The pronoun

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By Sitiphatimoh Afeefah Ateekah

What are we going to learn ?

Topic Page
1.Pronoun
1.1 Definition of pronoun 2
1.2 Types of pronoun 3
1.3 Personal pronoun 4
1.4 Possessive pronoun 6
1.5 Reflexive pronoun 8
1.6 Reciprocal pronoun 9
1.7 Demonstrative pronoun 10
1.8 Indefinite pronoun 11
1.9 Relative pronoun 12
2.determiners
2.1 Definition of determiners 14
2.2 Articles 15
2.3 Quantifiers 16
2.4 Numbers 18
2.5 Distributives 20
Sources of the Information 21

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What is pronoun?

A Pronoun is a word that substitutes
for a noun or noun phrase.
A pronoun is used instead of noun to
avoid repetition of a noun and it may
take place of the name of a person,
place or thing.

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How many types of
pronouns in English?

There are seven types of Pronoun in English

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS

What is personal pronoun ?

A personal pronoun is a pronoun
typically used to refer to a speaker
or to the people or things that a
speaker is referring to.

They are completing
their homework.

He plays badminton
in our academy.

I love to play with
my new pets.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS 5

I YOU

WE THEY

HE SHE IT

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What is POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
possessive
pronoun ? A possessive pronoun is a pronoun
that is used to express ownership
or possession..

This yo-yo is mine.

These playgrounds are ours.
These blocks is hers.

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Possessive Possessive
Pronouns Adjectives

I My Mine
You Your Yours
He His
She Her His
It Its Hers

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We Our Ours
You Your Yours
They Their Theirs

We have got a bike.
It’s _____ bike.
It’s _____.

We has got a ball.
It’s _____ ball.
It’s _____.

You have got a doll.
It’s _____ doll.
It’s _____.

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun used as an object
that refers to the same person or thing as the
subject.

I Reflexive Examples
You Pronouns
He I love _____ .
She myself You should be ashamed of _____.
It yourself Rohid hurt _____ on the ground
himself She looked at _____ in the mirror.
We herself That cat let _____ intoour house.
You
They itself

ourselves We walked home by _____.
yourselves Did you make these cakes _____?
themselves They divided the money between ___.

She cut down her hair
herself yesterday.

The cat crosses
the road itself.

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RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS

that word reciprocal itself gives the meaning of
reciprocity, and the reciprocal pronoun is a type
of pronoun used to two or more people who are
the subjects of the same verb in a sentence.

There are only two reciprocal pronouns.

Each other one another

We give each other
gifts in exchange.

Both of them are throwing
the pillows on one another
while playing.

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun used to
point to specific people or things. Demonstrative
pronouns can be used to refer to either people,
animals, or objects.

Near Far

Singular This That
Plural These Those

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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that
connects random and non-specific beings,
please, or any object .

everyone everybody everything someone
somebody something anyone anybody
anything no one* nobody nothing

Any body can dance
on the floor .

Everyone knows
about that incident.

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Relative pronouns usually introduce relative
clauses that describe nouns or other pronouns.



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What is determiners ?

Determiners are used with nouns to clarify the noun.
They are used: to define something or someone.

to state the amount of people, things or other nouns.
to state possession.
to state something or someone is specific.
to state how things or people are distributed. to state
the difference between nouns.
to state someone or something is not specific.

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ARTICLES

Articles are used to clarify if a noun is specific
or not specific. They are used before the nouns
or adjective.

There are only three articles .

A An The

a table a book

an apple an egg

the moon the sun

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QUANTIFIES

Quantifiers are used to the state quantity or
amount of something without stating the
actually number.

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QUANTIFIES

many Many use it with countable

nouns, in the plural in

negative sentences and

questions.
Much use it with uncountable
much nouns, in negative sentences

and questions.

A lot of use it with
countable and uncountable
a lot of nouns in positive sentences.

Little uncountable nouns,

expresses a diminutive size
or negative qualit.
little Some use it with plural

countable and uncountable

nouns in affirmatives and in
requests and offers.
some Any use it with uncountable

and plural countable nouns

in negatives and questions.

A few represents a positive
quality, it is used with plural
any countable nouns.

Few represents a negative

quality, it is used with plural
countable nouns.
a few





few

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NUMBER

There are two types of number in English

cardinal ordinal

Cardinal numbers are adjectives that Ordinal numbers indicate rank or
indicate quantity. order of something.

(one, two, three, four, five, etc.) (first, second, third, etc.)
Ex. I have one dollar. Ex. This is the first time for me on
a plane.
A week have seven days.

number 1-10 used to write like thise
(one, two, three, etc.) but number
more than ten we use the digits
(55, 56, 70,....., etc.)

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NUMBER

1 • • seven
2 • • six
3 • • one
4 • • four
5 • • nine
6 • • eight
7 • • ten
8 • • two
9 • • three
10 • • five

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DISTRIBUTIVE

each, every, either, neither, any, one, both

Distributive
Adjective

Distributive adjective modifies a
noun or pronoun. There is always a
noun next to the distributive
adjective.
Ex. (1) Each boy was given a
chocolate.

(2) Every women was washing
clothes.

(3) Is there any coffee in the pot?

Distributive
Pronoun

Distributive pronoun is used as a
subject or object in the sentense.
There is never a noun next to the
distributive pronoun.
Ex. (1) Each of us will get a pen.

(2) Any of them can attend the
meeting.

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Sources of the Information

https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/what-are-the-types-of-
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way.com/Determiners/What_Are_Determiners.htm