PPT: Pronouns | English Grammar Basic - Class 10 PDF Download

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PRONOUNS
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I
He
We We
She
Us
PRONOUNS
Definition
"Pronoun" is the sentence 
element used to replace a 
noun, or a noun equivalent 
construction. The replaced 
noun is named the 
"antecedent".
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I
He
We We
She
Us
PRONOUNS
Definition
"Pronoun" is the sentence 
element used to replace a 
noun, or a noun equivalent 
construction. The replaced 
noun is named the 
"antecedent".
CATEGORIES 
OF
PRONOUNS
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I
He
We We
She
Us
PRONOUNS
Definition
"Pronoun" is the sentence 
element used to replace a 
noun, or a noun equivalent 
construction. The replaced 
noun is named the 
"antecedent".
CATEGORIES 
OF
PRONOUNS
Syntactically, pronouns have the 
same functions as nouns do; 
morphologically, pronouns are used 
to avoid repetition, and to 
set/clarify nouns' categories of 
number, person, and gender. 
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I
He
We We
She
Us
PRONOUNS
Definition
"Pronoun" is the sentence 
element used to replace a 
noun, or a noun equivalent 
construction. The replaced 
noun is named the 
"antecedent".
CATEGORIES 
OF
PRONOUNS
Syntactically, pronouns have the 
same functions as nouns do; 
morphologically, pronouns are used 
to avoid repetition, and to 
set/clarify nouns' categories of 
number, person, and gender. 
There are eight categories of pronouns, The 
categories of pronouns are:
1. Personal Pronouns.
2. Possessive Pronouns .
3. Demonstrative Pronouns.
4. Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns. 
5. Interrogative Pronouns.
6. Relative Pronouns.
7. Reciprocal Pronouns.
8. Indefinite Pronouns.