A pronoun is a word
used in place of a noun. For example, consider the following sentences:
Look
at Lisa. She is dancing enthusiastically on the stage. Her
friends Anne and Betty have come to see her. They are happy to
see their friend perform so well.
In the above sentences,
“she”, “her”, “they” and “their” are pronouns.
Pronouns are divided into 7
categories or types.
a)
Personal pronouns
b)
Relative pronouns
c)
Demonstrative pronouns
d)
Indefinite pronouns
e)
Interrogative pronouns
f)
Reflexive pronouns
g)
Intensive pronouns
All these types of pronouns
(except interrogative, reflexive, and intensive,) will be reviewed in the
following sections. We will review the last three types of pronouns in the next
grade level grammar concepts.
First, however, we will look
at antecedents of pronouns and how to make sure a pronoun and its antecedent
agree with each other.