Learn the what are the pronoun and types
1 Subjective
2 Personal
3 Possesive
4 Demonstrative
5 Reflexive
with lot of pictorial examples and examples to solve
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What is pronoun?
Definition:
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
Example:
Anushka bought me a beautiful purse, but she
lost it in the train.
She-Anushka It- Purse
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1. Subject Pronoun
Pronoun include
I, me, we, us,
you, he, him, she,
her, it, they, them,
mine, ours, yours, his,
hers, and theirs.
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Examples
n Don’t touch the iron. It is hot.
n Ranjini is sleeping. She is wearing a night suit. It is
pink in colour.
n Rohit has not arrived yet. He is always late. I must
talk to him today.
n Shalini went to a garden.There she met her friend.
They had a great time in the garden.
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2. Personal Pronoun
Definition:
Personal pronouns are used in place of the names of
persons, animals and things.
n Pronouns of the first person refer to the speaker (I, me,
we, us).
n Pronouns of the second person refer to the listener or
the person or persons being spoken to (you).
n Pronouns of the third person refer to the persons,
animals or things being spoken of (he, him, she, her, it,
they, them).
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I or Me
I and me are personal pronouns of the first person.They
refer to the speaker.
They are placed later in the sentence if we are talking
about another person and ourselves.
n Ronit and I play tennis.
Do you want to play with Ronit and me?
n Ronit and I play tennis. I play tennis. ✓
n Ronit and me play tennis. Me play tennis. ×
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Which are the Personal Pronoun
Group Personal Pronoun
First Person: Speaker (s) I, me, we, us
Second Person: Listener (s) you
Third Person: Person (s),
Animal (s), or thing (s)
spoken about
He, him, she, her, it,
they, them
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Examples:
Q. Underline the personal pronouns and write
whether they are in the first person, second person
or third person.
n We will also ask others to join us.
Ans: we-First person, us-first person
n I am sure we will have a good time.
Ans: I – First Person, we – First Person
n Shweta said she would also come.You can come with her.
Ans: she – Third Person,You – Second Person, her – Third
Person
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Examples:
Q. Fill in the blanks with suitable personal pronoun.
n Yamini lives across the street. _____ is my friend.
n Abhay and Arun are running to school. ____are late.
n The dog was hungry. _____ lapped up all the milk.
n Raghu has a younger sister. _____ loves ____ a lot.
n Neha said to Chitra,‘Do not worry, Chitra _____will help
with the homework.’
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3. Possessive Pronoun
Definition:
It show possession, belonging or ownership.
n The blue dress is mine.
n Is this book yours?
mine and yours show to whom the objects mentioned
in the sentences belong.They are possessive
pronouns.
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Which are the Possessive Pronoun
Group Possessive Pronouns
First Person: speaker(s) mine, ours
Second Person:
listener(s)
yours
Third Person: person(s),
animal(s) or thing(s)
spoken about
his, hers, theirs, its
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Examples
Q. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
n 1.The book belongs to Sonam. It is ______. (hers/his)
n The farmhouse on the hill is ______.We go there every
summer. (ours/their)
n These scarves belong to Anandi and me.They are
______. (hers/ours)
n I brought those pens.They are _______. (mine/yours)
n My mother gifted that tie to my brother. It is _______.
(his/mine)
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4. Demonstrati︎ve Pronounsve Pronouns
Definition:
The pronoun which ‘point at’ or ‘demonstrate’ the items to
which they refer, are called demonstrative pronouns.The
words this, these, that and those are used here to point out
one or more things.
Examples
n This is a ball.
n These are bats.
n That is a toy.
n Those are toys.
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Examples
Q. Underline the pronouns in the following sentences
and write what type they are.
n That is a blue kite. It is flying so high.
Ans:That – demonstrative, It – personal
n These are Sanjay’s pencils.They are not mine.
Ans:These – demonstrative,They – personal, mine –
personal
n Those are Sugandha’s dolls.They are kept on the
topmost shelf.
Ans:Those – demonstrative,They – personal
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Examples
Q. Rewrite the sentences correctly.
n The teacher gave the books to me and Harjinder.
n Sonia, I and Jagan are going to school.
n My father bought ice creams for me and my sister.
n Do you want to share your chocolate with me and
Vivek?
n I andYuki like to play video games.
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5. Reflexive Pronoun
Definition:
Reflexive pronouns are words ending in -self or -selves
that are used when the subject and the object of a
sentence are the same.
Examples:
1. Did you hurt yourself when you fell?
2. He burnt himself when he was cooking.
3. Her real name is Mariella, but she calls herself Mary.