Introduction: Pronoun

• Pronoun is a word which is used in place of a noun. To avoid repetition of nouns in a sentence or paragraph, a pronoun is used.  
• The pronoun is a part of speech and the commonly used pronouns include I, she, he, they, them, we, etc. Among its various types, the personal pronouns are the ones which are used the most. 

Types of Pronouns- 

1. Personal Pronouns:
   The pronouns which are placed as a substitute for people or things are called personal pronouns. These are of two types: subjective and objective.
   
   This means, that the pronoun can act either as the subject or for the object of the sentence. 
   
   Example- Riya, Tanya, Ritu and Ananya were going to play Badminton. 
   
   Replacing the nouns with Pronouns: They were going to play Badminton. 
   Can you please go to the market with Arpit? 
   
   Replacing the noun with Pronoun: Can you please go to the market with him? 
   
   
2. Possessive Pronouns:
   The personal pronouns which indicate the possession of something are called possessive nouns.
   
   They can be used both in singular and plural form.  
   
   This dress is mine.                    The books are theirs.
   
   
3. Reflexive Pronouns:
   Pronouns like himself, myself, themselves, etc. where the action is being performed on oneself are called reflexive pronouns. 
   
   I decorated the room all by myself.                             She drove 500 kilometres by herself. 
   
   
4. Indefinite Pronouns:
   When the noun which is to be replaced does not have a fixed name or number, then such nouns are replaced by indefinite pronouns. These include few, everyone, all, etc.  
   
   Everyone has reached the concert.                                You bring me some apples. 
   
   
5. Interrogative pronouns:
   Pronouns like Who, Where, Which, Whom, etc. which tend to ask a question are called interrogative pronouns.  
   
   Which plant is this?                                                         Who went to the airport? 
   
   
6. Relative Pronouns:
   The pronouns which are used to connect a clause or a statement are called relative pronouns.  
   
   I watch which I bought was defective.           The man who came yesterday was a fraud.
   
   
7.  Demonstrative Pronouns:
   The pronouns which describe or modify a thing or a person are called demonstrative pronoun. They can be both singular and plural. 
   
   These flowers are beautiful.                            This girl is very helpful. 

Classification of Cases – Pronouns 

There are three cases in which pronouns can be classified. These include:
1. Subjective Case 

2. Objective Case 

3. Possessive Case 

To understand the three cases even better, refer to the table given below: 

Rules of pronoun- 

Pronouns Rule 1:
Pronouns which are compared must be in the same case.  

Our mother supports me more than her.

Pronouns Rule 2:
Object form in a sentence. 

I helped him                        He helped me

Pronouns Rule 3:
If the pronoun is an object of the verb, it should be in the objective case