Last updated on September 4th, 2023 at 11:32 pm
Examples
- This book is mine.
- This pen is mine and that one is his.
- The kids are yours and mine.
Here is a table to help you remember which possessive pronoun to use with which personal pronoun.
| Singular Personal Pronoun | Possessive Pronoun | Plural Personal Pronoun | Possessive Pronoun |
| I , me | Mine | We , us | Ours |
| You | Yours | You | Yours |
| He , him | His | They , them | Theirs |
| She , her | Hers |
Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are used for pointing out things. The words this, that, these and those are demonstrative pronouns.
Examples:-
- This is my desk. These are my pets.
- That’s my mother’s car.
- That was such an interesting experience.
- These are nice-looking.
- You’ll have to get your own pen. This is mine.
Interrogative Pronouns
These are used to ask questions. The words who, whose, what, which and whom are examples of interrogative pronouns.
Examples
- Who used all my paper?
- Whose pen is this?
- What is your brother’s name?
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- Which of these desks is yours?
- Whom did the President criticize?
Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun does not refer directly to any other word.most indefinite pronouns express the idea of quantity.
| Anybody | Anyone | Anything | Everybody | Everyone |
| Everything | Nobody | No one | Nothing | Somebody |
| Someone | Something | Both | Many | Few |
| All | Most | None | Some | Each |
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