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Pronouns

Pronouns

Pronouns are the words used in place of nouns.

Look at the following sentences.

1. Rajan is an intelligent boy. He studies in class 1.

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2. Sudha is my best friend. She lives in my neighbourhood.

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In the first sentence, ‘he’ is a pronoun as it has been used for the noun ‘Rajan’.

In the second sentence, ‘she’ is a pronoun as it has been used for the noun ‘Sudha’.

• The pronoun ‘I’ is used for the person who is speaking.
• ‘He’ is used for a singular ‘boy/man’.
• ‘She’ is used for a singular ‘girl/woman’.
• ‘They’ is used for a group of people.
• ‘It’ is used for animals, plants and non-living objects.

Exercise

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

1. Ashoka was a great warrior. ______ won many wars.
a. They
b. She
c. He
d. It

2. Children are very happy because _____ are going on a trip.
a. He
b. They
c. She
d. It

3. Angelina is a pretty girl. _______ studies in class 1.
a. She
b. He
c. They
d. It

4. I like this book. ______ has many pictures.
a. He
b. You
c. I
d. It

5. _______ am going to learn French.
a. They
b. I
c. He
d. She

Identify the pronoun in the following sentences.

6. James is an honest boy. He never tells a lie.
a. An
b. James
c. He
d. Lie

7. She wants to win the competition.
a. She
b. To
c. Win
d. The

8. They want to go for a long walk.
a. Want
b. Go
c. For
d. They

9. Where is your car? Is it in the garage?
a. Is
b. It
c. Where
d. The

10. I don’t want to work anymore.
a. To
b. Work
c. Anymore
d. I

Answers

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. D

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