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Pronoun
 
2. PRONOUN – A pronoun is a word used in place of (for) a noun. (Pro means for.)

Samples: I, you, he, she, it, they, herself, who, anyone, nobody, your, them

Examples: She found them for you.

Kinds:
• Personal: These refer to the person speaking, spoken to, or spoken about.
Samples: I, my, mine, me, you, your, he, his, him, she, her, hers, they, theirs, them

• Interrogative: These ask questions.
Samples: who, whose, whom, which, that

• Demonstrative: These point out.
Samples: this, that, these, those

• Indefinite: These do not point out specifically.
Samples: all, any, both, either

• Relative: These introduce a dependent clause.
Samples: who, whom, which, that, whose

Person: The person of a pronoun tells whether the person is the speaker (first person), the person spoken to (second person), or the person spoken about (third person).

Samples: First person – I, my, mine, me, we, our, ours, us

Second person – you, your, yours

Third person – he, his, him, she, her, hers, it, its, they, their, theirs, them