PRONOUNS

The words that we use in place of NOUNS are called

Pronouns.
 Pronouns ALWAYS appear in place of a Noun
 Therefore, the Noun and the Pronoun are ALWAYS SAME
IN: number (singular/plural), gender
(masculine/feminine), person (First/Second/Third)
 Pronouns cannot change the MEANING of a sentence
intended by the Noun.
KINDS OF PRONOUNS:
1. Personal Pronouns
2. Demonstrative Pronouns
3. Interrogative Pronouns
4. Reflexive Pronouns
5. Emphasising Pronouns
6. Possessive Pronouns
7. Relative Pronouns
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
a)How many persons are there in the English
Language?
Ans: Three (1st, 2nd and 3rd)
b) In what numbers do these persons appear?
Ans: Both singular and plural form
c) What gender should the personal pronoun be in?
Ans: Same as the noun it stands for.
d) What is the noun which is substituted by the
pronoun called?
Ans: Antecedent.

PERSON SINGULAR PLURAL

First I, me, mine We, us, ours (for
both masculine
and feminine
gender)
Second You, yours You, yours (for
both masculine
and feminine
gender)
Third He, him, his They, theirs,
(masculine) them (for both
She, her, hers masculine and
(feminine) feminine gender)
It (neuter)

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PRONOUNS:
1. Jaya and I are going to Ranikhet. Do ---you------
want to come with ---us-----?
2. Zami and Tara are good friends. ----They------
study together.
3. The Taj Mahal is a magnificent monument. ---
It---- was built by Shah Jahan.
4. My son loves cartoon films. ----He----- watches
---them--- on television.
5. Karan asked Mayank, “Have --you------ seen the
book I bought yesterday? Please help ----me-----
find ---it-----.”
6. Jai asked Mona, “Do ---you---- know that man in
the red shirt?” “Yes, of course!” said Mona, “--
he------ is my boss. Everybody likes ---him------ a
lot.”
7. Pradeep lost his pen. ---He------ searched for --
it----- everywhere.
8. Ben, Jack, Rosy and I went on a trek. Suddenly,
----we---- realised that ---we----- had lost our
way. Then Jack took charge. ---He------ led --
us------ towards our destination safely.
9. Timothy, ----you------ are a naughty dog!
10. This book belongs to Payel. Give --it----- back
to ---her------.
11. My name is David. ---I------ am ten years old.
12. Gayatri and Malti are my sisters. Both of ---
them------ are older than --me-----.
 13. Where is Mahesh? His boss is on the phone.
He/she---- wants to speak to ----him-----.
14. Mother had put some chocolates in the fridge.
----She------ cannot find --them------ now.
15. Uncle collected Rishabh and me. Then ---he----
took --us----- to the zoo.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
a)What are Demonstrative Pronouns?
Ans: Pronouns that are used to point something or
refer to something that has been mentioned earlier.
b)How many kinds of Demonstrative pronouns are
there?
Ans: There are TWO kinds of Demonstrative pronouns.
c) What are the singular and plural forms of those
pronouns?
Ans:
SINGULAR PLURAL
1. This These
2. That Those

