Pronoun 代名詞

steelheart

What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word which we use to replace a noun.
+ x4 b! n8 t$ z- t5 R代名詞是一個代替名詞的。
: W8 T7 [9 ~. C4 T/ j0 k& _2 s
Types of pronouns 代名詞的種類

9 ~3 o  \5 A/ b/ r& m(1) Personal Pronouns 人稱代名詞

(a) We use these pronouns to replace the name of a person/a thing in the subject position, often at the beginning of a sentence.
- l* n5 B2 t6 ~. {' U我們用代名詞來代替在主語位置的人物名稱，通常是在句子裡開首出現的。
--- I, we, you, they, he, she, it

! @! f3 l" K. Q0 m$ U$ a(b) Sometimes we use the pronouns to replace a noun which is in the object position, often at the end or near the end of a sentence.
有時候，我們用代名詞來代替在賓語位置的人物名稱，通常是在句子裡最尾或接近最尾出現的。
- A8 o8 z& J0 v6 |- F7 l& n3 t0 u --- me, us, you, them, him, her, it

3 z8 }) ^7 E% o  h* t1 a9 R0 p(2) Possessive Pronoun 所有格代名詞
When we describe something that belongs to a person or persons, we can use the pronouns below.
如果我們形容一些屬於某人或某些人的東西，我們可以用以下的代名詞。
--- mine(我的東西), ours(我們的東西), yours(你或你們的東西), theirs(他們的東西), his(他的東西), hers(她的東西), its(牠或它的東西)

  Q. A  z+ x! J(3) Reflexive Pronoun 反身代名詞
1 S$ a! s3 n- A! n  S9 Q8 AWe use these pronouns to refer back to the person(s) or thing(s) in the subject position of the sentence.
; I/ k# l5 q0 E我們用這些代名詞來代替句子中的當事人(或物)自己。
: ?% x- U1 a& i  ?--- myself, yourself, yourselves, ourselves, themselves, himself, herself, itself

(4) Interrogative Pronoun 疑問代名詞
We use these pronouns in a question to replace the persons or things that we do not know.
# T0 C" S$ }' Z5 n% Z( W我們用這些代名詞來表示在問題中的何人或何物。
--- who, whom, whose, which, what

(5) Demonstrative Pronoun 指示代名詞
We use these pronouns to talk about the person(s) or thing(s) which we are describing in the sentence.
; }- |8 g8 p% i: _我們用這些代名詞來表示那些我們在句子中正在形容的人物或東西。
--- this, that, these, those