PRONOUNS

THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO SAY ONE THING

 WHAT IS A PRONOUN?

 A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or

another pronoun. They are also known as Replacing
words.
 Like a noun, a pronoun can refer to a person, place,
thing, or idea.
 The noun for which a pronoun stand for is called its
antecedent. For Example:

Riya was happy. She got a new toy.

The pen is old. It is not working.

 ACTIVITY

 Go through this extract from ‘Mix up at Birth’ and

find out the pronouns and nouns.(Antecedents), for
which they stand for.

 The next day Mr.Narayan Masuvekar came again to

see me in the hospital. He picked up the baby lying in
the crib next to my mother. To his utter horror he
discovered that the baby did not have the hole on his
left earlobe.
NOUN (ANTECEDENT) PRONOUN (REPLACING
WORDS)
NOUN (ANTECEDENT) PRONOUN (REPLACING
WORDS)

Mr. Narayan Masuvekar He

Sunil Gavaskar Me

Mr. Narayan Masuvekar His, He

Baby His
 TYPES OF PRONOUNS

Personal Possessive Interrogative

Demonstrative Reflexive
 REMEMBER

 Sentences often have a Subject, Verb and an Object.

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

Anu is reading a book.
The Rabbit is eating a carrot.
They will go to the park.
 PERSONAL PRONOUNS

 Personal Pronouns are also called Subject Pronouns

and Object Pronouns.
Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns replace
replace the subject object nouns.. These are:
nouns. These are:
Me
I I like chocolate. You
You You look pretty. Him I like Him.(Raj)
He He eats cake. Her
She It
It Us
They Them Kitty eats
We them.(Mice)
 ACTIVITY

Underline the Pronouns in these sentences.

 They are playing football.

 I don’t like chocolate biscuits.
 We will go to meet him today.
 She is helping her mother.
 It is my favourite book.
 ACTIVITY

Underline the Pronouns in these sentences.

 They are playing football.

 I don’t like chocolate biscuits.
 We will go to meet him today.
 She is helping her mother.
 It is my favourite book.
 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

 A possessive pronoun is a personal pronoun used to

show ownership or relationship.
Singular Pronouns: Plural Pronouns:

My Our
Mine Ours
Your Their
Yours Theirs
Her
Hers
His
Its
 ACTIVITY

 Fill in the blanks with suitable Possessive pronouns.

.
Mine, hers, yours, ours,
your

 I paid for my bag, so it is _________.

 Pick any of these dresses, the choice is _________.
 The bottle belongs to Isha, it is __________.
 We bought this game together, so it is _________.
 Give me __________ attention.
 ACTIVITY

 Fill in the blanks with suitable Possessive pronouns.

.
Mine, hers, yours, ours,
your

 I paid for my bag, so it is mine.

 Pick any of these dresses, the choice is yours.
 The bottle belongs to Isha, it is hers.
 We bought this game together, so it is ours.
 Give me your attention.