Welcome back! Last week we covered Adverbs and had a great little chat. We also touched on a way to spot "Show vs Tell" using adverb tells.

This week, we hit pronouns.

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, usually for added variety and to avoid repetition.

Pronouns come in 8 different classifications, almost all of which make good "Words of the Day":

• Personal - represent people, places or things
  • Examples: I, me, you, he, she, they, her, it, we, us, them, they, him
  • I walked the dog. He barked at the cat.  She ran away from the barking dog.
• Possessive- shows ownership
  • yours, mine, hers, his, theirs, ours
  • "That human is mine," said the cat.  That dog is ours.
• Demonstrative - Points to something
  • this, that, those, these
  • These cats have fur.  Those cats don't have fur.
• Relative - relate one part of the sentence to the other
  • who, whom, which, that, whose
  • The boy who was horny hooked up with a friend.
• Reflexive - emphasize or reflect back to someone or something else
  • myself, himself, herself, yourself, etc
  • You must look at yourself in the mirror.
• Indefinite -  refers to a non-specific number to replace the noun(s)
  • All, any, everybody, everything, few, many, etc
  • Nobody was at work.  Everyone stayed home.
• Reciprocal - express mutual action
  • each other, one another
  • The boys yelled to each other across the playground.
• Interrogative - asks a question
  • who, what, whom
  • What can I do in an emergency?

Thanks for checking out this week's blog.  Drop some comments below.  Are you finding these topics useful?

• References:
  • Kern, Jara. (2020). The Infographic Guide to Grammar. Adams Media
  • Venolia, Jan. (2001). Write Right! (4th ed.). Ten Speed Press