PRONOUN

NOUN
Definition:- A Pronoun is a word
used instead of a Noun.

 I have received a letter and it is

torn.
 Some engineers have developed
this device but no body knows
them.
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Persons = He, She, They, We, I, You

Things = It, They

 The company is providing soft

environment for its employees.

 The companies are providing soft

environment for their employees.
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Types of Pronoun
 Personal Pronoun  Reflexive Pronoun
 Possessive Pronoun  Emphatic Pronoun
 Demonstrative  Relative Pronoun
Pronoun  Interrogative Pronoun
 Distributive Pronoun  Exclamatory Pronoun
 Reciprocal Pronoun  Indefinite Pronoun
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 Personal Pronoun:- I, Me, We,
You, They, Them, etc.
 Possessive Pronoun:- Mine, Ours,
Yours, His, Hers, etc.
 Demonstrative Pronoun:- This,
That, These, Those, Such, etc.
 Distributive Pronoun:- Each,
Either, Neither
 Reciprocal Pronoun:- Each other,
one another
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 Reflexive Pronoun:- Myself,
Ourselves, Themselves, etc.
 Emphatic Pronoun:- Myself,
Ourselves, Yourself, etc.
 Relative Pronoun:- Who, Whom,
Whose, Which, that.
 Interrogative Pronoun:- Who,
Whom, Whose, Which, What, etc.
 Exclamatory Pronoun:- What!,
How!
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 Indefinite Pronoun:-
Anybody Everybody Somebody
Anyone Everyone Someone
Anything Everything Something
Nobody All, Some,
No one Another,
Nothing Much,
Few, etc.
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SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE POSSESSIVE CASE
CASE CASE
NOMINATIVE ACCUSATIVE ADJECTIVE PRONOUN
CASE CASE
1. I ME MY MINE
WE US OUR OURS
2. YOU YOU YOUR YOURS
3. HE HIM HIS HIS
SHE HER HER HERS
IT IT ITS ----
THEY THEM THEIR THEIRS
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Rule (1): 123 & 231 Rule(Subjective Case)
1 = First person
2 = Second person
3 = Third person

 123 = Bad sense

 231 = Good/General sense
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 You and I were allegedly accused of

the murder case.
 I and You were allegedly accused of
the murder case.
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 The new policy would be proved
beneficial for you, me and him.
 The new policy would be proved
beneficial for you, him and me.
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 You and I must obey your/my/their
parents.
 You and I must obey our parents.

1st Person:- I (we) + you, he, they = our

2nd Person:- You + he, they = your
3rd Person:- he + she + they = their
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Rule(2): Use ‘Subjective Case’ in this
condition.

 It is me I/we/you/he/she/they.

 It is mine/ours/yours/his/hers/theirs.

 It is my/our/your/his/her/their + car.
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Understand this concept

 It + verb + word

 There + verb + word

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Rule (3): use ‘Objective Case’ after the
word ‘Let’, ‘Preposition’ and ‘Gerund’

 Let me go. (correct)

 They laughed at you and me. (correct)
 Visiting us is delightful. (correct)
 Between you and me, the sweets
were distributed. (correct)
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Rule (4): use ‘Objective Case’ after and
before infinitive (to + V1);as,

 The employees requested me to

allow them.
 The employees hoped to allow me
there.
 The employees guessed him to be
me.
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Rule (5): Comparison between cases.

 Aman is smarter than me I.

 She is more conscious than him he.
 They like him more than she her.
 They like him more than she does.
 My office is cleaner than your room.
 Shivam is more energetic than your
friend.
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Rule (6): Comparison between cases.
Possessive
+ Noun = Possessive Pronoun
Adjective
My car = Mine
Your house = yours
 Yours is a nice phone, I also want to
have it.
 Your book is lost but what about
mine?
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Definition:- A relative pronoun is a
type of pronoun that often introduces
dependent (or relative) clauses in
sentences.
 I met Shivam who was entering the
hall.
 Shivam has a book which I like very
much.
 Shivam has the same book that I
like very much.
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Persons
WHO WHOM WHOSE
Animals/
Non-living WHICH WHICH OF WHICH

Subjective Objective Possessive

Case Case Case
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 I met a boy who was a doctor.

 I met a boy whom I did not like.

 I met a boy whose father was a

doctor.
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 I met a boy whom I did not like,
came to my party. Wrong

 I met a boy who I did not like, came

to my party. Correct
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 There was a person whom I did not
like, came to my party. (wrong)

 There was a person who I did not

like, came to my party. (correct)
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 I had a house which was gifted by
my father.

 I had a house which I gifted to my

brother.

 I had a house of which walls were

being painted.
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In the case of ‘Choice’

 The manager did not know which of

his two employees had committed
such a deliberate mistake.

 Which of the Indian stakeholders has

paid the highest tax in the FY 2011-
12?
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Relative Pronouns are also used as the
object of a preposition.

 The chair on which I was sitting

began to crack.

 This is the pen with which we

usually write.

 He is the person with whom I live.

