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Pronoun is of many types and is not limited to he, she, it. In English Comprehension paper of MBA entrance tests and other competitive exams, questions related to types of pronoun are often asked in the form of fill in the blanks. Let's understand pronoun here.
What is Pronoun?
As the name suggests, a pronoun is used in the place of a noun which is used earlier in a sentence. In other words, a pronoun is a substitute of a noun. A pronoun can be used instead of a noun or a noun phrase. This means that pronouns are used to avoid repetitions. The antecedent of the pronoun is the noun or a noun phrase that a pronoun replaces.
Understand Pronoun by these simple examples:
- Sarah is a good girl. She is also a bright student.
Here, ‘she’ is a pronoun which is used to replace the antecedent ‘Sarah’.
- Sarah is good at sports. She announced that she wanted to take part in a sports event at her school.
Here, the pronoun ‘she’ is the referent as it refers to the noun, ‘Sarah’. The pronoun and the antecedent must agree in terms of numbers and genders.
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Types of Pronouns
There are many types of pronouns. Let’s look at the types of pronouns below:
- Personal Pronouns: The most common type of pronouns are the personal pronouns. They are used to substitute or replace a person or people. They are sub categorized into two categories, i.e. subjective pronouns and objective pronouns. Pronouns that replace the subject in a sentence are called subjective pronouns. Pronouns that replace the antecedent object are called objective pronouns. For example; I, she, he, you, it, we, they, etc. are all personal pronouns.
Example for Subjective Pronoun: Juan is a talented pianist. He played the piano really well at the party.
Example for Objective Pronoun: I have a gift for your sister. Give it to your sister.
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- Relative Pronouns: The pronouns which connect the relative clauses to independent clauses are called relative pronouns. They often give some additional information about something in the sentence. They refer to nouns which have been previously mentioned. Pronouns such as that, what, which, who and whom are relative pronouns.
Example:
- The library, which is on North Avenue, is being renovated.
- Choose whichever dress you like.
- Possessive Pronouns: Some pronouns are used to indicate possession and ownership. Such pronouns, in a broad sense, are called possessive pronouns. Such as, mine, yours, ours, hers, his, theirs. These pronouns also accompany nouns.
Example:
- Is that his book?
- No, it’s my book.
- Those clothes are mine.
- That car is theirs.
- Reflexive Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns indicates that the subject receives the action. In other words, the subject in the sentence is also the object of the sentence. Reflexive pronouns are used when the action of the subject is performing the action on the subject itself. Here the pronouns end with –self or -selves.
Example:
- He told himself that he was so lucky to be alive.
- I gave myself enough time.
- Intensive Pronouns: Intensive pronouns are similar to reflexive pronouns. These pronouns also end with –self or –selves but the only difference is that they add emphasis. They are placed right next to the nouns.
Example:
- He built this house (Here himself emphasizes that he personally built the house. He did not hire or ask for help from anybody to build the house.)
- I myself am my own worst critic. (Here myself emphasizes the noun I am my worst critic.)
- Demonstrative Pronouns: These pronouns are used to replace the noun which has already been mentioned before in the sentence. They are also used to indicate the distance either literally or metaphorically. There are majorly four demonstrative pronouns, which are; this, that, these, those.
Example:
- That is my card.
- Those flowers are beautiful.
- Don’t eat this.
- Interrogative Pronouns: Interrogative pronouns are used in sentences where there is a question. They do as their name suggests. The pronouns which refer to questions related to nouns are the interrogative pronouns.
Example:
- What is her name?
- Who do you work for?
- Whose desk is this?
- Indefinite Pronouns: As the name suggests, indefinite pronouns refer to an undefined noun. There is no specific replacement of a noun. Pronouns such as everybody, few, neither, either, many, several, some, etc. are indefinite pronouns.
Example:
- There are a few candies in the jar.
- Everybody is welcome to the party.
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Pronouns Exercises with Answers
Listed below are some pronouns exercises with answers for practice.
Q1. She is as good a student as ____.
A. (a) he (b) him (c) himself (d) herself
Q2. She is not more studious than _____.
