What is a pronoun ? A Pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun

Types of Pronouns Personal pronouns the subject of a verb the object of a verb Possessive pronouns Reflexive pronoun Demonstrative pronouns Indefinite pronouns Reciprocal Pronouns Interrogative pronouns (or) Relative pronouns Other pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns The subject of a verb : - I, you, he, she, it, we and they can all be used as the subject of a verb. Examples :- Lisa likes cats. She has four cats. Lisa – proper noun (subject) She – pronoun (subject) Sharma is a good teacher. He is a good player

The objective of a verb : - me, you, him, her, it, us and them can all be used as the object of a verb. Ex : - Lisa likes cats. She likes to stroke them. noun Pronoun the object of the verb the object of the verb

Personal pronouns Subject Object First person singular I Me Second person singular You Third person singular He Him She Her It First person plural We Us Second person plural You Third person plural They them

2. Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns are used to talk about things that belong to people. The words mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns. Examples :- This book is mine. Have you lost yours, Tom ?

Plural personal pronoun Possessive pronouns Singular personal pronoun Possessive pronouns I , me Mine You Yours He ,him His She, her hers Plural personal pronoun Possessive pronouns We ,us Ours You Yours They , them theirs

3. Reflexive Pronouns Reflexive pronouns are words that refer to the noun or pronoun that is the subject of the verb. The words myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves are reflexive pronouns. Examples :- My brother built this computer himself John was looking at himself in the mirror

Some more examples :- Be careful not to cut yourself with that knife. Our cat washes itself after every meal. We baked the cake by ourselves. Come in, everybody, and find yourselves a seat. The children cleaned their room all by themselves. Bears like to rub themselves against a tree. The bird washed itself by splashing in a puddle. The players train every day to keep themselves it.

Singular personal pronoun Reflexive pronoun I (subject pronoun) Myself Me (object pronoun) You (subject/object pronoun) Yourself He (subject pronoun) Himself Him(object pronoun) She(subject pronoun) Herself It itself Plural personal pronoun Reflexive pronoun We (subject pronoun) Ourselves Us (object pronoun) You(subject / object pronoun) Yourselves They (subject pronoun) themselves Them (object pronoun)

4.Demonstrative Pronouns Demonstrative pronouns are used for pointing out things. The words this, that, these and those are demonstrative pronouns. Examples:- These are my pets. These are sheep but those are goats. Those are horses.

Some more examples :- This is my desk. This is the Mings' house. That is my friend’s house. That’s my mother’s car.

5. Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun does not refer directly to any other word. Most indefinite pronouns express he idea of quantity. Examples :- Everybody is welcome at the meeting. Many prefer their coffee with sugar. Does anybody care for a cheese sandwich? Few choose to live in the arid desert.

Can you find indefinite pronoun in each sentence. 1. One never knows who might be listening. 2. Many are called but few are chosen. 3. I finished my cookie and asked for another. 4. Both were punished for the crime they committed. 5. Several applied for the job, but no one was hired.

Indefinite Pronouns :- All Each Most Other Another Either Neither Several Any Everybody Nobody Some Anybody Everyone No one Somebody Anyone Few None Someone both Many One such

6. Reciprocal Pronouns It expresses a relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject Examples :- Two boys fought with each other. Here :-Each other is reciprocal pronoun. .

SOME MORE EXAMPLES The boys fought with one another. The members of the family love one another.

7. Interrogative Pronouns (or) Relative Pronouns Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. The words who, whose, what, which and whom are interrogative pronouns. Examples:- Who used all my paper? Who is Mom talking to? Who are those people?

Some more examples :- Whose pen is this? Whose are these shoes? What is your brother’s name? What does Tom want? What is the date today?

8.Other Pronouns All Each Every Another Both Either Neither Enough Little Less Fewer Many Most Several Some One Any Few much

EXAMS EXERCISES 001 | ITA 1995 – ADAPTED The defenders of Normandy were not the best of Hitler's army. Those were in Russia and Italy, as well as in France, but on the other side of the Seine, the Pas-de-Calais, which the Germans thought the more likely invasion target.  (Extracted from Time – June 6, 1994)   – O pronome demonstrativo "those" faz referência aos: a) Soldados escalados para a defesa da Normandia. b) Soldados soviéticos da Ásia Central. c) Soldados mais adestrados do exército de Hitler. d) Soldados das divisões estacionárias. e) Soldados russos, italianos e franceses.

EXAMS EXERCISES 007 | MACKENZIE 1998 Choose the correct alternative:  "Aquele é o Tim perto da porta?" "Não, Tim é o que está na janela."    a) "Is that Tim on the door?" "No, Tim is the one on the window." b) "Is that Tim near the door?" "No, Tim is the one on in the window." c) "Is that Tim next to the door?” "No, Tim is that one through the window." d) "Is that Tim over the door?" "No, Tim is that one across the window." e) "Is that Tim by the door?" "No, Tim is the one at the window."

EXAMS EXERCISES 008 | UNESP 1984   I know he'll tell __________ a different story. a) they b) his c) your d) we e) us

EXAMS EXERCISES Choose the GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT propositions to complete the blanks in the following sentence:   __________ were working, when she __________. 01. They – arrived. 02. He – Arrives. 04. We – left. 08. Mary – is writing. 16. You – called. 32. David and Gregoire – came in.

EXAMS EXERCISES 015 | CESGRANRIO 1991   The pronoun IT in the sentence “When we eat something with sugar in it, particularly refined sugar, enzymes in the saliva in the mouth begin to work immediately to change that sugar into a type of carbohydrate” refers to the word: a) saliva. b) sugar. c) mouth. d) something. e) refined sugar.

EXAMS EXERCISES 015 | CESGRANRIO 1991   The pronoun IT in the sentence “When we eat something with sugar in it, particularly refined sugar, enzymes in the saliva in the mouth begin to work immediately to change that sugar into a type of carbohydrate” refers to the word: a) saliva. b) sugar. c) mouth. d) something. e) refined sugar.

EXAMS EXERCISES Dear Debbie, How are you? Lisa and I are having a marvellous holiday. We are really enjoying __________. We brought three tubes of suntan cream with __________ and we've used __________ all up already. Lisa is a bit annoyed because her suntan isn't as good as __________.    a) ourselves – we – them – mine b) ourselves – us – them – mine c) us–us –they–my d) us – we – themselves – mine e) ourselves – ourselves – they – my

EXAMS EXERCISES 049 | UNESP 1997   Those two women always help __________. a) other each b) each other c) one other d) other one e) another each

EXAMS EXERCISES Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna da frase apresentada:  There are many evidences that __________ can live alone. Those __________ marriage ends generally suffer from depression.   a) any–who b) nobody – whose c) no – whose d) nobody – who e) any – which

EXAMS EXERCISES 092 | UNESP 1986   That is the one __________ I always use. a) whose b) who c) what d) which e) whom

EXAMS EXERCISES 093 | UNESP 1990 The doctor to __________ Mrs. Jones went told her to eat less.   a) where b) what c) whose d) who e) whom

the pronoun that correct completes is: Challenge question! 094 | CESGRANRIO 1990 In "Men, ____ don't often have the lump-in-the-throat feeling that many women experience, may cry one day", the pronoun that correct completes is:   a) who. b) whom. c) whose. d) that. e) which.

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