Pronoun
Pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
⇌ Kinds of Pronoun:
There are different kinds of pronoun and they are as follows:
➥ Personal Pronoun
The pronouns which are placed as a substitute for people or things are called personal pronouns. These are of two types: subjective and objective. This means, that the pronoun can act either as the subject or for the object of the sentence.These include I,We,You,He,She,They,It etc.
➥ Demonstrative Pronoun
Words used for nouns to point out the position of objects.This,That,These,Those
➥ Relative Pronoun
Words which
introduces a dependent clause with the use of words such as Who, Which,That,Whose,Whom etc.
➥ Interrogative Pronoun
Words used for nouns to ask questions.These include Who, Which,Whose,Whom etc.
➥ Indefinite Pronoun
Words used for nouns that do not refer to a specific person or thing and thus are vague(अनिश्चित).These include Everybody,Nobody, Somebody, Either,Neither,All,Much,Several,Each,Others, Another etc.
➥ Reflexive Pronoun
Words used to refer back to a person or thing. These include Myself, Yourself, Themselves, Ourselves and himself etc.
➥ Distributive Pronoun
Words used to refer to a person or things one at a time. Either, Neither,Each, Every,None,Anyone etc.
➥ Reciprocal Pronoun
Words used to point out mutual or reciprocal relationship.They include each other,one another etc.
If three pronouns (different persons) are used together in the same sentence, they are arranged in the following order:
ORDER (Positive Ideas): Second + Third + First person pronoun.
Example:
You,He and I are friends.
While confessing(ମାନିବା) a fault(ଦୋଷ) (or expressing a negative idea) the sequence of the personal pronouns should be as follows:
ORDER(Negative Ideas): First + Second + Third person pronoun.
Example:
➟ We,You and They were absent.
➟ I, you, and he are in the wrong and will be punished.
If the nouns joined by ‘and’ refer to the same person or thing, the pronoun used should be singular.
Example:
➟ Mr. Sinha, My friend and principal of the school, is famous for its historical monuments.
Verbs and prepositions are followed by the objective case of a pronoun.
Example-:
➟ Let
➟ She is teaching Rohit and
➟ Between you and
Use reflexive pronouns after with these words – acquit, avail, reconcile, amuse, resign, avenge, exert, apply, adapt, adjust, pride, absent and enjoy
Examples:-
- You should avail yourself, of every chance in life.
- He resigned himself to his failure.
- He has reconciled himself to the demand of his mother-in-law.
- She introduced me to her parents.[√]
She introduced to my parents.[×]
She introduced herself to my parents.[√]