Pronoun and its kinds

 Pronoun

"A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun"

1. Diya is absent because she is ill. (Diya is a noun and she is a pronoun).
2. Here is your book, take it away. (Book is a noun and it is a pronoun).
3. He is young.

Kinds of pronoun:

Personal pronoun: 

Personal pronouns are short words used to address individuals or things. The personal pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. 

👉 They are essentially used to keep away from redundancy. Check out this model: 

Nayab(Waqar's little cat) looks adorable, however, he thinks she is evil. 

(The individual pronouns "he" and "she" stay away from the need to rehash "Waqar" and "cat.") 

• Subject pronoun: I, you, we, he, she, it,  they. These are the forms utilized for the subjects of verbs. 

For instance:

1. I am happy.
2. They won the match

• Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. These are the forms utilized when the personal pronouns are objects.

 For instance:

Bilal knows her.
(A personal pronoun is a direct object)

Mafia gave them the box.

(A personal pronoun is an indirect object)

Zayan went with him.

(A personal pronoun is an object of a preposition)

Possessive pronoun:

A possessive pronoun is a word that replaces nouns and shows ownership/proprietorship. The possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, our, own, and theirs.

For example:

1. The cat is yours.
2. What mine is yours, friend.
3. The bird is hers.
4. That garage is mine.
5. This school is ours.
6. This baby is theirs.

Relative pronoun:

"A relative pronoun is one that is used to refer to previously mentioned nouns, whether they are persons, places, things, animals, or concepts."

The English language contains only a few relative pronouns. 

The most common are which, that, whose, whoever, whomever, who, and whom.

👉 To link or introduce a relative clause who, which and that are used. They serve as a bridge between a noun or pronoun and the rest of the phrase.

When referring to people, the rule is to use either who or that.

Who or whom is a personal pronoun; it is used to refer to a single person or a group of people.

Example:

1. I met Afzal who had just returned.
2. Here is the book that you lent me.
3. I have found the pen which I had lost.

We have used Which, who and that as a connector. We can use them in three different ways.

• We have used the word "who" instead of the noun Afzal. In this way, the noun also acts as a pronoun.
• "Who" combines two sentences to form one. And so it also serves as a conjunction between the two sentences.
• Since the word "who" does two things at once. One as a pronoun and the other is conjunction. Examples of "that" and "which" are also similar.

Reflexive Pronouns:

"When the action done by the subject turns back upon the subject they are called reflexive pronouns."

👉 They are also called compound personal pronouns when selves/self is added to him, her, our, them, your etc.

Examples:

1. He hurts himself.
2. I saw myself in the mirror.
3. We often deceive ourselves.
4. She said to herself.
5. I taught myself to swim.