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Pronouns

Read the sentences.

Trees are the kindest things I know, They do not harm, they simply grow.

We use words like I, he, she, we, you, they and it in place of naming words
(nouns). Words that are used in place of nouns are called pronouns.

Pronouns can be used for both singular and plural nouns.

Singular Plural
I We

You You

He/She They

A. Fill in the blanks with correct pronouns.

1. The dress is new. is pink. (It/they)

2. Madhur and I are friends. go to the same school. (We/Them)

3. My grandmother is a good storyteller. tells interesting

stories. (He/She)

4. ‘‘ must learn this lesson’’, said the teacher to her class.
(They/We)

5. Do you want to go shopping with ? (them/they)

B. Form pairs. One student will look around and describe any object or person
using pronouns only. Do not mention the name of the object or person. The

other student will guess the name of the object or person. Each team gets

five minutes to play the game. You will get a point for every correct answer.
The student with the highest number of correct answers wins!

For example – tree

1. I see it in the garden. 2. It has many leaves.

3. It gives us fresh air.

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