Page 15 - Grammar Glow - 7
P. 15
3 3 Pronouns
Warm-up
Read the given sentences and fill in the missing pronouns.
1. The players are looking for captain. Have you seen ___________________?
2. ___________________ am from Delhi? Where are you from?
3. Nobody is responsible for her. She hurt ___________________.
4. Hell! Is ___________________ there?
5. We should help ___________________.
The word used in place of a noun is called a pronoun. A pronoun can function exactly like the
noun it replaces.
Kinds of Pronouns
Pronouns are of different kinds.
1. Personal 2. Reflexive and Emphasising 3. Indefinite
4. Distributive 5. Demonstrative 6. Interrogative
7. Possessive 8. Relative
Personal Pronouns
The pronouns that are associated with the names of certain people, things, or groups are called
the personal pronouns.
l We use I, you, he, she, it, we and they when a pronoun is a subject.
l We use me, you, him, her, it, us and them when a pronoun is an object.
Read the sentences given below.
l They come from England. l I don’t think you have met him.
Personal pronouns are classified as:
l First person – I, we l Second person – you
l Third person – he, she, it, they
1313
