PRONOUN

A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.

Example:
Rahul is a student. He is intelligent.

Here, He replaces Rahul.

Types of Pronouns

Personal • Possessive • Reflexive • Demonstrative • Relative • Interrogative • Indefinite • Distributive

1. PERSONAL PRONOUN

Refers directly to a person, people, or thing.

Examples:
I • We • You • He • She • It • They

Example:
She is preparing for the exam.

Changes according to person, number, and case.

2. POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

Shows ownership or possession without repeating the noun.

Examples:
mine • yours • his • hers • ours • theirs

Example:
This book is mine.

My book → Possessive adjective
The book is mine → Possessive pronoun

3. REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

Refers back to the subject of the same sentence.

Examples:
myself • yourself • himself • herself • itself • ourselves • themselves

Example:
She hurt herself.

The action returns to the subject.

4. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN

Points out a specific person, thing, or things.

Examples:
this • that • these • those

Example:
This is my book.
Those are expensive.

This / These → Near
That / Those → Far

5. RELATIVE PRONOUN

Introduces a relative clause and connects it to a noun mentioned earlier.

Examples:
who • whom • whose • which • that

Example:
The man who called me is my teacher.

Who → Subject
Whom → Object

6. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN

Used to ask questions about a person or thing.

Examples:
who • whom • whose • which • what

Examples:
Who called you?
Which is yours?

Used to form questions.

7. INDEFINITE PRONOUN

Refers to a person or thing without identifying exactly who or what it is.

Examples:
someone • anyone • everyone • nobody • several • many

Examples:
Someone is waiting outside.
Everyone was present.

Check singular/plural verb agreement.

8. DISTRIBUTIVE PRONOUN

Refers to members of a group individually, rather than as a whole.

Examples:
each • either • neither

Examples:
Each of the students received a certificate.
Neither of the answers is correct.

Each / Either / Neither generally take a singular verb.

QUICK REVISION

Personal → I, you, he, they
Possessive → mine, yours, ours
Reflexive → myself, herself, themselves
Demonstrative → this, that, these, those
Relative → who, whom, which, that
Interrogative → who, what, which
Indefinite → someone, everyone, nobody
Distributive → each, either, neither

Identify the pronoun → Identify its type → Check its grammatical role.