Pronouns are defined as words that takes the place of a noun. Instead of writing: "Mis_nomer is an exciting wonderful blogger! Mis_nomer blogs about grammar all day long!" You could write: "Mis_nomer is an exciting wonderful blogger! She blogs about grammar all day long!"
"She" takes the place of "Mis_nomer", a proper noun, and hence is a pronoun.
Now, there are different types of pronouns. I've categorised them under "Person", "Thing" and "In-between". (Ok, no laughing about the "in-between" category.) Take a look at this diagram.
Here's a quick run-through on what each means.
Personal: I, She, He, You
Possessive: Mine, Hers, Theirs
Reflexive: Myself, Herself, Themselves
Demonstrative: This is ludicrous!
Interrogative: What in the world are you talking about?
Relative: This is the blog that became boring and died a natural death.
Indefinite: Everybody, Anybody, Somebody, Someone, Everyone
I remember my nouns and pronouns with this mnemonic: I go to N.C.C. to do P.T.I. (Don't ask me what the "I" in the P.T.I stands for 'cos I don't know.)
Tomorrow we'll do adjectives!
[Get the book.]
I remember the demonstrative pronouns by thinking of a demonstration - they're the ones you can use while pointing: this, that, these, those.
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Can we bicker in the comments about when to use "which" and when to use "that" in a dependent clause?
Gosh you know your grammar Brian. I'm impressed! I didn't learn a lick of grammar while I was in school.
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I *love* grammar. It's kind of a hobby, if that's at all possible... I'm having fun reading along with these!
ReplyDeleteYou *love* grammar? Heehee. I think it is so cool that I actually have people reading these grammar posts!
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