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Use of ‘THAT’

Anyone Everyone No one

Anybody Everybody Nobody None
Anything Everything Nothing
All, Few, Little, Same, Only, much,
Superlative degree
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 There was none that could have
helped me.

 The company has given me

everything that I have.

 All that I have, given by my parents.

 It is the best company that produces

electronic goods.
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With Interrogative words- Who, Whom,
Whose, Which, What, etc.

 Who is here that does not love his

country?

 What is it that will last forever?

 Which book do you need that you do

not have?
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Understand the rule:

 He is one of the best students that

are working in this project.

 He is only one of the best students

that is working in this project.
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Definition:- The pronouns ending with
self or selves are called Reflexive
pronouns. Emphatic and emphasing
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Definition:- The pronoun ending with
self or selves is called Reflexive
pronoun.
 I = Myself One = Oneself
 We = Ourselves
 You = Yourself, Yourselves
 He = Himself
 She = Herself
 It = Itself
 They = Themselves
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Beginning of a sentence:

 Myself, Aman Gupta, an engineer in

a reputed MNC in Delhi. (wrong)

 I, Aman Gupta, an engineer in a

reputed MNC in Delhi. (correct)

 I myself, Aman Gupta, an engineer

in a reputed MNC in Delhi. (correct)
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Beginning of a sentence:

 He himself and I herself have done

this work. (wrong)

 He himself and I myself have done

this work. (correct)
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With these verbs:- Enjoy, Pride,
Absent, Present, Introduce, Busy,
Avail, Address, Plume, Hurt, Cheat,
Prostrate, Resign, Apply, Acquit,
Assert, etc.

{When there is no object}

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 The manager presented in the
meeting. (wrong)

 The manger presented himself in

the meeting. (correct)
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 The manager presented to the
C.E.O. in the meeting. (wrong)

 The manager presented themselves

to the C.E.O. in the meeting.
(correct)
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 The manger presented the project
to the C.E.O. in the meeting.
(correct)
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Reflexive Pronouns are not used with
after the verbs :- keep, conceal,
qualify, spread, rest, stay, etc.

 I stayed myself away from my class.

(wrong)
 I stayed away from my class.
(correct)
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DEMONSTRATIVE
Definition:- The pronouns which
demonstrate the persons or things are
called Demonstrative Pronouns.

This, That, These, Those, Such, The

Same.
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DEMONSTRATIVE
 They who wish to apply for this
post, must bring their resumes.
(wrong)

 Those who wish to apply for this

post, must bring their resumes.
(correct)
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DEMONSTRATIVE
 The students of Engineering are
more popular than the students of
Medical in the group. (wrong)

 The students of Engineering are

more popular than those of
Medical in the group. (correct)
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RECIPROCAL PRONOUN
Each other, One Another

 These two companies work for each

other. (correct)

 These companies work for one

another. (correct)
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Direction
The sentence given below is
divided into four parts (A), (B), (C)
and (D). There can be grammatical
error in more than one part, find
the error and choose the correct
option accordingly, if there is no
error in any of the parts of the
sentence, choose the option (5) i.e.
No error.
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Q.1
His first two terms were ended by the
country’s (A)/ powerful military, first
forcing them to resign and then (B)/
overthrowing his government in a coup,
(C)/ and this time it was through a formal
legal process. (D) (1) Only A and B
(2) Only D
(3) Only B and D
(4) Only B
(5) No error
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Q.2
Parents and students appear to be
disenchanted with (A)/ the once-coveted
engineering courses this year, (B)/ leaving
thousands of seats vacant in the best
colleges in (C)/ the different states, which
are widely famous for their campus
selections. (D)
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Q.3
Addressing the shareholders in the
company’s annual (A)/ report, the board of
directors said that they availed of the
opportunity to (B)/ increase by 3.7% to
4.2% for the 12 months but standalone (C)/
loss before tax for the year fell a bit
compared with that of prior year.(D)
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Q.4
The new law lets developers (A)/ segregate
buyer advances and I invest (B)/ in some
specific projects, is (C)/ expected to result
in a working capitals for all of us. (D)
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Q.5
The issues concerning greater inclusivity for
long (A)/ marginalised groups and the
freedom of speech (B)/ on campuses are
more important than that concerning (C)/
sharper increase only in credit growth in
the colleges.(D)
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Q.6
He is certainly a man (A)/ whom I know
very (B)/ well is trust worthy beyond (C)/
doubt and meticulous in his habits. (D)
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Q.7
A current account is a deposit (A)/ account
which is offered by banks (B)/ mainly to
firms and companies (C)/ who need
banking facilities very frequently. (D)
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Q.8
Government departments should (A)/ share
information with (B)/ each another so that
(C)/ their records are up-to-date.(D)
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Q.9
Stating that his ATM operations (A)/ are
making losses, the SBI (B)/ has said that it
will be (C)/ charging customers for every
new transaction.(D)
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Q.10
Privatisation of all public sector enterprises
(A)/ will considerably reduce the budget
(B)/ outlay and send a strong signal (C)/ to
voters and investors about their serious
intent to shrink government. (D)
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