8 typical types of PRONOUNS in Grammar

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8 typical types of PRONOUNS in Grammar
One of the most dreaded portions of the English section of the CAT is grammar. This is something that is of practical use to applicants in their professional life. Poor grammar makes for a poor impression! Thus,proficiency in this section becomes more critical! A frequently tested aspect of grammar in CAT Exam -NOUNS AND PRONOUNS. This post will give you ALL that you need to know about English grammar rules for PRONOUNS and how to use them:

PRONOUN1
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns and the words that describe those nouns. Pronouns are usually short words and used to make sentence less repetitive.
Example:
1.Lisa is a nice girl. Replace the noun ‘Lisa’ with the word ‘She’: She is a nice girl. (‘She’ is a pronoun)
2.Tell the finance team that they can use the minibus tommorow. (‘They’ is a pronoun. It replaces the finance team)
3.Sam is tall enough, but he is not as fast as Joe. (‘He’ is a pronoun. It replaces the noun Sam.)

TYPES OF PRONOUNS:
1.Indefinite pronouns: That does not refer to a particular person, place,or thing.
Examples:
Anything, everybody, another, each, few, many, none, some, all, any, anybody, anyone, everyone, everything, no one, nobody,etc.
Example: Do you remember anything?
Everybody wanted to go home.

2.Personal pronouns: Represent people or things.
The personal pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them.
Example: Vote for me!
She is reading the paper.

3.Reflexive pronouns: Those preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or noun to which they refer.
The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves.
Example: He could hurt himself!
We must help ourselves.

4.Possessive pronoun: Those indicate that something belongs to somebody/something.
The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.
Examples: The cat was hers.
They are friends of mine.

5.Demonstrative pronouns – Those used to point to something specific within a sentence.
The demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those.
NOTE:
1.’This’ and ‘these’ refer to something nearby.
Example: This is the report I want.
2.’That’ and ‘those’ refer to something at a distance.
Example: Those are my research findings!

6.Interrogative pronoun: Those used to introduce a question. (Ultram)
Example: Who invited me to the party?
What do you mean?

7.Intensive pronoun: Those adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun already named.
Example: The president himself couldn’t have stated it better.
I myself baked the cake.

8.Relative pronouns: Those which refer to nouns mentioned previously.
The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that, what, whatever, whoever, whomever, whichever.
Example:  I really liked the book that you gave me.
The teacher whom you wrote has answered your questions.

TEST YOURSELF:

1.This dessert is ___________ but you can have it.
a.My
b.Mine
c.Yours
d.Delicious

2.Greg is as smart as _____________ is.
a. Jennifer
b. Her
c. She
d. Who

3.____that one of the local banks has stopped payment.
a) He is saying
b) They are saying
c) They say
d) We say

4.One must use ________if___wishes to succeed.
a. His best efforts, he
b. My best efforts, I
c. One’s best efforts, one
d. Its best efforts, it

Correct Answer:
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.C

Grammar might not be the most exciting of the topics, but you sure need to master the basics of it. Questions on pronouns are common in the grammar section of CAT. Reviewing and Practicing a few questions of each type will help you fully- understand this.

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