A word which is used in place of a noun is called pronoun.
For Example:
My book is missing. Someone has stolen my book.
My book is missing. Someone has stolen it.
Sana has a cat.
She loves it very much.
Kinds of Pronoun:
There are Eight kinds of pronoun.
1. Personal Pronoun
Pronouns which are used in place of name of person, place or thing are called personal pronouns.
Personal pronouns are grouped into two categories:
A. Subjective pronouns: I, he, she, we, they, you, it
B. Objective pronouns: Me, us, her, it, him, them, you
2. Possessive Pronoun
Pronouns which are used to show or indicate possession or relationship are called possessive pronouns.
Possessive pronouns are also grouped into two categories:
A. My, our, your, his, her, their
B. Mine, ours, yours, hers, thiers
Pronouns in the first group take nouns after them, while pronouns in the second group do not require nouns after them.
For Example:
Where is your book? It is mine.
This is my book; it is yours.
This college is mine.
This is my college.
3. Interrogative Pronoun
Interrogative pronouns are used in a sentence to ask a question.
Interrogative pronouns are: Who, what, when, where, which, whom, why etc
For Example:
Who are you to interfere in my personal affairs?
What are you doing here?
Whom was to blame for it?
4. Reflexive Pronoun
When the subject and the object are the same in a sentence, and the action done by the subject is recalled back to the subject, the pronoun used is called reflexive pronoun.
For Example:
He hurt himself with a knife.
She did it by herself.
5. Relative Pronoun
A pronoun which relates to some noun or pronoun already mentioned in the sentence is called relative pronoun.
For Example:
This is the bird which sings.
The boys who work hard never fail in the examination.
Some relative pronouns are: Who, which, whose, whom etc
6. Reciprocal Pronoun
“Each other” and “One another” are called reciprocal pronouns.
For Example:
The two boys should help each other.
Little children love one another.
The five players quarreled with one another.
7. Demonstrative Pronoun
A pronoun which is used to point out persons and things already mentioned in the sentence.
For Example:
Your cat is black; mine is white one.
The pen and the sword are equally important. This is used by the writer, that is used by the soldier.
8. Indefinite Pronoun
A pronoun which is used to indicate some unspecified persons or things is called indefinite pronoun.
For Example:
Everyone is responsible for his actions.
Someone has stolen a lady’s bag.