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Lecture in Pronouns

The document explains four types of pronouns: interrogative pronouns (who, what, which), demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those), indefinite pronouns (some, all, anyone), and relative pronouns (who, which, that). Each type serves a specific function in questions, indicating proximity, referring to non-specific entities, or adding information to sentences. Examples illustrate how these pronouns are used in context.

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Lecture in Pronouns

The document explains four types of pronouns: interrogative pronouns (who, what, which), demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those), indefinite pronouns (some, all, anyone), and relative pronouns (who, which, that). Each type serves a specific function in questions, indicating proximity, referring to non-specific entities, or adding information to sentences. Examples illustrate how these pronouns are used in context.

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Interrogative Pronoun

The interrogative pronouns are "what," "which," "who," "whom," and "whose." They are used in
questions. Although they are classified as pronouns, it is not immediately obvious how they
replace nouns. In fact, the answer to the question (which will be a noun) is the noun
represented by an interrogative pronoun.

For example:

Who told you to do that?


(The answer to this question is the noun represented by the interrogative pronoun "who.")
Which dog won the race?
(The answer to this question is the noun represented by the interrogative pronoun "which.")

Demonstrative Pronoun

The demonstrative pronouns are "this," "that," "these," and "those." A demonstrative pronoun
represents a noun and tells us whether it is singular or plural and whether it is near or far
(including in time).

For example:
This is the one I left in the car.
(Here, the speaker could be holding a mobile phone. It is singular, and it is near to the
speaker.)
Shall I take those?
(In this example, the speaker could be pointing to some plates. They are singular, and they are
far from the speaker.)
Indefinite Pronoun

Indefinite pronouns refer to people or things without being specific. This is the largest group of
pronouns. It includes "all," "some," "any," "several," "anyone," nobody," "each," "both," "few,"
"either," "none," "one", and "no one," which are the most common ones.

- they are used to refer to people, places, things, ideas, or animals without saying exactly who
or what they are.

- we use pronouns ending in “body” or “one” for people, and pronouns ending in “thing” for
things.

For example:
“Someone”- do not know exactly who the speaker is referring to (no specific name)
“Everyone”- all people in the group/ every person (no specific number or who exactly those
people where)

- if followed by verb, it is always singular.

Here are some example sentences with indefinite pronouns:

 Somebody must have seen the driver leave.

 We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. (Playwright Oscar Wilde)

 I have nothing to declare except my genius. (Playwright Oscar Wilde)

Relative Pronoun

The relative pronouns are "which," "that," and "who" (including "whom" and "whose"). A relative
pronoun is used to head a relative clause (or an adjective clause), which adds more information
to a sentence.

- each relative clause contains the subject and the verb

- the relative clause always goes after the noun it is describing

- connect two ideas or clauses in a sentence

Defining Relative Clause Non-Defining Relative Clause


- gives necessary information to identify the - extra information that is not necessary to
noun know
- Without it, the meaning of the sentence is - The sentence would still make sense without
incomplete. this clause
For Example: - it uses commas
The girl who is wearing a red dress is my For example:
cousin. My cousin, who is wearing a red dress, is very
talented.

 Dr Adam Sissons, who lectured at Cambridge for more than 12 years, should have known
the difference.
 The man who first saw the comet reported it as a UFO.
 The dog that stole my dinner is loitering outside.

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