Pronouns

They are words that are used to refer to people, animals or things without naming them, being in this way possible;  to replace the noun, define or vary the number, gender and even person in a sentence.

Among the different types of personal pronouns there are: 

 Personal pronouns refer to the grammatical person. They are: Yo, tú, usted, él, ella, Nosotros, ustedes, ellos

For example: “Diana está feliz” = “Ella está feliz” 

 Possessive pronouns that refer to beings, things or ideas possessed by someone. They are: mío, tuyo, suyo, nuestro.

For example: “La casa es de Juan” = “La casa es suya

 Objective pronouns are those that replace the direct and indirect complement. They are: directos me, te, lo, la, nos, los, las. indirectos  me, te,  le, les, nos

For example: “Luis le compró un regalo a Maria” = “Luis se lo compró”

 Interrogative pronouns refer to beings or things whose identity is unknown. They are: ¿Qué? ¿cuándo? ¿Cómo? ¿dónde? ¿por qué? ¿Cuál? ¿de quién? ¿quién? ¿cuánto?

For example: ¿Cuál es tu casa?

Relative pronouns refer to the nouns expressed in the sentence or omitted, already mentioned before. They are: que  el que, la que, el cual, la cual, quien, cuyo, cuya, donde, cuando

For example: “Esta es la casa que yo visité el año pasado”

 Demonstrative pronouns are those that replace the noun and denote distance with respect to who speaks. They are: este, esta, estos, estas;  ese, esa, esos, esas; aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas

For example: “Esta es mi casa”

 Indefinite pronouns are those that refer to things or ideas whose identity or quantity is inaccurate. They are: algo, nada, alguien, nadie, ninguno, cualquiera,

For example: “Alguien está tocando la puerta”

 Reflective pronouns are those in which verbal action goes to the subject. Between them we have: me, te, se, nosFor example “Me baño todos los días”

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