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A pronoun is a word used to replace or to refer to a noun/pronoun. The antecedent is the word(s) which
the pronoun replaces or refers to. There are nine different pronoun types. Some pronoun-type sentences require
an antecedent, and some not.
Eg. The man who lives next door died. (antecedent: man ------ pronoun: who)

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1.Personal pronouns refers to the person speaking (first person), the person spoken to (second person), and the person or thing spoken about (third person). Upon using personal pronouns we also need to take into consideration: number, gender, and case.

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2. Demonstrative pronouns are words used to indicate or point out a specific person or thing. The demonstrative
pronouns are: this, that, these and those. Eg. We will take those. The antecedent being understood.

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Note: This, that, these and those are not classified as pronouns if they are followed by a noun. They are then
classified as adjectives. Eg. Adjective: Those men are in the army. Pronoun: Those are for her.

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3. Indefinite pronouns consist of two types, specific and non-specific. The meaning of the word "indefinite"
     suggests: unspecified, unknown, indeterminate, or undefined. The non-specific indefinite pronouns are:
     anybody, anyone, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, nobody, none, no one, nothing, somebody,
     someone, and something. Eg. Somebody rang the doorbell. The specific indefinite pronouns are: all,
     another, any, both, each, either, few, many, neither, one, some, and several. Eg. Any person caught
     stealing will be fired.

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4. The interrogative pronouns are: who, which, what, where and how. They are used in question sentences.
Eg. Who is going to the store? Which house is yours? Where do you live? How many would you like?

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"Who" refers to people, masculine or feminine. Eg. Who is going to wash the dishes?

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"Which" refers to things and animals only. Eg. Which coat is yours?

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"What" refers to people and things. Eg. What are we going to do tonight.

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5. Possessive pronouns are used to show possession. The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its,
ours and theirs. The antecedent may be understood or previously mentioned.
Eg. This is mine. Let's take yours.

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Note: do not confuse possessive pronouns with possessive adjectives.

6. A relative pronoun is a word used to introduce a dependent clause within a larger sentence. It is called a
relative pronoun because it relates the dependent clause to the noun that it modifies. The relative
pronouns are: who, which, that, whom, and whose. Eg. The woman who was the first to arrive, just left.

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7. The compound relative pronouns are: of which, whichever, whatever, whoever, whomever, (and) that
which. Eg. Whoever arrives first, will get in free. Don`t worry, whatever happens it'll be ok with me.

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8. Reciprocal pronouns are used for actions or feelings that are reciprocated. The two most common
reciprocal pronouns are "each other" and "one another." Eg. Lets give each other a hug.

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9. Reflexive pronouns end with "self" or "selves" and refer to another noun or pronoun in the sentence.
The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves.
Eg. I'll dress myself, thank you.

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