EXAMPLES:
1. ---These---------- are rotten apples.
 2. -----Those------- Roses have a lovely smell.
3. -----This------ is an unbelievable story!
4. ---That--------- sounds like an airplane.
5. These oranges are juicier than ----those-------
6. ----These--------- mangoes taste bad but ---this------
particular one tastes good.
7. ---These------- designs are good but ---those-------
are better.
8. Look at my shoe collection! I have to buy a new
shoe rack to keep --these--------.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN
1. What are interrogative pronouns?
Ans: The pronouns that are used to ask questions are
called interrogative pronouns.
2. What is unique about interrogative pronouns?
Ans: Interrogative Pronouns DO NOT TAKE AN
ANTECEDENT. They are only used to frame questions.
3. What are examples of interrogative pronouns?
Ans: What, who, whose
4. With which other kinds of pronouns dop
interrogative pronouns share some common
members?
Ans: Personal (who, whose, whom) and Relative (all
‘wh’ words)
5. How can we differentiate an Interrogative
pronoun from a personal or relative pronoun?
 An Interrogative Pronoun will ALWAYS be placed
at the beginning of the sentence.
 It will NEVER have an antecedent.
EXAMPLES:
1. --What--------- is that noise?
2. ---What/Who-------- do you want?
3. --Who--------- gave you the news?
4. --Who--------- came first in the race?
5. –Whom--------- did you tell that secret?
6. ----What-------- was invented first--- the train or the
airplane?
7. ---Who-------- entered my room in my absence?
8. We have found a bunch of keys. ---Whose-------- is
it?
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS:
1. What are reflexive pronouns?
Ans. Pronouns that refer back to the subject or the
doer of the action.
2. How are they usually formed?
Ans. They are usually formed by adding ‘self’ to the
existing pronoun.
Example: myself, himself, herself, yourself, ourselves,
themselves, itself
3. Where in the sentence do, they usually appear?
Ans. Usually they appear at the very end of the
sentence
4. What is the purpose behind using reflexive
pronouns?
 Reflexive pronouns are usually the OBJECT of a
sentence
 They are used to confirm the idea that the
SUBJECT or doer of the action and OBJECT refer to
the same person
EXAMPLES:
a. Rita baked the cake herself.
Here the reflexive pronoun ‘herself’ (Object of the
verb) refers to ‘Rita’ (Subject or doer of the action)
b.Kriti made a promise to herself.
c. The monkeys looked so funny when they
scratched themselves.
PRACTICE
1. Have you looked at ----yourself----------- in the
mirror? You look so pale!
2. She does all her household chores ----herself--------
3. They can pick up the parcel ----themselves-----------
from the post office.
4. You can only blame ---yourself------------ for the
delay in submitting the work.
5. We have given ---ourselves---------------- a year to
see if the business can succeed.
6. She ----herself--------------- keeps a tab on all the
mail that goes out of her office.
7. This incident ----itself-------------- shows how lax
their security is.
8. She kept up her morale by telling -----
herself------------- that she only had a few more
meters to climb.
9. She accidentally cut ----herself------------with the
knife while chopping vegetables.
10. If you promise ----yourself------------ that you
will always do your best at everything, you will
ultimately do so.

EMPHASISING PRONOUNS:
1. What are Emphatic Pronouns?
Ans. Pronouns that are used to emphasise or lay stress
on the preceding pronoun, are known as emphatic
pronouns.
2. How are they usually formed?
Ans. They are usually formed by adding ‘self’ to the
existing pronoun.
Example: myself, himself, herself, yourself, ourselves,
themselves, itself.
3. Where in the sentence do, they usually appear?
Ans. Usually they appear right after the personal
pronoun and it
4. What is the purpose behind using emphatic
pronouns?
 Emphatic pronouns, as the name suggests, are
used to put emphasis or stress on the preceding
pronoun.
 They are used to confirm the idea that the
SUBJECT and NO ONE ELSE has done or will do the
action.
EXAMPLES:
a. Rita herself baked the cake.
Here the emphatic pronoun ‘herself’ emphasises that it
is Rita and no one else who has baked the cake.
 b.Kriti herself made a promise.
c. The boys themselves took the initiative to
organise a picnic.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
1. What are Possessive Pronouns?
The pronouns that are used to indicate the relationship
between objects and people are called possessive
pronouns.
2. How are they usually formed?
Most of the possessive pronouns are formed by adding
‘s’ to the personal pronoun. However, there are
exceptions.
3. Where in the sentence do, they usually appear?
They usually appear at the end of the sentence.
Eg: This pen is mine
4. What is the difference between a possessive
pronoun and a possessive adjective?
Possessive pronoun appears at the end of the
sentence. Example: This pen is mine
Possessive adjectives appear before the noun in the
sentence. Example: This is my pen.
 5. What are the examples of possessive pronouns?
Ans. Mine, hers, his, theirs, yours, ours, its
Those books are ours
That dress is hers
This pen is mine
That car is theirs
This house is ours
This bag is yours

RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
1. What are Relative Pronouns?
Ans. Pronouns that are used to join or relate are called
Relative pronouns.
2. How are they usually formed?
They are usually formed by using ‘wh’ words. Eg: who,
which, whose etc.
3. Where in a sentence do, they usually appear?
Though their positions may vary, usually relative
pronouns appear in the middle of a sentence.
 Example: A.R. Rehman is a composer who is very
famous.
 Those students were allowed to leave early whose
parents had come to pick them.
 There is a green dress among others which is mine.