The relative pronouns are:
Who, whom, whose, that, which.
They are used to introduce Relative Clauses:
The artist who did my album cover used an airbrush and I got him to do three guitars for me.
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Archive for July, 2010
Relative Pronoun – English editing.
Monday, July 26th, 2010Interrogative Pronoun – English editing.
Saturday, July 24th, 2010The interrogative pronouns are :
Who, whom, whose, what, which.
They are used in the formation of questions:
What is homeopathy?
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Demonstrative Pronoun – English editing.
Friday, July 23rd, 2010The demonstrative pronouns are:
This, that, these, those.
When these words stand alone, they are pronouns; for example, in sentences like this:
The strong – those in powerful Unions – gained at the expense of the weak.
They can also be used before a noun, in which case they are not pronouns but Determiners:
This decision will cause greater uncertainly.
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Reflexive Pronoun – English editing.
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010The Reflexive Pronouns are :
Myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves.
They are used in sentences such as:
‘Make yourselves comfortable here,’ he snapped.
As we tried to calm ourselves with sweet coffee, a swiss traveler appeared.
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Possessive Pronoun – English editing.
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010The possessive pronouns are:
Mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, theirs.
They are used in sentences such as:
My cooking’s probably even worse than yours.
Michael Joseph says there has been no breach: ‘The Sunday Times’s promotion is theirs, not ours’.
These are true pronouns because they stand alone, without being attached to a noun, by contrast with my, our, etc. which always come before a noun and are better referred to as Possessive Determiners.
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