectives/Determiner
A possessive adjectives has a place before nouns to show who and what own it.
My. Your, His/Her/its, Our, Their.
e.g. My shirt is cheap (It is shown that adjective "My" sits before noun)
Possessive Pronouns
A Possessive pronoun is a word that replaces a noun that shows ownership
Mine, Yours, His/Hers/its, Ours, Theirs.
This bag is mine. ("Mine" shows the ownership to its subject)
Reflexive Pronouns
It explains something to itself
myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
e.g. Nafa hurts herself (It means that Nafa do someting to herself)
Demonstrative Pronouns
Pronouns that point to specific things.
This, That, Those, and These.
e.g. Those pubs are cute. ("These" gives a point to a subject).
Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing or amount.
All, some, any, several, anyone, nobody, each, both, few, either, none, one, and no one.
e.g. Some students pick the wrong turn ("Some" does not point to specific students).
Interrogative Pronouns
Used to ask questions about people or objects.
what, which, who, whom, and whose.
What makes you beautiful? ("what" is the way to ask a question about a noun)
Possessive Pronouns
a pronoun that tells about something belongs to whom/what.
Mine, His, Hers, Theirs, Ours, Yours.
This book is yours ("Yours" tells an ownership).
Relative Pronouns
A relative pronoun is a pronoun that heads an adjective clause.
that, which, who, whom, and whose.
The man sits beside a woman whom he loves. ("Whom" is used to point an object that make a new clause).
Reciprocal Pronouns
a pronoun that expresses a mutual relationship.
Each other and one another
e.g. The girls talk one another ("one another" shows a relation of the object).
Reflexive Pronouns
a specific type of pronoun that is used for the object of a verb when it refers to the same noun as the subject of that verb.
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves.
I blame myself for the matter that just happening ("myself" refers to the subject "I").
Intensive Pronouns
an intensive pronoun is defined as a pronoun that ends in “self” or “selves” and places emphasis on its antecedent.
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
I will do it for me myself ("myself" emphasizing to the object pronoun)