Repeat Me Instead! #Writer's Tool
Pronouns take place of a noun, that is when a noun has become repetitive and boring. They are sometimes called the antecedent because they refer back to something through either 'it' or 'them'.
There are various categories of pronoun and are labelled according to their function in a sentence.
(Would love to use a grid right about now.)
The SUBJECT of a sentence:
Alice waved at Mona.She waved at Mona.--Alice is doing the action.
Singular / Plural1st - I / We2nd - You / You3rd - He, She, It / They
The OBJECT of a sentence:
Alice waved at Mona.Alice waved at her.--Mona is the one receiving the action.
Singular / Plural
1st - Me / Us2nd - You / You3rd - Him, Her, It / Them
Other classifications of pronouns include, relative, reflexive, reciprocal, possessive, indefinite and demonstrative. (This to me is kind of advanced stuff, but I learnt them and got an A on an English exam-- disclaimer, just because you learn these does not mean you'll get an A on your exam, I learnt a whole lot of grammar and word class stuff, I also put in a lot of work and effort into practice papers.)
Relative
This consists of 6 words who, what, whose, that, whom and which, and they are used to tell the reader more about the noun before it.
Ex. The sandwiches THAT I made did not have any butter on them.
--'sandwiches' is the noun, and everything after 'that' is extra information about the sandwiches.
Reflexive
This type of pronoun is formed by adding the suffix 'self' or 'selves' to the pronoun-- myself, himself, herself, yourself, oneself, itself, ourselves, themselves, yourselves. These words are used when the subject and object are the same, either person or thing.
Ex. 'I can speak for myself.' & 'You can't look after yourself.'
Reciprocal
Consists of each other and one another. Each other is exclusive of just two people while one another is more than two people. So, if you're ever in doubt of which one to use, think of how many people are involved.
Possessive
They are my, mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, its. These words are used after the noun in which is referred to as belonging to them.
Indefinite
Another pronoun class that we use when we can't say what definitely is, hence being an indefinite pronoun. all, anyone, nobody, everybody, everyone, one, several, few, somebody, some, no one, many, another, anything, everything, nothing, someone, each, none, any. I think that's all of them, if not feel free to add some in the comments.
Demonstrative
They are this, that, these and those. They are also called demonstrative determiners and exophoric references (the last term is commonly used when examining speech, meaning something which has been referred to out of the text) they refer to something in the story space, and has perhaps been mentioned before in the same scene.
I hope this blog post was educational!
~Joseph Eastwood
There are various categories of pronoun and are labelled according to their function in a sentence.
(Would love to use a grid right about now.)
The SUBJECT of a sentence:
Alice waved at Mona.She waved at Mona.--Alice is doing the action.
Singular / Plural1st - I / We2nd - You / You3rd - He, She, It / They
The OBJECT of a sentence:
Alice waved at Mona.Alice waved at her.--Mona is the one receiving the action.
Singular / Plural
1st - Me / Us2nd - You / You3rd - Him, Her, It / Them
Other classifications of pronouns include, relative, reflexive, reciprocal, possessive, indefinite and demonstrative. (This to me is kind of advanced stuff, but I learnt them and got an A on an English exam-- disclaimer, just because you learn these does not mean you'll get an A on your exam, I learnt a whole lot of grammar and word class stuff, I also put in a lot of work and effort into practice papers.)
Relative
This consists of 6 words who, what, whose, that, whom and which, and they are used to tell the reader more about the noun before it.
Ex. The sandwiches THAT I made did not have any butter on them.
--'sandwiches' is the noun, and everything after 'that' is extra information about the sandwiches.
Reflexive
This type of pronoun is formed by adding the suffix 'self' or 'selves' to the pronoun-- myself, himself, herself, yourself, oneself, itself, ourselves, themselves, yourselves. These words are used when the subject and object are the same, either person or thing.
Ex. 'I can speak for myself.' & 'You can't look after yourself.'
Reciprocal
Consists of each other and one another. Each other is exclusive of just two people while one another is more than two people. So, if you're ever in doubt of which one to use, think of how many people are involved.
Possessive
They are my, mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, its. These words are used after the noun in which is referred to as belonging to them.
Indefinite
Another pronoun class that we use when we can't say what definitely is, hence being an indefinite pronoun. all, anyone, nobody, everybody, everyone, one, several, few, somebody, some, no one, many, another, anything, everything, nothing, someone, each, none, any. I think that's all of them, if not feel free to add some in the comments.
Demonstrative
They are this, that, these and those. They are also called demonstrative determiners and exophoric references (the last term is commonly used when examining speech, meaning something which has been referred to out of the text) they refer to something in the story space, and has perhaps been mentioned before in the same scene.
I hope this blog post was educational!
~Joseph Eastwood
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