1.2.3.Pronoun

1.2.3.Pronoun

Pronoun :   A pronoun is a word used in the place of an noun. ‘Pro’ means ‘for’ – word which stands in the place of.

Example :       I, we, you, he, she, it, they.

Pronoun Chart

Subject

Possessive adj.

Object

Possessive

reflexive

I

My

Me

Mine

Myself

We

Our

Us

Ours

Ourselves

They

Their

Them

Theirs

Themselves

You

Your

You

Yours

Yourself/yourselves

He

His

Him

His

Himself

She

Her

Her

Hers

Herself

It

Its

It

Its

Itself

Note : If a sentence begins with a pronoun, it should begin only with the root form of the pronoun.

Example :      I came to the Institute. (correct usage)

                        I myself came to the Institute. (correct usage)

                        Myself came to the Institute. (wrong usage)

Exercise :  Identify the pronouns in the following sentences.

  1. I bought a book.
  2. My brother goes to school on a cycle.
  3. His uncle is a doctor.
  4. It is a dog.
  5. She is my sister.
  6. You are a student.
  7. Your bag is on the table.
  8. This pen is mine.
  9. They are teachers.
  10. We are children.  

Keys : 

1) I      2) My  3) His  4) It    5) She, my       6) You   7) Your   8) This, mine 9) They     10) we

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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