A brief description about pronouns and its types, for smaller classes.

1. Pronoun
A word that is used in place of a
noun is called a pronoun.
Example- I, me, this, those, he, her, himself, etc.

2. Example- Smita thanked Raj because Raj
had helped Smita to complete Smita’s
work.
When using pronouns it reads:-> Smita thanked Raj because he helped
her to complete her work.

3. Kinds of Pronouns
1) Personal
Pronouns
2) Possessive
Pronouns
3) Reflexive
Pronouns
4) Emphatic
Pronouns
5) Demonstrative
Pronouns
6) Indefinite
Pronouns
7) Relative
Pronouns
8) Interrogative
Pronouns

4. Personal Pronouns
They take the place of persons or things.
I, me, you, he, she, her, it (singular)
We, us, them, their, you (plural)
Possessive Pronouns
These are used instead of nouns to show
possession or relationship.
Mine, ours, yours, his, hers, theirs

5. Reflexive Pronouns
They are pronouns in which the actions done
by the subject reflect upon it ‘self’ or ‘selves’
is added to the personal pronouns.
Themselves, myself, himself, herself, yourself,
themselves

6. Fill in the blanks with suitable
pronouns :
1. Danny has no friends. ____ is a loner.
He
2. This house belongs to me. It is _____ .
mine
themselves
3. They do their work ___________ .
4. Rama brought this dress. It is ____ .
hers
my
5. I enjoyed ____ stay in Delhi.

7. Emphatic Pronouns
They show emphasis and are generally used
after the pronoun.
Example- He himself organised the picnic.
She herself baked the cake.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrates people or things they stand for.
This, that, these, those

8. Indefinite Pronouns
A pronoun which refers to a person or thing in a
general way.
Someone, everything, nobody, few, none, anyone, all,
others, etc .
Interrogative Pronouns
They are used for asking questions.
Who, whom, whose, what, which

9. Relative Pronouns
It refers to a preceding noun.
That, who, which, when, whose, what, whatever
Example- This is the boy who stood first.
Cricket it the game which I would like
to play.

10. Exercise
Fill the correct pronoun:
his
1. Sumit and ____ friends went to Delhi.
hers
2. Sanya bought this cap. It is _____ .
mine
3. This book belongs to me. It is _____ .
4. Paul loves ___ sister Anna.
his
herself
5. She _______ prepared the lunch.