pronoun and its kinds excersice
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Pronouns are a major subclass of nouns. We call them a subclass of nouns because they can sometimes replace a noun in a sentence:
Noun
Pronoun
John got a new job ~He got a new job
Children should watch less television ~They should watch less television
In these examples the pronouns have the same reference as the nouns which they replace. In each case, they refer to people, and so we call them PERSONAL PRONOUNS. However, we also include in this group the pronoun it, although this pronoun does not usually refer to a person. There are three personal pronouns, and each has a singular and a plural form:
Person Singular Plural
1st I we
2nd you you
3rd he/she/it they
These pronouns also have another set of forms, which we show here:
Person
Singular
Plural
1st me us
2nd you you
3rd him/her/it them
The first set of forms (I, you, he...) exemplifies the SUBJECTIVE CASE, and the second set (me, you, him...) exemplifies the OBJECTIVE CASE. The distinction between the two cases relates to how they can be used in sentences. For instance, in our first example above, we say that he can replace John
John got a new job ~He got a new job
But he cannot replace John in I gave John a new job. Here, we have to use the objective form him: I gave him a new job.
Other Types of Pronoun
As well as personal pronouns, there are many other types, which we summarise here.
Pronoun Type Members of the Subclass Example
Possessive mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs The white car is mine
Reflexive myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves He injured himself playing football
Reciprocal each other, one another They really hate each other
Relative that, which, who, whose, whom, where, when The book that you gave me was really boring
Demonstrative this, that, these, those This is a new car
Interrogative who, what, why, where, when, whatever What did he say to you?
Indefinite anything, anybody, anyone, something, somebody, someone, nothing, nobody, none, no one There's something in my shoe
Case and number distinctions do not apply to all pronoun types. In fact, they apply only to personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, and reflexive pronouns. It is only in these types, too, that gender differences are shown (personal he/she, possessive his/hers, reflexive himself/herself). All other types are unvarying in their form.
Many of the pronouns listed above also belong to another word class - the class of determiners. They are pronouns when they occur independently, that is, without a noun following them, as in This is a new car. But when a noun follows them - This car is new - they are determiners. We will look at determiners in the next section.
A major difference between pronouns and nouns generally is that pronouns do not take the or a/an before them. Further, pronouns do not take adjectives before them, except in very restricted constructions involving some indefinite pronouns (a little something, a certain someone).
While the class of nouns as a whole is an open class, the subclass of pronouns is closed.
In each of the following sentences a pronoun has been highlighted. What type of pronoun is it?
1. Let's contact one another once we've made some progress. Personal
Reflexive
Possessive
Relative
Indefinite
Reciprocal
Interrogative
2. She wants to do it herself. Personal
Reflexive
Possessive
Relative
Indefinite
Reciprocal
Interrogative
3. I can't find them. Personal
Reflexive
Possessive
Relative
Indefinite
Reciprocal
Interrogative
4. I can't believe it's finally ours. Personal
Reflexive
Possessive
Relative
Indefinite
Reciprocal
Interrogative
5. The girl who usually cuts my hair has won the lottery. Personal
Reflexive
Possessive
Relative
Indefinite
Reciprocal
Interrogative
6. He wants to go to Scarborough. Personal
Reflexive
Possessive
Relative
Indefinite
Reciprocal
Interrogative
7. Why are you shouting at me? Personal
Reflexive
Possessive
Relative
Indefinite
Reciprocal
Interrogative
8. Jim gave me the last copy. Personal
Reflexive
Possessive
Relative
Indefinite
Reciprocal
Interrogative
9. Nobody said a word all night. Personal
Reflexive
Possessive
Relative
Indefinite
Reciprocal
Interrogative
Hope it will help you......
I really like watching old shows. _________ are some of the best things on TV.
Those
That
This
These
Please hand me __________ .
those
that
this
these
__________ is some of the nicest weather we’ve had lately.
Those
That
This
These
Indefinite Pronoun Exercises
Choose one of the following indefinite pronouns to fill each blank: something, everyone, anywhere
After the parade, __________ met up in the town square.
something
everyone
anywhere
Would you like __________ to drink.
something
everyone
anywhere
I searched all over, but couldn’t find my notes __________ .
something
everyone
anywhere
Interrogative Pronoun Exercises
Select an interrogative pronoun to fill the blank in each sentence.
__________ flavor do you prefer?
Whom
Which
Who
I heard someone at the door but wasn’t sure __________ it was.
what
which
whom
__________ do you want for lunch?
what
which
who
Intensive Pronoun Exercises
Choose the correct intensive pronoun to fill the blank, remembering that they always end in –self or –selves.
I slipped on the sidewalk and hurt _________ .
himself
themselves
myself
The kids rode the rollercoaster by _________ .
themselves
herself
himself
She bought _________ a new car.
himself
myself
herself
Personal Pronoun Exercises
Choose the correct personal pronoun to fill each blank.
_________ am learning to speak better English.
I
Me
You
Thanks for the package! Please leave _________ on the table.
them
them
it
Ben was surprised when _________ discovered that his friends were hiding in the living room.
she
he
they
Possessive Pronoun Exercises
Choose the correct possessive pronoun to fill each blank.
I lost _________ phone last night.
mine
my
ours
They bought new furniture for _________ house.
mine
their
ours
We’re going to get _________ test results today.
mine
yours
our
Reciprocal Pronoun Exercises
Choose the correct reciprocal pronoun to fill the blank, remembering that reciprocal pronouns include each otherand one another.
Dan and I waved hello to _________.
each other
one another
The students talked to _________.
each other
one another
The two boys threw the ball back and forth to _________.
each other
one another
Reflexive Pronoun Exercises
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun to fill the blank.
I’m always talking to _________.
themselves
myself
herself
John likes to do things by _________.
myself
ourselves
himself
You can do it _________.
yourself
himself
themselves
Relative Pronoun Exercises
Choose the correct relative pronoun to fill the blank.
The tallest child, _________ was also oldest, was also most outgoing.
who
that
whose
I don’t recognize the song _________ is playing.
which
that
who
I rode my bike, _________ has a headlight, home in the dark.
that
whom
which
Hope this exercise will help you you:-)