Pronouns are words that take the place of
nouns. We often use them to avoid repeating the nouns that they refer to.
Pronouns have different forms for the different ways we use them.
For eg- I, me, he, him, his, she, her,
they, their, etc. are some pronouns.
Let’s Understand with an example:
Lets take
example a boy named Joy.
Check: Joy is
a boy. Joy is very clever. Joy loves to play. Joy learns English. Joy is also
brave.
Now in these sentences the word Joy is
repeated number of times which is a Proper Noun. So to avoid repetition of
these Nouns, we are using a pronoun. Here in this example we will use ‘He’
instead of ‘Joy’ as a Pronoun
We can write as: Joy is a
boy. He is very clever. He loves to play. He learns English. He is also brave.
Using
Pronouns in Sentences as per Persons.
In English, we classify the use
of nouns and articles based on the persons. Let’s see that how this person is
classified on what basis. And later on, we will see how pronouns are used in
those cases.
Persons:
1st
Person – Talking about us (I, me)
2nd Person – Talking to
other person present in front (You , Yours)
3rd Person – Talking
about the person who is not in front of you. (He, she, it, they).
Some Examples:
Use of
Pronoun according to Genders:
According to three genders:
Masculine, Feminine and Neuter, the usage of pronouns also differs. Let’s
Check:
Genders:
Feminine (she her hers)
Masculine
(he him his)
Neuter
(it its they them their
theirs)
Use of
Pronouns according to two numbers:
As
what we have seen according to the persons, the numbers also matter in using
pronouns. The number here are
Singular(single/one) and Plural(many). So let’s have a look how to use pronouns
in those case.
Numbers:
Singular (I me my mine
you your yours he him his she
her hers it its)
Plural (we
us our ours you your yours they them
their theirs)
Have a
look on this Activity:
Rewrite each
sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a pronoun.
1. Sarah made dinner for the whole family.
Ans) She made dinner for the whole family.
2. Tyler played tag with Miguel and Ramon.
Ans) Tyler played tag with them.
3. Mr. Cane went to the movies with Mrs. Cane.
Ans) Mr. Cane went to the movies with her.
4. The house needs a fresh coat of paint.
Ans) It needs a fresh coat of paint.
Underline
the pronouns in the sentences below. Some sentences have more than one pronoun.
1. She went to the store with Angela.
2. Six of us had to squeeze in the tiny car.
3. Every Thursday, Kenny goes to Wal-Mart with them.
4. At the store, the cashier gave her some change.
5. When the sun comes up, he leaves for work.
6. I enjoyed seeing them on the playground.
7. Have you hung the painting on the wall yet?
8. If I eat all of these vegetables, mother will let me
watch television.
9. We played with the puppy, then fed her a biscuit.
10. Have you seen the sandcastle we built?
11. I bounced the ball and Jack ran after it.
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