INTRODUCTION

1. INTRODUCTION

2. Pronoun Class :-8th Subject :- English

3. Made by Smt. Veena Sharma, Mistress of S.St. and English, GSSS Boh(Ambala).

4. Index

5. Objectives • To make students understand about the meaning of pronoun. • Correct use of Pronoun. • To make them aware about the types of pronouns.

6. Pronoun A Pronoun is a word used in place of a noun, e.g. I, we, he, she, they, it, etc.

7. By using pronouns we can talk about people or things without repeatedly naming them.

8. Types of pronoun There are different types of pronoun.

9. Possesive pronoun This pronoun is used to express possesion or ownership is known as a possesive noun

10. Possesive pronoun

11. For example:- That book is his.

12. That red brick house is theirs.

13. I think this suitcase is yours.

14. Personal pronoun All pronouns stand for one of three persons.

15. 2. Personal pronoun First person:- The person speaking- I, me, we‚ us.

16. For example: I am going for a walk.

17. We are watching television.

18. Personal pronoun Second person : - The person spoken to - you, your.

19. For example: You should not waste so much paper.

20. For example: I like your skirt.

21. Personal pronoun Third person : - The person spoken of – he , she, it, they.

22. For example :- They are playing match.

23. For example: Ali likes the bat because it is light.

24. For example: He/She will plants some trees tomorrow.

25. 3.Reflaxive pronoun This pronoun is used when the action done by the subject reflects upon the subject.

26. Some reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves.

27. For example : I hurt myself.

28. 4. Emphatic pronoun This pronoun is used with noun or pronoun.

29. It is used for the sake of emphasis.

30. For example: She herself made this dish.

31. Some emphatic pronouns are myself, himself, yourself, yourselves, itself, ourselves, and themselves.

32. 5. Relative pronoun A relative pronoun refers to or relates to a noun used earlier in the sententence.

33. Some relative pronouns are that, those, which, whose, who and whom

34. Some relative pronouns are that, those, which, whose, who and whom

35. For example :- Mamta has found the pen which she had lost. (which stand for pen)

36. Exercise: Q What is a pronoun ?

37. Ans. A Pronoun is a word which is used in place of a noun, e.g. I, we, he, she, they, it, etc.

38. Exercise: Q Write the types of pronoun?

39. Answer. Types of pronouns are:- • Personal • Possesive • Reflaxive • Emphatic • 5. Relative

40. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronoun: • 1. These books belong to me. These books are………(my/mine)

41. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronoun: • 2. She……. spoke to me. (herself/ myself)

42. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronoun: • 3. Priya said “give the book back to…….(you/me)

43. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronoun: • 4. This is the house…….(that/whose) is for sale.

44. Answers:- 1.Mine 2.Herself 3. Me 4. that

45. Bibliography • Textbook of 8th class • Google search : www.google.com • www.writingcentre.uottawa/hypergrammer/pronoun.html

46. Thanks