DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, RUBY PARK

SESSION: 2020-2021

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
STUDY MATERIAL UNIT 4
CLASS-6
Pronouns and Kinds of Pronouns

A pronoun is a word used in place of a Noun.

Kinds of Pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns- Pronouns that stand for persons or things.

Eg- Monica is a brilliant girl. She is the favourite of all the teachers.

2. Demonstrative Pronouns – Pronouns used to point out the objects they refer to.

Eg-Those are beautiful flowers.

3. Interrogative Pronouns – Pronouns used to ask questions

Eg- What do you need?

4. Reflexive Pronouns – Pronouns ending in –self or –selves that are used as receiver of an
action.

Eg- They blamed themselves.

5. Emphasising Pronouns – Pronouns used to convey emphasis on who does the action in a
particular sentence.

Eg- She herself called me.

6. Possessive Pronouns – Pronouns that show possession.

Eg- That suit is yours.

7. Distributive Pronouns – Pronouns that refer to persons or things one at a time.

Eg- Neither of the accusations is true.

8. Relative Pronouns – Pronouns that relate a noun to a group of words that follow.

Eg- This is the man who helped me.

Desk Work- EEGC pages

Ex 1. Replace the underlined nouns with suitable pronouns:

1. Amit and Kunal are travelling to London tonight. This is Amit and Kunal’s maiden trip
abroad. Amit and Kunal are very excited.

2. Vijay and Raghav are junior scouts. Vijay and Raghav go camping sometimes. Mr. Rai
accompanies Vijay and Raghav and the others. Mr. Rai is the Scout Master.

3. My father is very fond of his car. My father drives the car himself.

4. Joy is my best friend. Joy and I live in the same colony. Joy and I study in the same school.
Joy and I are in the same class.

Ex2. Fill in the blanks with the kinds of pronouns mentioned in the brackets:

1. The boys enjoyed ___________ in the party. (Reflexive)

2.___________ will perform on stage tonight. (Personal)

3.____________ are the boys who are very naughty. (Demonstrative)

4. He is a well-behaved boy _____ we all like. (Relative)

5. That house is ____________. (Possessive)

6. ___________ do you think about the proposal? (Interrogative)

7. I ________ completed the entire project. (Emphasising)

Ex 3 Underline the pronouns and state their kinds:

1. Who has made this painting?

2. You are the man whom I wanted to see.

3. They themselves made the wooden chair.

4. I hurt myself

5. Ram is a good boy. He goes to school every day.

6. Either of you can go.

7. The medicine which the doctor had suggested proved effective.

8. These gloves are mine.

9. This is a large house.

Answers

Ex 1 Replace the underlined nouns with suitable pronouns:

1. Amit and Kunal are travelling to London tonight. This is their maiden trip abroad. They
are very excited.
2. Vijay and Raghav are junior scouts. They go camping sometimes. Mr. Rai accompanies
them and the others. He is the Scout Master.
3. My father is very fond of his car. He drives it himself.
4. Joy is my best friend. We live in the same colony. We study in the same school. We are in
the same class.
Ex 2 Fill in the blanks with the kinds of pronouns mentioned in the brackets:
1. The boys enjoyed themselves in the party. (Reflexive)
2. They/I/He/She will perform on stage tonight. (Personal)
3. Those are the boys who are very naughty. (Demonstrative)
4. He is a well-behaved boy whom we all like. (Relative)
5. That house is mine. (Possessive)
6. What do you think about the proposal? (Interrogative)
7. I myself completed the entire project. (Emphasising)
Ex 3 Underline the pronouns and state their kinds:
1. Who has made this painting?
Interrogative Pronoun
2. You are the man whom I wanted to see.
Relative Pronoun
3. They themselves made the wooden chair.
Emphasising Pronoun
4. I hurt myself.
Reflexive Pronouns
5. Ram is a good boy. He goes to school every day.
Personal Pronoun
6. Either of you can go.
Distributive Pronoun
7. The medicine which the doctor had suggested proved effective.
Relative Pronoun
8. These gloves are mine.
Possessive Pronoun
9. This is a large house.
Demonstrative Pronoun
10. We admire the man who does his duty sincerely.
Relative Pronoun
WRITTEN WORK
( To be done in English Language Copy)
Ex 1: Fill in the blanks with suitable personal pronouns:
1. ______ have been close friends for many years.
2. The teacher is very angry with _______.
3. __________ are going on a trip to Sri Lanka.
4. Her dog loves _________.
5. ______ are going to start a business soon.
Ex 2: Fill in the blanks with emphasising or reflexive pronouns:
1. I can only help you so much. You have to do the rest ____________.
2. Tony was ashamed of __________ because he had lied to his parents.
3. People who take care of _________ have a better chance of staying healthy.
4. Aryan completed his project all by ___________.
5. All of you have done a very good job. You should be proud of _________.
Ex 3: Identify the pronouns and state their kinds:
1. Indira does not like him.
2. Who said that?
3. You should not blame yourself for the accident.
4. My garden is pretty. Yours is prettier.
5. Who has broken the window?
6. She herself spoke to the teacher.
7. I completed the job myself.
Ex 4: Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns:
1. I found the pen _______I thought I had lost.
2. The girl _________has just come in is pretty, isn’t she?
3. Dinner is a meal _______ is eaten at night.
4. A waiter is someone _______ serves you in a restaurant.
5. The man ______ just left looked dangerous, didn’t he?
Ex 5: Fill in the blanks with the kind of pronouns mentioned in the brackets:
1. The man _____ you spoke to is my grandfather. (Relative Pronoun)
2. The dress ______ I bought is very costly. (Relative Pronoun)
3. ________ did you buy from the shop? (Interrogative Pronoun)
4. The umbrella you are using is _______. (Possessive Pronoun)
5. ______ is the book I was looking for. My brother had hidden it. (Demonstrative
Pronoun)

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