CLASSES VI - X GRAMMAR - PRONOUN

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PRONOUN

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 Rosy. 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 is 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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