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    Pronoun is used to avoid the repeation of noun.

    Singular Plural
    First Person I, me, mine We, us, ours

    Second Person You, yours You, yours

    Third Person He, him, his They, them,


    She, her, hers theirs, their
    It, Its
    Kinds of Pronouns

    There are four kinds


    of pronouns

    1. Personal 2. Possessive

    3. Demonstrative 4. Interrogative
    1. Personal pronoun
    A pronoun that stands for a person or a
    thing is called Personal Pronoun.
    There are three types of person:

    First Third
    Second
    Personal Pronouns
    Singular Plural
    Persons
    Personal Personal
    First Person I , me We, us
    Second Person You You
    He, him
    Third Person She, her They, them
    It
    Example:
    Personal Pronoun

    1. He said that Mukul had beaten him

    Third Person
    2. I can see the stars.
    Personal Pronoun First Person

    3. You need not to worry.


    Personal Pronoun Second Person
    2. Possessive pronoun
    A pronoun that shows possession is called a
    possessive pronoun. Example:
    1. This is a room. This room is mine .
    2. Is this your pen ? Is this pen yours ?
    Possessive Pronouns
    Singular Plural
    Persons
    Personal Possessive Personal Possessive

    First Person I, me Mine We Ours

    Second Person You Yours You Yours

    He, him His

    Third Person She, her Hers They Theirs

    It
    Demonstrative Words
    The four demonstrative words are this,
    that, these, and those.
    3. demonstrative pronoun
    A demonstrative pronoun is used to point
    out the object or objects to which it
    refers. Example:
    1. These are some interesting riddles.
    2. That is a book
    The four demonstrative pronouns are
    this, that, these, and those.
    This and these indicate something that is close by.

     This is used with singular nouns.


     These is used with plural nouns.

    Examples:
    This is my book. Demonstrative Pronoun / This book is mine. Demonstrative Adjective
    These are my books. Demonstrative Pronoun / These books are mine. Demonstrative Adjective
    That and those indicate something that is far away.

     That is used with singular nouns.


     Those is used with plural nouns.

    Examples:
    That is my book. Demonstrative Pronoun / That book is mine. Demonstrative Adjective
    Those are my books. Demonstrative Pronoun / Those books are mine. Demonstrative Adjective
    4. Interrogative pronoun
    A pronoun that is used to ask a question is
    called interrogative pronoun. Example:
    1. What is your name ?
    2. Who gave you this information ?
    Practice Work

    Topic: Pronouns
    Q1. Fill the correct personal pronoun:
    1. ________ (I/He) often reads until late at night.
    2. ________(She/We) is running up and down the stairs.
    3. _______(Him/He) is from Ireland.
    4. Have _______(they/she) got a dog, Mary?
    5. ____________ (We/It) like the roses so much.
    6. Ruby isn’t an architect; ________ (she/he) is an engineer.
    7. Are _______ (our/we) friends or not?
    8. _________(He/They) teaches language lessons in his spare time.
    9. __________ (They/She) are Americans.
    10. _______(I/It) am athlete.
    Q2. Underline all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences:
    1. The dog is mine.
    2. His hair was longer than hers.
    3. I saw that her dog was smaller than theirs.
    4. Someone asked, "Is that dog yours?“
    5. I replied, "Yes, he's mine.”
    6. Pick any of these desserts. The choice is yours .
    7. The kids are yours and mine.
    8. The house is theirs and its paint is flaking.
    9. The money was really theirs for the taking.
    10. We shall finally have what is rightfully ours.
    11. Their mother gets along well with yours.
    12. That is her car and this one here is mine.
    Q3. Fill in the blanks with this, these, that and those.

    1. Whose bag is ……………….? (this/these)

    2. What is …………………. over there? (that/those)

    3. ………………… is not my dog. (that/those)

    4. ………………… is my brother. (this/these)

    5. …………………. are delicious mangoes. (this/these)

    6. ………………….. were the best days of my life. (that/those)


    Q4. Fill in the blanks with suitable interrogative pronouns
    1. ———————- did you invite to preside over the meeting?
    a) Who b) Whom c) What d) Whose

    2. She asked ——————- I preferred, tea or coffee?


    a) Who b) That c) Which d) Whom

    3. Of ———————- are you speaking?


    a) Who b) Whom c) Whose d) None of these

    4. ——————- do you want to do?


    a) What b) Which c) That d) Whom

    5. ———————- shall I give this to?


    a) Whom b) What c) Whose d) Which

    6. ——————- of these books will you take?


    a) Which b) Whom c) That d) Whose

    7. I don’t know —————— of them will actually get it?


    a) Whom b) What c) Which d) Whose

    8. ———————- said these words?


    a) Who b) Whom c) What d) Which
    Q1. Fill the correct personal pronoun:
    1. ________ (I/He) often reads until late at night.
    2. ________(She/We) is running up and down the stairs.
    3. _______(Him/He) is from Ireland.
    4. Have _______(they/she) got a dog, Mary?
    5. ____________ (We/It) like the roses so much.
    6. Ruby isn’t an architect; ________ (she/he) is an engineer.
    7. Are _______ (our/we) friends or not?
    8. _________(He/They) teaches language lessons in his spare time.
    9. __________ (They/She) are Americans.
    10. _______(I/It) am athlete.
    Q2. Underline all the possessive pronouns in the following sentences:
    1. The dog is mine.
    2. His hair was longer than hers.
    3. I saw that her dog was smaller than theirs.
    4. Someone asked, "Is that dog yours?“
    5. I replied, "Yes, he's mine.”
    6. Pick any of these desserts. The choice is yours .
    7. The kids are yours and mine.
    8. The house is theirs and its paint is flaking.
    9. The money was really theirs for the taking.
    10. We shall finally have what is rightfully ours.
    11. Their mother gets along well with yours.
    12. That is her car and this one here is mine.
    Q3. Fill in the blanks with this, these, that and those.

    1. Whose bag is ……………….? (this/these)

    2. What is …………………. over there? (that/those)

    3. ………………… is not my dog. (that/those)

    4. ………………… is my brother. (this/these)

    5. …………………. are delicious mangoes. (this/these)

    6. ………………….. were the best days of my life. (that/those)


    Q4. Fill in the blanks with suitable interrogative pronouns
    1. ———————- did you invite to preside over the meeting?
    a) Who b) Whom c) What d) Whose

    2. She asked ——————- I preferred, tea or coffee?


    a) Who b) That c) Which d) Whom

    3. Of ———————- are you speaking?


    a) Who b) Whom c) Whose d) None of these

    4. ——————- do you want to do?


    a) What b) Which c) That d) Whom

    5. ———————- shall I give this to?


    a) Whom b) What c) Whose d) Which

    6. ——————- of these books will you take?


    a) Which b) Whom c) That d) Whose

    7. I don’t know —————— of them will actually get it?


    a) Whom b) What c) Which d) Whose

    8. ———————- said these words?


    a) Who b) Whom c) What d) Which

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