6. Pick out the pronouns in the following sentences and state their types:
(a) In the baronial hall lived a proprietor who had two sons
(b)The older son thought that he could talk of affairs of the state and put his
book in the bag.
(C) 'You cannot have this horse. It's mine!' exclaimed my brother.
(d) The father said to the son, 'You can't have any horse from me. Your brothers
are very different fellows from you.'
(e) Jack, who had been left behind, soon caught up with his brothers.
He brought out the old shoe which he had picked up on the way.
(g) The horses were theirs but the billy goat was his.
Answers
6. Pick out the pronouns in the following sentences and state their types:
(a) In the baronial hall lived a proprietor who had two sons.
Who : Relative pronoun
(b)The older son thought that he could talk of affairs of the state and put his
book in the bag.
He : Personal pronoun Nominative Case
(C) 'You cannot have this horse. It's mine!' exclaimed my brother.
You : Personal pronoun Nominative Case
It : Possessive pronoun Nominative Case
Mine : Personal pronoun possessive case
(d) The father said to the son, 'You can't have any horse from me. Your brothers
are very different fellows from you.'
You : Personal pronoun Nominative Case
Me : Personal pronoun objective case
(e) Jack, who had been left behind, soon caught up with his brothers.
Who : Relative pronoun
He brought out the old shoe which he had picked up on the way.
He : Personal pronoun Nominative Case
(g) The horses were theirs but the billy goat was his.
Theirs : Personal pronoun possessive case
His : Personal pronoun possessive case
Answer:
He,his,mine,you,me,your,your,theirs .these are pronouns.He,you___subjective,you___objective,your,his___possessive,theirs, his___double possessive.