Category: 02. Pronoun

That, this, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns. They can point directly to an antecedent or replace one that has already been mentioned or is clear through context. This is used for singular items that are nearby. These is used for multiple items that are nearby. The distance can be physical or metaphorical. Take a look at these examples: She looked at the…

Relative pronouns are another class of pronouns. They connect relative clauses to independent clauses. Often, they introduce additional information about something mentioned in the sentence. Relative pronouns include these words: Traditionally, who refers to people, and which and that refer to animals or things. Here are a few examples of relative pronouns at work: The woman who called earlier didn’t leave a message. All the dogs that got adopted…

When you think of pronouns, you most likely think first of personal pronouns. Personal pronouns are pronouns that change form based on their grammatical person—that is, based on whether they refer to the person speaking or writing (the first person), the person or thing being spoken to (the second person), or the person or thing being spoken…

Remember how we mentioned that in order to use a pronoun, you need to introduce the noun first? That noun has a name: an antecedent. Antecedents are necessary because pronouns are versatile. Think about it—it can refer to a bike, a tree, a car, or a city, and we just used it to refer to something else…

In English grammar, pronouns are a type of generic noun that can represent any other noun. Their job is to make communication faster and more efficient because you don’t have to repeat the same word over and over again. Some pronoun examples include: Pronouns are one of the eight traditional parts of speech, and they are…