代词是指用来代替名词或名词短语的词语。英语中的代词种类较多,包括人称代词、物主代词、反身代词、指示代词、疑问代词、关系代词和不定代词等。
1. 人称代词:用来表示说话者、听话者或与说话者和听话者无关的人或事物。人称代词分为主格和宾格两种形式。
主格:I, you, he, she, it, we, they
宾格:me, you, him, her, it, us, them
例句:
- She gave me a book yesterday. (她昨天给了我一本书。)
- They are waiting for us at the station. (他们在车站等我们。)
- He hurt himself while playing football. (他在踢足球时受伤了。)
2. 物主代词:用来表示所属关系,分为形容词性和名词性两种形式。
形容词性:my, your, his, her, its, our, their
名词性:mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
例句:
- This is my book. (这是我的书。)
- Is this pen yours or mine? (这支笔是你的还是我的?)
- The house is theirs. (这房子是他们的。)
3. 反身代词:用来表示动作的承受者和施动者是同一个人或物。
反身代词:myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
例句:
- I hurt myself while cooking. (我在做饭时弄伤了自己。)
- She taught herself how to play the guitar. (她自学会了弹吉他。)
- They enjoyed themselves at the party. (他们在聚会上玩得很开心。)
4. 指示代词:用来指示特定的人或事物,分为近指和远指两种形式。
近指:this, these
远指:that, those
例句:
- This is my new car. (这是我的新车。)
- Those are my parents over there. (那边是我的父母。)
- That book on the shelf is very interesting. (书架上那本书很有趣。)
5. 疑问代词:用来引导疑问句,询问特定的人或事物。
疑问代词:who, whom, whose, what, which
例句:
- Who is coming to the party tonight? (今晚谁要来参加聚会?)
- Whose bag is this? (这是谁的包?)
- What are you doing? (你在干什么?)
6. 关系代词:用来引导定语从句,修饰先行词。
关系代词:who, whom, whose, which, that
例句:
- The man who is standing over there is my boss. (站在那边的那个人是我的老板。)
- The book which I borrowed from the library is very interesting. (我从图书馆借的那本书很有趣。)
- The girl whose father is a doctor is my classmate. (那个父亲是医生的女孩是我的同学。)
7. 不定代词:用来泛指人或事物,没有明确的指向。
不定代词:somebody, anybody, nobody, everybody, something, anything, nothing, everything
例句:
- Somebody called you while you were out. (你出去时有人打电话给你。)
- Is there anything I can do to help? (我能帮你做什么吗?)
- Nobody knows the answer to that question. (没有人知道那个问题的答案。)