A. (a) me (b) I (c) I am (d) myself
Q3. The girl ___ fell off the swing has hurt her knee.Â
A. (a) who (b) whose (c) who (d) that
Q4. Neither Thomas nor Ben has done ____ work.
A. (a) his (b) their (c) theirs (d) himself
Q5. He ____ saw the thief.Â
A. (a) himself (b) him (c) them (d) themselves
Q6. Shreya and ____ went to Karnataka.Â
A. (a) I (b) themselves (c) myself (d) ourself
Q7. Riya was displeased at ____ going there.
A. (a) mine (b) my (c) me (d) I
Q8. Pooja is the maid ____ I have employed.
A. (a) I (b) me (c) whom (d) who
Q9. The letter ____ she wrote reached me late.
A. (a) which (b) that (c) what (d) no change required
Q10. My grandparents live in Italy. We visit ____ often.
A. (a) him (b) her (c) they (d) them
Q11. The cabinate gave _____ consent.
A. (a) his (b) its (c) their (d) theirs
Q12. My niece likes dolls. The barbie is for _____.
A. (a) she (b) her (c) it (d) niece
Q13. My grandparents like folk music. The CD is for _______.
A. (a) them (b) theirs (c) both (d) grandparents
Q14. Shreya is a wonderful piano player. ____ played the piano really well at the party.
A. (a) her (b) she (c) he (d) it
Q15. _____ is welcome to the opening of the cafe.
A. (a) Everyone (b) Everybody (c) All (d) They
Q16. The baby cried all night. ___ needs sleep.
A. (a) she (b) her (c) they (d) it
Q17. We all told the manager we wanted to have _____ salaries paid on time.
A. (a) ours (b) his (c) we (d) our
Q18. Although ______ in the class seemed to follow ______ the teacher said, she never intended to simplify her language.Â
A. (a) no one/ anything (b) anybody/ anything (c) nobody/ nothing (d) someone/ something
Q19. We decided to make dinner _____ instead of hiring a catering company for the party.
A. (a) of our own (b) by ourselves (c) ourself (d) oneself
Q20. Children nowadays prefer doing _____ homework with music in the background.
A. (a) them (b) their (c) they (d) his
Q21. The kids watched each gesture of ______ as if their father were a stranger.Â
A. (a) them (b) him (c) his (d) himself
Q22. Trademarks enable a brand to distinguish ____ products from ____ of another brand.Â
A. (a) their/ it (b) it/ that (c) our/ this (d) its/ those
Q23. I hope you will enjoy _____ at the party.Â
A. (a) you (b) yours (c) yourself (d) oneself
Q24. When the woman asked how I got _____ address, I told her that it was given by a relative of _____.
A. (a) my/ me (b) mine/ his (c) her/hers (d) she/ she
Q25. We cannot see through translucent materials, but light can pass through ____.
A. (a) them (b) it (c) their (d) them
Q26. Choose__book you like.
A: (a) Which (b) That (c) Whichever
Q27. On way to office, he felt hungry and told__that he should have eaten before leaving home.
A: (a) Himself (b) Themselves (c) Him
Q28. The cabinet gave __ consent for revising tax rules.
A: (a) Its (b) Their (c) Theirs
Q29. We cannot understand the language of dogs, but we can understand ____emotions.
- (a) them (b) it (c) their
Q30. You can eat __ice-cream you like.
A: (a) Which (b) That (c) Whichever
Q31. While reading a book, he was reminded of __own village.
A: (a) Himself (b) Their (c) His
Q32. The examination authority changed __ rules regarding late entry.
A: (a) Their (b) Its (c) Theirs
Q33. Soham sold _ car at a very low price.
A: (a) His (b) Him (c) Their
Q34. The students were asked to choose the game _ they like.Â
A: (a) any (b) whoever (c) whichever
Q35. At the airport, we were asked to keep _ belongings away.Â
A: (a) Mine (b) theirs (c) our
Q36. Vinney and Max repaired the wall_.
A: (a) himself (b) themselves (c) their
Q37. Simmi will be arriving today but _ will get a bit late.Â
A: (a) she (b) I (c) her
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