What are the different types of pronouns?There are four types of pronouns: Subject Pronouns, Object Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns and Demonstrative Pronouns. Here is a list and explanation showing the different types of pronouns: · Subject Pronouns - I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they function as the subject of a sentence:
I live
in New York. · Object Pronouns - me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them serve as the object of a verb.
Give me the book. · Possessive Pronouns - mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs show that something belongs to someone. Note that the possessive pronouns are similar to possessive adjectives (my, his, her). The difference is that the object follows the possessive adjective but does not follow the possessive pronoun. For example - Possessive Pronoun: That book is mine. - Possessive Adjective: That is my book.
That house is mine. · Demonstrative Pronouns - this, that, these, those refer to things. 'this' and 'that' refer to something that is near. 'that' and 'those' refer to things that are farther away.
This is my
house. Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives - my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their are often confused with possessive pronouns. The possessive adjective modifies the noun following it in order to show possession.
I'll get my books.
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