7. THE PRONOUN A Pronoun is a word which is used instead of a NOUN. Read these sentences. 1. Ramasamy bought a pen.

He sold it for two ringgit. 2. Mary has a dog. She likes it very much. The words Ramasamy and pen are NOUNS. In place of these Nouns, the words He and it have been used in the second sentence. He and it are called PRONOUNS. The words she and it have been used in place of the Nouns Mary and dog. She and it are therefore called PRONOUNS. There are many kinds of Pronouns. The most important of them are :SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS WHICH IS USED BEFORE A VERB OR VERB-TO-BE which stands for : FIRST PERSON : that is the person or persons speaking e.g. I, we SECOND PERSON : that is the person or persons spoken to e.g. you THIRD PERSON : that is the person/thing or persons/things spoken about e.g. He, she, it, they OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS WHICH IS USED AFTER A VERB OR VERB-TO-BE OR AFTER A PREPOSITION which stands for : FIRST PERSON : that is the person or persons speaking e.g. me, us SECOND PERSON : that is the person or persons spoken to e.g. you THIRD PERSON : that is the person/thing or persons/things spoken about e.g. Him, her, it, them

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS WHICH SHOW POSSESSOIN OR OWNERSHIP/ BELONGING e.g. Mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours. - That book is mine. This is yours. Those are theirs. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES A Pronoun stands alone. An Adjective goes with a Noun. E.g This is my book. The book is mine. Is this your pen. Is the pen yours. That is his bicycle. The bicycle is his. These are our books. These books are ours. Those are their balls. Those balls are ours. This is her key. The key is hers. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS WHICH POINT OUT e.g. This, that, these and those . * This is my bags. These are their bags. * That book belongs to Halim. Those books are not ours. RELATIVE PRONOUNS WHICH STAND FOR NOUNS OR PRONOUNS AND AT THE SAME TIME JOIN TWO SENTENCES LIKE CONJUNCTIONS. E.g. Who, which, whose, whom, that - The man who entered the room was my uncle. - This is the new dress which I bought yesterday. - He is the salesman whom we met yesterday. - Encik Rusman whose son won the game lives near my house.

7. THE PRONOUN Pronouns are used to replace nouns. 1. Ramasamy bought a pen. He sold it for two ringgit. 2. Mary has a dog. She likes it very much. The words Ramasamy and pen are NOUNS. In place of these Nouns, the words He and it have been used in the second sentence. He and it are called PRONOUNS. The words she and it have been used in place of the Nouns Mary and dog. She and it are therefore called PRONOUNS.

A.

Rewrite these sentences replacing the underlined words with pronouns.

1.

The hen laid an egg.

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2.

Hashim was sick last week. ____________________________________________________

There are many kinds of Pronouns. The most important of them are :1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS

3.

The ladies visited the orphanage.

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4. Ali and I spent a week at Taman Negara. ____________________________________________________ 5. Diana is the new class monitor. ____________________________________________________

SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Example : 1. We are friends. 2. She is my sister.

3. The dog bit him.

4. The tiger attacked them. Subject personal pronouns I, you, we, they, he, she and it are used before verbs or helping verbs. Object personal pronouns me, you, us, them, him, her and it are used after verbs, helping verbs and prepositions. Wrong You and me are good friends. The teacher scolded he. Him told she not o come for the practice. Right You and I are good friends. The teacher scolded him. He told her not to come for the practice.

6.

Can you please give this to Hassan?

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7.

Please explain clearly to these workmen. ____________________________________________________

8.

I can hear Aminah talking.

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9. The headmaster told Hashim and me to sweep the floor. ____________________________________________________ 10. The dog is fierce. Please dont go near the dog. ____________________________________________________

D.

