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Pronouns
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are used in place

of
noun

nouns that
or a group

have already PRONOUNS

about in a
been talked
sentence

Let's Break the Ice!!!

sentence. These
Underline the wordthat best completes each pronouns.
are

1.Aftersuch a wonderful performance, (we, us) felt the need

to applaud loudly.
2.We've told (you, your, yours) many times that it's not polite to interrupt people while

they're talking.
3. (Our, Ours, We) wear warm clothes to insulate us from chilly weather.
4.On the Memorial Day, we remember the people (whose, who, who's) have died for our
country.
5.The woman who helped (we, us) was very beautiful, but she wore dowdy clothing.

Pronouns are words that can be used to replace nouns. We usually introduce people,
places andthings by using their name (a noun) first. Then to further tell about them, we
use a pronoun instead of nouns.

Tiara, my child! This

Examples: kitten is for you.
Tiara's mother went shopping. She brought
several gifts for Tiara. She also broughta Oh! It is so
sweet little kitten for her.
pretty. Thanks
In the above sentences, pronouns she, you, Mom.
her and it are used inplace of the noun(s)
Tiara's mother, Tiara and kitten,
respectively.
Some commonly used pronouns are-1,
we,
you, he, she, they, his, her, thelrs, them,
myself, who, these, etc.

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 It is important to remember that:
Pronouns are used in place of nouns and they take the same position as a noun takes
in a sentence. They help in making the sentences shorter and simpler.
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Try Out ! Subject Link: Social Science
Match the word or group of words in column A with the corresponding pronoun in column B.
Column A Column B
1. Other citizens and I a. she
2. Queen Victoria b. he
3. Edward VII C. it
4. Ajatasatru and Vajis d. they
5. Magadh e. we

Do you know that the below listed words are also pronouns? These words are also used as
other parts of speech like nouns and adjectives.

Another Any Each Either Neither Nobody None

Nothing One Other Some Something Somebody Someone

This That These Those What Who Whose

Types of Pronouns
Pronouns can be classified as:

1. Personal Pronouns 2. Possessive Pronouns

3. Demonstrative Pronouns 4. Interrogative Pronouns

Distributive Pronouns 6. Reciprocal Pronouns

5. Indefinite or

7. Relative Pronouns 8. Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns

1.Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns are used to describe the speaker, listener and the person or thing

who/that is spoken about.

Examples:
a. Tanuj played the match well. He won the trophy for the best player.

(He is used for Tanuj-person who is spoken about)

b. Reena, are you listening? You have to leave for the function.

(Youis used for Reena- listener)

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to the first, second as well as the third
Therefore, it can

person inasentence.
Personal Pronouns

Number Person Subject Object Possessive Pronoun

me AU mine
Singular Ist person
you yours
2nd person you 1
3rd person he h him-hunhis
she- her 2hun hers
3rd person
3rd person itT it

Plural Ist person we uS Ours

2nd person you you yours

3rd person they them theirs

Personal pronouns are of two types -subjective and objective.

Subjective pronouns:They act as asubjectin a sentence.( Thty euse A a5
Examples: She is preparing for her final exams.
I am ready to help you.
Objective pronouns: They act as an object in a sentence. Th
Examples: Sam visited us yesterday. u uu

He gave her some books. n hun, hom

2. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used to show possession or ownership of one thing or person
with another.
Examples: This book is mine. That cellphone is yours.

Jry Out 2
Underline the pronouns and write whether they are subjectivgor objective pronouns:
1.
They were watching a movie with us.
Don't
2.
forget me,
3. Why don'tyou give him a football as his present?
4. Can 1 join you?
5. Jim met hér at the mall.
6. We don't like them.

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8. He often texts me
Try Out 3
Fill in the blanks with correct options:

1. This is my grandfather's stick. This stick

is...AA.... (his/hers)
2. Your bag is new but..mwa...s old. (my/mine)
3. This dress is...A. (her/hers)
4. That caris.dad..td... (their/theirs)
5. Our locality is much cleaner than.euA... (ourslyours)
6. It is bur car. This
is...A. (ours/our)
car

7. The voice I heard was.. A.. (her/hers)

8, .s the last over in the match. (Yours/Your)
Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns are the words used.to.indicate or demonstrate the things they refer
to.This, that, these, those and such are demonstrative pronouns.
Examples:
This is my cardboard.
Such were his words.
Those are pine trees.
This and these refer to nearby nouns. That and those refer to nounsthat arefurther away in
time orspace. This and that refer to singular nouns. These and thosereferto plural nouns.
Such refers to persons or things which are alike.

Try Out4 Critical Thinabing

Rewrite these sentences changing the demonstrative pronouns from singular to plural or
vice-versa. Mind the singular Iplural of the nouns:
1. Is this our file? Are these our files?
2. What is this? ...tad.aa..uas...
3. That is the car from the vintage collection.Thas.au..l.caA..AAMLAlags.altet
ulu to a hollerud
4. These are the rules to be followed. Tkce.aa.
5. Those are their toys. Tha hey Jy4
SAa.h....n h i dteses
6. Such was her dress.

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 4. Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. Who, which, what, where
and how ar .
all
interrogativepronouns.
Examples:
b.
Whose is this car?
a. Which is the safest area?
c.What is your e-mail id? d. Who are these people?
We use who, whom and whose to ask questions about persons.

We use what to ask questions about things.

We use which when the person who answers the question has to choose among available
possibilities
Iry Out5
Choose and write the appropriate form of interrogative pronouns.

1. . .. were you talking about?

a. Who b. Which c. What d Whom
2. . wants to accompany us?
c. What d. Which
a. Whom bWho
have you invited in the party?
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c. What d. Which
a. Whose b.Whom
4 . s the person you were talking to?
a. Whose b. Which Le Who d. Whom
... did you give the beggar?
5.
a. Whom b. Who eWhat d. Which

6. . . do you think did this?

