Pronoun - Academic Mode

Definition of pronoun
A pronoun is a grammatical term that replaces a noun, noun clause, or noun phrase in a sentence to avoid repetition. A pronoun is a traditional part of speech that originated from the Latin word "pronomen", in which "pro" means "instead of" and "nomen" means "name". A pronoun performs all the functions of the word it replaces.

A pronoun can function as an object, subject, or preposition object. For example, "I think I hear them. - Stand, ho! Who is there?" ("Hamlet" by William Shakespeare). Here Shakespeare has used the personal pronoun "I" and the interrogative pronoun "who."

Pronoun Types
There are ten important types of pronouns in grammar. These include:

Personal Pronoun
Personal alternate nouns pronouns represent people.These include pronouns

I
me
you
they
we
he
she
it and
who
Demonstrative Pronoun
Demonstrative demonstrate a noun or direct the attention of the reader to a noun.These pronouns are:

this
that
those
these
Indefinite Pronoun
Unlike a demonstrative pronoun an indefinite pronoun does not indicate specific things pronouns .Indefinite include:

all
both
nobody
each
any
several
no one
either
one
none
Interrogative Pronoun
which
where
what
how
who
Possessive Pronoun
The purpose of possessive pronouns pronouns is to show possession.These include:

my
your
their
her
his
Reciprocal Pronoun
A reciprocates pronoun reciprocal feelings and actions and combines the ideas of two.These pronouns include:

one another
each other
Absolute Possessive Pronoun
Like possessive pronouns, absolute possessive pronouns also show possession but can be self-sustaining, such as:

min
theirs
hers
his (sometimes)
Absolute possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns also show possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns but they can stand on their own, such as:

mysa4youelf This type of pronoun refers to another pronoun or a noun within a sentence. It is the same as a reflexive pronoun, only it is used in connection with the noun or personal pronoun it refers to

Relative Pronoun
A relative pronoun adds more information to a sentence. Relative pronouns include:

who
who
who
whose
where
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Who is going to the party?
They like to communicate with each other.
Maria likes to bake cakes herself.
I left this bag at school.
Examples of pronouns in literature
Example # 1: Animal farm (by George Orwell)
“The next morning, the attack came. The animals were eating breakfast when the lookouts came running ... Bravely enough, the animals came out to meet them, but this time they did not have the easy victory they had had in the Battle of the Cowshed. men, with half a dozen pistols between them, and they opened fire as soon as they were fifty yards away. ”

In this excerpt, Orwell has used personal pronouns, which are underlined. These pronouns are replacing the nouns that had represented the people.

Example # 2: Lolita (by Vladimir Nabokov)
“We rolled on the ground, holding each other, like two huge, defenseless children. He was naked and goat-like under his robe, and I felt choked as he rolled over him. We rolled over me. They rolled over him. We rolled over us. “

Nobokov used three types of pronouns in this example. The personal pronouns used were "we", "he", "I" and "she". He also used the reciprocal pronoun "each other" and the possessive pronouns "his" and "him".

Example 3: I know why the cage bird sings (by Maya Angelou)
“Occasionally mother we rarely saw around the house. We'd met her at Louie's. It was a long dark tavern at the end of the bridge near our school. ”

In the above lines the author has the personal pronoun“ es ”, the possessive pronoun“ she ”and the relative pronoun“ wen ”, all of which give the reader more information about the mother.

Example # 4: Charlotte's Web (by EB White)
“Mr. Zuckerman did not allow him to take Wilbur out and did not allow him to go into the sty, but he told Fern that he could sit on the stool and watch Wilbur as long as he wanted . ”

Here, White has used two types of pronouns: the personal pronouns“ he ”and“ she ”, and the possessive pronoun“ she ”, which functions as an adjective within that sentence.

Function
Pronouns perform a can add information and point to particular elements, things or people, they can function as subjects or adjectives, when they function as subjects, they appear before the main verb, they also function as objects of the verb, where they come after the verb. In addition, they serve as a supplement to the verb,