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166 Pronouns
Pronouns

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Fill in the blanks and complete the crossword with possessive pronouns.

Across:

3. Their car was big; 5
_____________ was small. 1 Y

4. Our dog was black; R

_____________ was white. 3
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6. Give this book to Mukesh. It 2 I
is_____________. 4

Down: 6 H S

1. Is this pen _____________? H S

2. The car lost _____________ bumper in an accident.

5. Neeta returned the book to her friend, as it was not _____________.

Let’s Learn Pronouns

A word which is used in place of a noun is called a pronoun.

Read the following sentences.

Mohit lives in my neighbourhood. Mohit is my friend.
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Now, read the following sentences using a pronoun.

Mohit lives in my neighbourhood. He is my friend.
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In the above sentences, he is used in place of the repeated noun Mohit. Here, the

word he is a pronoun.
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