Pronouns — Flashcards

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A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition. For example, instead of saying 'Riya is playing. Riya is happy.', we say 'Riya is playing. She is happy.' Here, 'She' is a pronoun repl…

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We use pronouns to make our sentences shorter and less repetitive. Instead of repeating a noun many times, we use a pronoun. For example: 'Mrs Gupta is the teacher. She is kind. We like her.' Here, 'S…

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Personal pronouns are words that stand for people or things. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them. For example: 'Anu is my friend. She is kind.' Here, 'She' is a personal pr…

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First person refers to the speaker (I, we). Second person refers to the person being spoken to (you). Third person refers to the person or thing being spoken about (he, she, it, they). Example: 'I (fi…

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Examples of first person pronouns are: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours. Example: 'I am going. This book is mine.'…

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The second person pronouns are: you, your, yours. These are used when speaking to someone. Example: 'Is this your bag? Yes, it is mine.'…

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Third person singular pronouns are: he, him, his (for males), she, her, hers (for females), and it, its (for animals or things). Example: 'The cat is sleeping. It looks tired.'…

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Demonstrative pronouns point out specific things. They are: this, that, these, those. Example: 'This is my pencil.' Here, 'This' points to one nearby thing. 'Those are birds.' Here, 'Those' points to …