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Understand the type and usage of pronouns.
of Inquiry
1. Relative pronouns are pronouns that are used to relate one part of the sentence
to another. Some examples of relative pronouns are that, which, where, when, why,
what, whom and whose.
2. Possessive pronouns are pronouns that are used to show possession. Some
examples of possessive pronouns are my, mine, yours, his, hers, theirs and its.
3. Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that are used to refer back to the subject in the
sentence. Some examples of reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, herself,
himself, oneself, itself, ourselves, themselves and yourselves.
4. Demonstrative Pronouns are pronouns that are used to point to specific objects.
Some examples of demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these and those.
5. Interrogative Pronouns are pronouns that are used to ask questions. Some
examples of interrogative pronouns are who, what, when, why and where.
6. Indefinite Pronouns are pronouns that do not refer to any particular person, place
or thing. Some examples of indefinite pronouns are someone, somebody,
somewhere, something, anyone, anybody, anywhere, anything, no one, nobody,
nowhere, everyone, everybody, everywhere, everything, each, none, few, and
many.
7. Personal Pronouns are simple pronouns that are used to substitute proper
names. Some examples of personal pronouns are I, you, he, she, we, they, him,
her, he, she, us and them.
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Q1. Read the following paragraph and list down pronouns as per its type.
The Fortune Teller
The fortune teller moved her dry, shrivelled hands over the glass ball that she had
bought at a dollar store a long time ago. She could hear the laughter and the
occasional shouts of the children as they ran outside from ride to ride and from tent
to tent but none came in to see her. Instead, it was always the face of a laid-off dock
worker or a romantic teenager that peered through the entrance way of her tent. It
was the unemployed dock workers, who wanted to hear about winning lottery tickets
and new job opportunities. The teenagers were eager to hear stories about faraway
places and dark, mysterious strangers. And so, this the fortune teller always
told them what they wanted to hear. She liked giving them something to dream
about themselves. She tried to fill their minds with great expectations. Who would not
love to dream? Just then, something strange occurred. Out of nowhere, a young man
appeared in the entrance way. He was nervous, and his smile was timid. He shuffled
into the dark tent, his head full of dreams and yet, at the same time, innocently empty.
The fortune teller took his trembling hands into her own hands and peered at the
revealing lines etched on his palms. Then, slowly, in her cracked, ancient
voice, she began to speak of new job opportunities, faraway places, and dark,
mysterious strangers.
Relative
Possessive
Reflexive
Demonstrative
Interrogative
Indefinite
Personal
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Q2. Underline the pronoun and name its type.
1. My name is Raghav, and I am an Indian.
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2. Her grandparents shifted to Las Vegas. She often visits them.
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3. John should work hard for his upcoming exams.
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4. I know the person whose name is Gotham.
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5. Every soldier wants to work for their nation and die for their nation.
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6. My brother is a kind person. He did the work all by himself.
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7. Let me help you carry these bags.
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8. Seeta and Soumya are best friends. They always stay together.
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9. Our new class teacher is Mrs Joseph. She is very strict by nature.
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10. I know that man whom you are interrogating.
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Answers.
Q1.
Relative
who, that
Possessive
their, his, her, it
Reflexive
themselves
Demonstrative this
Interrogative
who
Indefinite
something, nowhere, none
Personal
her, she, they, them, he
Q2. Underline the pronoun and name its type.
1. My name is Raghav, and I am an Indian.
My- possessive, I - personal
2. Her grandparents shifted to Las Vegas. She often visits them.
Her – possessive, she - personal
3. John should work hard for his upcoming exams.
His - possessive
4. I know the person whose name is Gotham.
I – personal, whose – relative
5. Every soldier wants to work for their nation and die for their nation.
Every – indefinite, their - possessive
6. My brother is a kind person. He did the work all by himself.
My – possessive, he – personal, himself - reflexive
7. Let me help you carry these bags.
Me – personal, you – personal, these - demonstrative
8. Seeta and Soumya are best friends. They always stay together.
They - personal
9. Mrs Joseph, who is our class teacher, is very strict by nature.
Our -possessive, who - relative
10. I know that man whom you are interrogating.
I – personal, that – demonstrative, whom – relative, you - personal
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