the following sentences and say whether the italicized pronouns are demonstrative,
indefinite or distributive.
1. None of his movies were superhits.
2. That is the India Gate.
3. That book is yours.
4. One must not always praise oneself.
5. Some are born great.
6. Either of you can go.
7. These cows cost ten thousand rupees each.
8. The two women hate each other.
9. The stranger is welcomed as such.
10. Our soldier were better drilled than those of enemies.
Answers
Answer:
pronoun is a word used instead of a noun or noun-equivalent, where, pronoun = pro (instead of) + noun. Pronoun means for a noun.
Quick summary
with stories
Pronouns: Demonstrative, Distributive, Indefinite
3 mins read
Indefinite Pronouns
3 mins read
Browse more Topics under Pronoun
Introduction to Pronoun
Personal and Impersonal Pronouns
Relative Pronoun
Types of Pronoun
There are ten different types of Pronoun:
Demonstrative Pronouns
We use demonstrative pronouns to point out the objects to which they refer. For example,
This is a present from my elder brother.
These are merely excuses.
Darjeeling tea is better than that of Assam.
These mangoes are not as sour as those mangoes.
Types of Pronoun
Indefinite Pronouns
We use Indefinite Pronouns in order to refer to persons or things in a general way, not to refer to any particular person or thing. Some examples are:
Anybody can do this easy task.
One must not praise oneself.
None of the boys is (are) wicked.
None but the brave deserves the fair.
Many of them were injured but a few escaped unhurt.
None of them has (have) come back yet. (‘None’ is a shortened form of not one, yet it is commonly used with plural verbs)
What is everybody’s business is nobody’s business?
In referring to anybody, everybody, everyone, anyone, each, etc. the Pronoun he or she, his or her is used according to the context.
I shall be glad to help every one of the boys in his studies.
I shall be glad to help every one of the girls in her studies.
But when the sex is not determined from the context, we use pronouns of the masculine gender.
Each must do his best.
Everyone likes to have his way.
Anyone can do this if he tries.
But we cannot use his or her in case of ‘one’:
One must do one’s duty (not, his)
Distributive Pronouns
We use distributive pronouns in order to refer to persons or things one at a time. For this reason, they are always singular –
Note 1: Either means the one or the other of the two. Neither is the negative of either.
Each of the boys is healthy.
Either of the roads leads to the market.
Neither of the girls was late.
Note 2: The pronoun each may have three positions:
Each of the boys received a prize.
These boys each received a prize.
These boys received ten rupees.
The third order is usually placed after a numeral.
Note 3: In the following sentence each, either, and neither are adjectives, not pronouns.
Each boy got a prize. (each boy separately)
There are trees on either side of the river. (either side = on both the sides)
Neither accusation is true. (neither = bit any one of the two)
Question For You
Q: Fill in the distributive pronouns and demonstrative pronoun and Indefinite Pronoun in the following: