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Q1.
Pick out the pronouns in the following sentences, and say for what nouns they stand.
- Why are you crying, John? Are you afraid of me?
- Balu has a new penknife. He often takes it out.
- A miser bought a lump of gold. He buried it in a hole.
- Cats are very useful. They can catch mice.
- Look at the lamp. How brightly it shines!
- The sun is very bright. It shines in the sky.
- The stories in this book are short. I like them.
- Radha's father gave her a pearl nose-ring.
- I live in Mumbai. It has a fine harbour.
- Come here, Honey. You are always talking
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- me - John
- he - Balu
knife - it - he - miser
lump of gold - it - they - cats
- it - lamp
- it - sun
- them - stories
- her - Radha
- it - Mumbai
- you - Honey
Q2.
In the following sentences, underline each pronoun once, then identity the type of pronoun by writing above it P for personal, R for reflexive, or E for emphatic.
- Did Maria buy herself a silver bracelet yesterday?
- The instructor herself first demonstrated the dive.
- Arun cooked the entire meal himself.
- The proud athlete will display her trophy in the school's trophy case.
- A frightened hedgehog curls itself into a ball.
- The artist wanted you to come to the gallery opening.
- Tina baked two loaves and then sliced them.
- The swimming team outdid itself in the freestyle relay.
- Babita smiled and said, "I know the words of the song."
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- herself - R
- herself - E
- himself - R
- her - P
- itself - R
- you - P
- them - P
- itself - R
- I - P
Q3.
Underline each pronoun in the following sentences. Then, identify each by writing above it DEM for demonstrative, INT for interrogative, IND for indefinite or REL for relative.
- This is the dog that Marcus found last weekend.
- Who is the person most admired by all?
- Who is the boy who wore the red wig in the first act?
- Hairstyle is one of the personal details that Janet always notices.
- Everyone who enters the lab must wear a coverall.
- Who will the class choose as a representative?
- Lily was the only person who voted against the measure.
- These are the best photographs that Pat has ever seen.
- Kamal called the house, but no one answered.
- Please put away the boxes that are on the floor, and then help Mariya move this.
- What should Susan bring to the party?
- Of all the fruits, these have the most Vitamin C.
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate Pronoun and tell whether it is Demonstrative, Interrogative or Distributive.
- _________________ of the boys gets a prize.
- _________________ but Harish succeeded.
- _________________ of you can do this work.
- _________________ of them were Indians.
- Both watches are good but ________________ is better than ________________.
- _________________ is a good book.
- _________________ of the statements is true.
- Did you invite _________________?
- We did not see _________________ of them again.
- __________________ are born great.
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- Each (Distributive)
- None (Distributive)
- Either (Distributive)
- Who (Interrogative)
- that, this (Demonstrative)
- This (Demonstrative)
- Neither (Distributive)
- everyone (Distributive)
- either (Distributive)
- None (Distributive)
Q5.
Use Pronouns given in the brackets correctly in the following sentences.
- We should do our work ________________
(themselves, yourself, ourselves) - These two boys love _______________
(each other, one another) - He is reading _______________ book.
(his, mine, whose) - ________________ do you want?
(who, whom, what, which) - This is the chair ______________ the leg is broken.
(whose, of which) - This book is _____________, that one is _____________
(my, mine, yours, your) - Did you write this essay _______________?
(yourself, himself, myself) - Be good to ________________
(other, others, every, each)
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- ourselves
- each other
- his
- what
- of which
- mine, yours
- yourself
- others



























































































