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Read the sentence given below.

• No one came to help, so Robin built the boat himself.

The pronouns that are used to emphasise the action of the subject are called the emphatic
pronouns. They are similar to reflexive pronouns, but their usage differ.

Read the sentence given below.
• The king himself came down to offer alms.

The pronouns that point to something specific within a sentence are called the demonstrative
pronouns. They can be singular or plural. This (singular) and these (plural) are used for things
nearby, and that (singular) and those (plural) are used for things at a distance.

Read the sentence given below.

• This is a nice pair of shoes.

The pronouns that show possession or ownership are called the possessive pronouns. They replace
the noun in a sentence and avoid repetition. They do not have an apostrophe.

Persons Possessive Pronouns
First person mine (singular), ours (plural)

Second person yours (singular), yours (plural)
Third person his, hers (singular), theirs (plural)

Remember

Possessive pronouns are used to replace nouns, and they do not follow nouns in a sentence.

The pronouns used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun are called the relative
pronouns. At times, they introduce an adjective clause. The most common relative pronouns are
which, that, whose, whoever, whomever, who and whom. Though not always, but at times, what,
when and where also function as relative pronouns.
Read the sentence given below.

• The tree, which had stood there for hundred years was cut down.

The pronouns that introduce a question is called the interrogative pronouns. What, which, who,
whom and whose are interrogative pronouns.

Read the sentence given below.

• Whose are these shirts?
The pronouns that express mutual actions or relationships are called the reciprocal pronouns.
There are only two reciprocal pronouns: each other and one another.

Read the sentence given below.

• Sheela and Reeta usually help each other in cleaning their rooms.

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