Pronoun

is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence. Pronouns are used to avoid repeating the same nouns over and over
again.

Common pronoun includes:

I, me, mine, she, he, it, we, and us.

Forms of Pronoun
Personal pronouns
-are used as a substitute for a person's name. -subjective and objective pronouns.

As the subject of a sentence, they are: -I, you, he, she, it, we, and they
As the object of the sentence, they are: -me, you, her, him, it, us, and them
Possessive pronouns show ownership or possession of a noun. -my, our, your, his, her, its, their

However, there are also independent possessive pronouns. These pronouns refer to a previously named or
understood noun. They stand alone and aren't followed by any other noun. They are:
-mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, theirs
Indefinite pronouns don't point to particular nouns. We use them when an object doesn't need to be
specifically identified. As such, it can remain indefinite. They include:
-few, everyone, all, some, anything, nobody
Relative pronouns are used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. We often see them when we
need to add more information. They are:
-who, whom, which, whoever, whomever, whichever, that
Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, nouns and pronouns. Typically, we find them right after the noun
they're intensifying. These pronouns typically end in -self or -selves. They are:
-myself, himself, herself, themselves, itself, yourself, yourselves, ourselves

Demonstrative pronouns take the place of a noun that's already been mentioned. They can be singular or
plural. There are five of them. They include:
-these, those, this, that, such
Interrogative pronouns do just what they say. They work in sentences that are posing a question. They are:
-who, whom, which, what, whoever, whomever, whichever, whatever
Reflexive pronouns are similar to intensive pronouns. The difference between the two is that intensive
pronouns aren't essential to a sentence's meaning. Meanwhile, reflexive pronouns are. Also, they're used when
the subject and the object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing. These pronouns end in -self or -selves.
They are:
--myself, himself, herself, themselves, itself, yourself, yourselves, ourselves
FUNCTIONS
What is the grammatical function of a pronoun?

The grammatical function of a pronoun is said to be the work or the job that the pronoun is doing in a sentence.

Pronouns can perform any of the following five functions:

 Subject of the verb

 Object of the verb
 Complement of the verb
 Object of the preposition
 Apposition to a noun

Subject of the verb

-Here, the pronoun will always come before the main verb in the sentence. It is also the one the entire sentence
focuses on.

 He is very sick.
 You may let them come in.
 I hate the way the movie ended.
 She likes me.
 It is a shame the way you mistreat the child.
 They love soccer.
 We voted for Barack Obama in the last election.

Object of a verb
-A pronoun will function as an object of a verb when it comes after an action verb and receives the action of the
verb.

 James slapped me.

 I kissed her.
 Elton likes her a lot.
 The hunter killed it.
 You showed him the money.
 The security spotted us.

Complement of a verb
-When a pronoun functions as a complement of a verb, what it basically does is it comes after a linking verb or
state-of-being verb and receives no action from the verb. The reason they are complements is because they
come after linking verbs and state-of-being verbs and are receiving no action from these verbs.

 The thief was he.

 It was I who called you last night.
 The winner was he.
 The visitor was she.
 The men arrested in China were they.
 It was you.
Object of the preposition
-When a pronoun functions as an object of a preposition, it comes after a preposition. Any pronoun coming after
a preposition is the object of the preposition.

 I bought the book for her.

 The teacher is angry with us.
 I want to go with you.
 It is for you.
 I took a picture of her.
 Please give it to me.

Apposition to a noun
-When a pronoun functions in apposition to a noun, it comes after a noun in the sentence or statement and
renames the noun or tells readers something more about the noun.

 The boys, those who killed the dog, have gone.

 My friends, those who stood by me, have all been rewarded.

The pronoun “those” is functioning in apposition to the noun “boys” in the first sentence and the noun “friends”
in the second sentence.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person Pronouns

With our subject and object pronouns, each pronoun falls under a particular "person" and is either a singular or
plural pronoun.

 1st person - When you are talking about something that happened to you or something you did, you
would use a 1st person pronoun.
 2nd person - If you are speaking to someone or about someone, you would use a 2nd person pronoun.
 3rd person - If you are talking about something that someone else outside of the conversation did or that
something was done to, you would use a 3rd person pronoun.

Grammatical Number

A pronoun may be singular or plural.

 I, me, he, him, she, her, it, anyone, this and that, are all singular.
 We, us, they, them, all, these, those, are all plural.

Grammatical Gender

It may be masculine, feminine, common, or neuter.

 Masculine - he, him, his

 Feminine - she, her, hers
 Common - they, them, theirs
 Neuter - it, its, that, this
Grammatical Case
Case refers to the different forms associated with the different jobs a noun or a pronoun does in a sentence. In the
examples below, I show you the different forms of he performing different functions in sentences.
A pronoun can be...
1. the subject of a verb, as in -
He helped the poor man.
2. the object of a finite verb -
The boys saw him.
3. the object of a non-finite verb -
The boys wanted to help him.
4. the object of a preposition -
Give this money to him.
5. indirect object of a verb -
The boys gave him the money.
6. a word showing possession -
The blue shirt is his.
7. or a complement after a linking verb -
It is he.
or a word performing an appositive function -
The Company's troubleshooter, he, solved this problem

References
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Grammatical-Functions-Of-Pronouns

http://www.english-language-grammar-guide.com/nouns-and-pronouns.html
https://www.thoughtco.com/use-the-different-forms-of-pronouns-1690361
https://www.grammar.com/search/Function%20of%20pronouns
https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/pronoun.asp
https://www.studyandexam.com/pronoun2.html
Pronoun: its forms and functions

Reported by: Genrev C. Garcia

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