A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
Example:
Without a pronoun: Sita is a good girl. Sita helps everyone.
With a pronoun: Sita is a good girl. She helps everyone.
Types of Pronouns
1. Personal Pronouns – Used for people or things.I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Example: She is my friend.
2. Possessive Pronouns – Show ownership.Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
Example: This book is mine.
3. Reflexive Pronouns – When the subject and object are the same.Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Example: I hurt myself.
4. Demonstrative Pronouns – Point out specific things.This, that, these, those
Example: This is my car.
5. Interrogative Pronouns – Used in questions.
Who, whom, whose, which, what
Example: Who is at the door?
6. Relative Pronouns – Connect clauses.Who, whom, whose, which, that
Example: This is the boy who won the race.
7. Indefinite Pronouns – Refer to unspecified things.Someone, anyone, nobody, everything, few, many, all
Example: Someone is knocking at the door.
Exercise
1. Choose the correct pronoun:(सही सर्वनाम चुनें)
1. _____ is my best friend. (Rahul)
a) She
b) He
c) It
d) They
2. I have a pet dog. _____ is very playful.
a) He
b) She
c) It
d) They
3. This is my book. That book is _____.
a) My
b) Yours
c) You
d) His
4. Ram and I are brothers. _____ love playing cricket.
a) They
b) He
c) We
d) She
5. My mother is very kind. Everyone loves _____.
a) She
b) Her
c) Him
d) It
2. Identify the pronoun in the sentence:
6. She is going to the market.
a) She
b) Market
c) Going
d) To
7. They are playing football.
a) They
b) Playing
c) Football
d) Are
8. This is my pen.
a) This
b) Is
c) Pen
d) My
9. I saw them at the park.
a) I
b) Saw
c) Them
d) Park
10. Who is knocking at the door?
a) Who
b) Knocking
c) Door
d) At
