CLASS VI GRAMMAR PRONOUNS

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 A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun. e.g., "Ram is an intelligent boy. Ram is a good athlete too. " In the above sentence instead of using 'Ram' twice we can replace it with a pronoun in the second sentence. Like - Ram is an intelligent boy. HE is a good athlete too. 

a) If the noun is singular male we may replace it with - he, him, his or himself. In case of female singular - she, her, hers, herself. For non living things - it, its or itself.

b) In case of plural noun of either male, female or non living we can replace with - they, them, their, theirs or themselves.

c) An animal in general is referred with 'it', however, if the animal or even a non living thing like a doll has been given name or considered like a part of family then the word 'he' or 'she' can be used to replace.

e.g., My dolls name is barbie. I keep her in my bed when I go to sleep.

Types of Pronouns

1. Personal pronoun - used as a substitute for a person's name. 

  • I

  • you

  • he

  • she

  • it

  • we

  • they

2. Possessive pronouns shows ownership. i.e., whose or who it belongs to. They are:

  • my

  • our

  • your

  • his

  • her

  • its (note there is no apostrophe)

  • their

3. Indefinite pronouns don't point to particular nouns. They include:

  • few

  • everyone

  • all

  • some

  • anything

  • nobody

4. Relative pronouns used to connect a phrase or clause to a noun or a pronoun. i.,e these words usually give some additional information to the sentence. They are:

  • who

  • whom

  • which

  • whoever

  • whomever

  • whichever

  • that

For e.g., I don't know which pair of shoes you would like to wear to the party tonight.

5. Reflexive pronoun hey're used when the subject and the object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing. These pronouns end in -self or -selves. They are:

  • myself

  • yourself

  • himself

  • herself

  • itself

  • ourselves

  • yourselves

  • themselves

6. Interrogative pronoun - they work in sentences that are posing a question. They are:

  • who

  • whom

  • which

  • what

  • whoever

  • whomever

  • whichever

  • whatever

7. Demonstrative pronoun take the place of a noun that's already been mentioned. They can be singular or plural. There are five of them. They include:

  • these

  • those

  • this

  • that

  • such

For e.g., Those are beautiful looking swans.

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