Pronouns

Pronouns are words stand in for or to replace nouns. There are nine categories of pronouns: (1) Subject Pronouns (2) Objective Pronouns, (3) Indefinite Pronouns, (4) Relative Pronouns, (5) Demonstrative Pronouns, (6) Possessive Pronouns, (7) Interrogative Pronouns, (8) Reflexive Pronouns, (9) Intensive Pronouns.

SUBJECT PRONOUNS include I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. As their name implies, subject pronouns always function as subjects of a sentence.

 Below are few examples containing subject pronouns:

1.I came to play violin.

2.She is my sister.

3.You are so smart.

4.We will go to picnic tomorrow.

5.They are always late to the graphics class.

OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS include me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. Objective pronouns always function as objects in a sentence, for example, the direct object, the indirect object, or the object of a preposition.

Below are few examples containing objective pronouns:

1.She gave a cup of coffee to me.

2.Harry gave the award to me.

3.Open the door and walk through it.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS can function either as subjects or objects.Also,they can be singular or plural or both depending on the context.The reason this is most important is because the number of the pronoun determines the number of the verb to be used. Singular indefinite pronouns use singular verbs. Plural indefinite pronouns use plural verbs.

• The Indefinite pronouns that end with -any or -one are always singular. Some of such words are anyone ,anybody, someone, somebody, everyone, nobody.

•   Indefinite pronouns like both,any,few,others,several are plural.

• Indefinite pronouns like any, more, most, and some can be singular or plural,depending on how they are used.

Some of the examples of indefinite pronouns:
As subjects and objects:

1. Someone must take the role of a leader to manage the things.(Subject).
2. Vishnu gave  chocolates to everyone.(Object).

 As singular and plural:

1. Most of the cake has been eaten.(Singular).
2. Most of the cakes have been eaten.(Plural).
3. Both of us wanted to go for the movie.(Plural).
4. Nobody wants to go there.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS :
Most commonly,Relative pronoun uses words like that, who, which, whomever, where, whoever.Relative pronouns introduces relative clauses.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS :

Include this,that,these,those. And can be used as subjects,objects and adjectives.
Some of the examples of Demonstrative pronouns functioning as subjects:

1. This is the photo that's been edited using Photoshop. 
2.  They don't want to loose again.
3. That is a nice doll.
4. Those people are looking the sky.

Some of the examples of Demonstrative pronouns functioning as objects:

1. I want a bunch of these .
2. I want you to look at that.
3. Have you watched this.

Some of the examples of  Demonstrative pronouns functioning as Adjectives:

1. Watch those animals crossing the road.
2. I want that  apple.
3. Do you want this dog?

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS are pronouns used to refer to subjects in sentences that are specific person/people or thing/things belonging to a person/people [and sometimes to an animal(s) or thing(s)]. Possessive pronouns function as subjects, objects, and adjectives.
The possessive pronouns used as singular are My/Mine,Your/Yours,Her/Hers,Its. And those used as plural are Our/Ours,Your/Yours,their/theirs.

Few examples of possessive pronouns as subjects:

1. My toy is larger than yours
2. Your sister is not here.
3. Her friend name is harry.

 Few examples of possessive pronouns as objects:

1.  I think this is theirs.
2. The hotel now is ours.

Few examples of possessive pronouns as adjectives:

1. This is my dress.
2. Give me your paper.

 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS are used to ask questions.These can stand in for  subjects.The Interrogative pronouns include who,what,which,whose.
Few sentences below use Interrogative sentences as subjects:

1.  Who is the one playing there?
2. Which is your bag?
3. What is your dog's name?

REFLEXIVE AND INTENSIVE PRONOUNS:

Both these pronouns include Myself, yourself, himself/herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Reflexive pronoun functions as object in a sentence,they refer back  to a noun or pronoun.

Some examples of reflexive pronouns as objects are:

1. He ate the ice cream himself.
2. Vishnu went to a movie herself.

Intensive pronouns emphasize another noun or pronoun.

Some the examples of Intensive pronouns are:

1. He himself want to go there.
2. I myself can handle this.