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