Pronouns
Words which are used in place of nouns are called pronouns.
Examples :- This is my sir.
He is a teacher. - I have a pet.
It is called Sandy. - My name is Sheena
I study in class 3rd.
Pronouns | Used for | Examples |
---|---|---|
I, me | talking about oneself | I am a girl. Raj played with me. |
we, us | talking about ourselves and one or more person | We are at home. The boys played with us. |
you | the person or persons we are talking to directly | You are a good boy. You are good boys. |
he, him, she, her | the person we are talking about | He is happy. Sara and Anya went to meet her. |
it | the animal or thing we are talking about | The dog jumped. It fell into the pond. |
they, them | persons, animals or things we are talking about | They were laughing. Collect the books and put them in a pile. |
Personal Pronouns
I, me, we, us, you, it, he, she, her, him, they and them are some personal pronouns.
Reflexive Pronouns
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves and itself refer back to the sunject in the sentence. They are called reflexive pronouns.
read thses pairs of sentences :- I fell down the stairs. I hurt myself.
- You fell down the stairs. You hurt yourself.
- He fell down the stairs. He hurt himself.
- She fell down the stairs. She hurt herself.
- We fell down the stairs. We hurt ourselves.
- They fell down the stairs. They hurt themselves.
- The dog fell down the stairs. It hurt itself.
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