Pronouns
Pronouns are a small set of words that act as substitutes for nouns or noun phrases which refer to the participants in the discourse, to someone or to something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse.
Personal pronouns
Personal pronouns refer to yourself, someone or groups of people in reference to the speaker.
Read more about personal pronouns.
Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are words, such as this and that, which a speaker can use to refer to an object or objects directly and specifically.
Read more about demonstrative pronouns.
Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are used when a person or group of people does something themselves or to themselves.
Read more about reflexive pronouns.
Interrogative pronouns
Interrogative pronouns, also known as question words, are used to ask questions to find out more information about something. These often take the form of who, what, when, where, why and how, but there are a number of other types of questions depending on what information is being inquired.
Read more about interrogative pronouns.
Relative pronouns
Relative pronouns connect sentences to each other by referring back to people or things previously mentioned.