Question

5. Underline the pronouns in these sentences.
a) Don't touch these; the thorns will hurt.
b) The student who answers the riddle will get the prize.
c) The priest visited them to perform the prayer ceremony.
d) These are very smart coats.
e) They saw the eclipse last night.
f) The book lying on the table is mine.
g) You can park your car behind mine.
h) Richa doesn't know who gave her the book.​

Answer 1

Solution -

a) Don't touch these; the thorns will hurt.

b) The student who answers the riddle will get the prize.

c) The priest visited them to perform the prayer ceremony.

d) These are very smart coats.

e) They saw the eclipse last night.

f) The book lying on the table is mine.

g) You can park your car behind mine.

h) Richa doesn't know who gave her the book.

Additional Information -

What Is A Pronoun ?

A pronoun is a word , that is often used in place of a noun / noun phrase.

For examples , refer to the underlined words in the above sentence.

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Answer 2

Answer:

a) Don't touch these; the thorns will hurt.

→ These

b) The student who answers the riddle will get the prize.

→ who

c) The priest visited them to perform the prayer ceremony.

→ them

d) These are very smart coats.

→ These

e) They saw the eclipse last night.

→ They

f) The book lying on the table is mine.

→ mine

g) You can park your car behind mine.

→ You, your and mine

h) Richa doesn't know who gave her the book.

→ who and her

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Additional Information

Personal Pronouns:

• 1st person = I, me, we, us.
• 2nd person =
• 3rd person = He, she, it, they, him, her.

Reflexive Pronoun:

Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, yourselves, themselves, ourselves.

Emphatic Pronouns:

Myself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, themselves, ourselves.

Relative Pronouns:

Who, whom, which, whose, that.

Possessive Pronouns:

Here, his, mine, ours, theirs, yours.

Demonstrative Pronouns:

This, that, these those.

Indefinite Pronouns:

All, each, few, many, neither, nothing, somebody, everything etc.

Interrogative Pronouns:

What, which, who, whom, whatever, whichever, whoever, whomever.