EXERCISE
a. Just as he cares for his child, I care for my child. (Use a possessive pronoun in the place of
the underlined phrase.)
b. The two brothers decided to stand by one another. (Make it more grammatical.)
c. The guests arrived are taking rest in the parlour. (Make the sentence conform to accepted
usage.)
d. Show with an example how a pronoun can join two sentences.
e. Give two examples each (in sentences) for the three categories of the indefinite pronouns.
Answers
Answer:
a. Just as he cares for his child, I care for mine.
b. The two brothers decided to stand next to each other.
c. The guests have arrived and are taking rest in the parlour.
d. Rahul is in the cricket team. Rahul is not a good player.
-- Rahul is in the cricket team but he is not a good player.
The answers have been stated below.
Explanation:
a. Just as he cares for his child, I care for mine.
b. The two brothers decided to stand next to each other.
c. The guests have arrived and are taking rest in the parlor.
d. A relative pronoun helps in joining two sentences together.
Example:
Ram has a sister. She lives in Nepal.
Ram has a sister who lives in Nepal.
e. There are three types of indefinite pronouns.
- Always singular
Examples: Anyone with a red bag can win the competition.
Nobody has such excellence as his.
- Always plural
Examples: Few people attended the seminar.
Several boys left their exams.
- Singular and plural both
Examples: All of us can go.
Some of you can leave.