A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or noun phrase. For example, in the sentence “Nathan enjoys the computer.” the noun “Nathan” could be replaced with the pronoun “he” to make the sentence “He enjoys the computer.”
Types of pronouns
Pronouns can be broken up into the following categories.
Personal pronoun
Personal pronouns can be words like I, we, you, he, she, it, and they.
Demonstrative pronoun
Demonstrative pronouns can be words like this, that, those, and these.
Interrogative pronoun
Interrogative pronouns can be words like how, who, which, what, and where.
Indefinite pronoun
Indefinite pronouns can be words like few, some, everyone, and all.
Distributive pronoun
Distributive pronouns can be words like each, either, and neither.
Possessive pronoun
Possessive pronouns can be words like my, your, his, and her.
Reciprocal pronoun
Reciprocal pronouns can be words like each and other.
Relative pronoun
Relative pronouns can be words like whom, whomever and what.
Reflexive pronoun
Reflexive pronouns can be words like himself, itself, themselves, and ourselves.
Intensive pronoun
Intensive pronouns can be words like himself, myself, themselves, ourselves, and yourself.
Adjective, Adverb, Conjunction, Interjection, Noun, Preposition, Verb, Word classes