Va. Who b. Whom C. What d. Which

t o choose.
7. These glasses are very expensive. I don't know
d. who
which b. whose C. whom

8. is the blue button on the side bar of the phone for?

a What b. Which C. Who d. Whom

It is important to remember that:

Interrogative pronouns who, whom, which and whose are also used as relative
pronouns but they vary in their usage.
Interrogative pronouns are used for asking questions but relative pronouns cannotbe
used to form questions

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5. Indefinite Pronouns /that a)
Indefinite pronouns do not indicate a specific object or the person we are talking about, 1.e.,
they do notrefer to something in particular.

indefinite pronouns are words like one, none, nobody, nothing, all, few, some, many, anybody
andeverybody. They are used in ageneral way.
Examples:
a. Can somebody help me?
b. You can choose anything from the list.

It is important to remember that:

Whatever pronoun is used, it should agree with its antecedent, i.e. the word that it refers to.
To agree, the pronouns must be the same number (singular or plural) and gender (masculine,
feminine or neutral) as its antecedent.

Read the given table:

Singular Plural
SingularorPlural
anybody, anyone, anything, both all
each, either, everybody, few any
everyone, everything, many more
neither, nobody, no one, several most
nothing, somebody, none
someone, something Some

Grammar Bumps!!!
The use of 'each' and 'either' is often confused.
Each refers to everyone of a group of persons or things taken separately. Either means
one or the other of the two.
Examples:
a. Each of these girls deserved a reward.
b. We may take either of these two books.
Remember that either and neither can be used only when speaking about two persons or
things. When speaking about more than two persons any, no one, none should be used.
Examples:
a. None of the answers is correct.
b. 1don't like any of these shirts.
C. No one offered to accompany him.

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 Try Out 6
Lomplete the sentences using indefinite pronouns from the ne

anybody somebody everybody

nobody everything
anything everywhere somewhere
anywhere nowhere
cooperative.
Ilike the staff here. kc.d. . IS very

s s * * * * *

2. 'm sure you won't tell my secret to.. NK

he couldn't find the
S. Rajan has been surfing the internet since morning but
information.. t.sthcne....
.clearly but I didn't understand.
4hey explained...AM.aAAtMoa..
5. Open the door.
.AANAKRAS. ..is there.
6. This . in it.
bag is empty, there isn't.
...
7. Ilost my key. I've looked for it .tul.lk...
8. I'm getting bored. I have ..eac. to talk to.

9. We don't go outvery often, because there's.AANS.. to go.

10. They
live... saslana..in Vegas.
6.Reciprocal Pronouns
Reciprocal pronouns are used when two or more people do the same thing or action to ong
another. One another and each other are the only two reciprocal
pronouns
Examples:
a. They help each other.
b. tis really important in a marriagethattwo people believe in one another.
7. Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns are used to join relative clauses and sentences indicating theirrelation
closestto thenoun or the pronoun used.
Themost commonlyused relativepronouns are who, whom, whoever,
whichand that.
They referbacktothe noun orthe pronoun that is itsantecedent.
Theyrelate a clause tothe noun used earlier.

Examples:
a. Tlikechocolate cake that isverytasty.
b. You can invite whoever you want.

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The nounthat is replaced bythepronoun is referred to as its antecedent.

We use:
Who and whom for people
Which for objects
.Thatfor people as well as objects

8. Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and the object are same, i.e., the action subject

doesreflects back upon the subjectitself. Therefore, the doer and the receiverare the same
The pronouns such as myselt, yourself, themselves, ourselves, himself, herself are reflexive
pronounsthat can also be used as emphaticpronouns
Note: Reflexive pronouns act as the object of the verb of a sentence. Emphatic pronouns are
usedtolay emphasis on subjectorobjectof the sentence.
Examples:
a. Thegirl hurt herself.
b. Theythemselves created the mess.
In thefirst sentence, 'The girl'is the subject and also receives the action done. 'Himself is the
reflexive pronoun as the action is beingreflected upon the subject or the doer Thegirl'
Inthe second sentence, 'themselves'is
usedtolay emphasis and thus calledemphaticpronoun.
Remember

Personal Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun

myself
you yourself/lyourselves
he himself

she herself

it itself
we ourselves

they themselves

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Try Out
Pick out the pronouns in the following sentences and say which are reflexive and whic

are emphasizing.
1. You have to blame yourself.
2. She should herself speak to you.
3. The prisoner hangedhimself.
4 They themselves admitted their guilt.
5. We saw the Prime Minister himself.
6. Why are we starving ourselves?

Try Out 8!

Correct the following sentences using suitable relative pronouns.

1. Thetime whoisonce lost is lost forever.
2.
All whichglitters is notgold.
3. Theteachergave herjust that she deserved.
4. Listen carefully to whom teacher says.
5. Imetaman whichwas ridingon an ass.
A stoodfirstinthe class.
6. Thisisthe manthatson
7. The dogwho bit him has been caught.
8. Thisisnotthesame book what lamlookingfor.
Try Outg Critieal Thinking
Inthefollowing sentences underline the incorrect pronouns and supply the correct ones:
1. Mymother baked the cake themselves. u

2. Whoof the boyshas done it? hh which

3. Bothofweare willing to jointhe course.
4. Isthatumbrella your? r YoA..
5. Youmust do it yourselves, Rohan. rA .yeua.
6. Children, prepare yourselfforthe quiz. wasdya
7. The mangoes who grow in our orchard are sweet. prich.
8. Whose has written this article? ....
9. Choose anyone of these drinks. The choice is your
thrs . . A..
10.They felt sorry for their behaviour. The fault was their. .fha..

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