Circle the correct answer. Please answer the phone. ______ am busy right now. a) You She He You She He I, she Me, her he, it him, them Him We c) d) c) d) c) d) c) d) c) d) c) d) He I It I Her Him Me, she I, her you, they she, its They Them b)

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns. 1. My sister is in Year 5 Diligent. ______ is a prefect. 2. ______ must study hard or we will fail. 3. The scouts have gone camping. ______ will be away for a week. 4. The bus driver did not come so my mother took ______ to school. 5. The mango is still green so do not pluck _______. Some of the following sentences contain an incorrect personal pronoun. Correct any errors. Put a tick (/) if the sentence is already correct. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. These are our shoes. It belongs to us. __________

1.

2.

I bought a book yesterday. _______ costs me a ringgit. a) b)

3.

Mrs. Kanaka is a clerk. ______ works in a bank. a) b)

4.

Mary is sick. _____ am going to visit _____ this afternoon. a) b)

5.

Where are the books? I told ______ to put ______ on my table. a) b)

Our new teacher is Mr. Lee. Him looks fierce. __________ Is this your ruler? No, it belongs to she. If they want this table, please give it to them. The red car belongs to me. The cats are dirty. Dont play with they. __________ __________ __________ __________

6.

Yesterday, the pupils helped the teacher. ______carried the chairs to the hall. a) b)

7.

______ should hand in your book to ______ tomorrow morning, said the teacher to Salim. a) b) He, I You, I she, us she, we it they I, it me, they c) d) c) d) c) d) c) d) He, me You, me her, me her, they its them I, they me, its

8.

Although the house was on fire, _____ rushed in to save _____. a) b)

His father gave he a bicycle for the birthday present. _______ The teacher gave Anisa and I the books. Mr. Gan is a rich man. Him is also generous. __________ __________
10. 9.

The dogs are barking because ______ saw a stranger entering the house. a) b)

10. Mahfuzah and her classmates are going for a picnic. Their class teacher is going with they. __________

Please help ______ to carry these boxes. ______ are quite heavy. a) b)

2. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Example : 1. This pencil is mine. 2. That hat belongs to Alin. It is hers. 3. Those clothes are yours. 4. They bought the land last year. It is theirs now. The words mine, yours, ours, theirs, his and hers are possessive pronouns. They show belongings.

PRONOUNS Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun. 1. Most of the students did not bring _______ books. 2. Azman parked ________ car in a no-parking zone. 3. Faridah told ________ mother that she felt ill. 4. Mr. Brown was very friendly to ________ students. 5. The cat liked ________ tail. 6. Mariam has just bought a new bicycle. That is ______ bicycle. 7. One of the boys has lost ________ wallet. 8. Suhana left _______ purse on the chair. 9. Either Ros and Reha is going to give away _________ old clothes. 10. We should respect _______ teachers. 11. We met _______ friend at the airport last night. 12. May I borrow your book. I forgot to bring _______. 13. I left ______ keys on the table. 14. Kelly borrowed my umbrella. She left _______ at school. 15. I took _______ friends to a restaurant. 16. We must do ______ homework as soon as we get home from school.

A Possessive Pronoun stands alone. A Possessive Adjective goes with a Noun. E.g This is my book. The book is mine. Is this your pen. Is the pen yours. That is his bicycle. The bicycle is his. These are our books. These books are ours. Those are their balls. Those balls are ours. This is her key. The key is hers. Wrong The bag is my. These are ours shoes. These houses are their. Right The bag is mine. These are our shoes. These houses are theirs.

A.

Fill in the blanks with the suitable possessive pronouns or possessive adjectives.

1.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

This hat belongs to me. It is ________.

This is ______ book. Your bought it yesterday. These are our shoes. They are _______ . Dont give the the marble to them. They are not _______. Please give this bag to Angela. It is ________ . Encik Khusairi is a rich man. All these cars are ________.

3. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS The reflexive pronoun is used to show that the doer is the subject as well as the object. E.g. : He washed himself. She hurt herself while playing with the toys. They blamed themselves for the accident. The cat licked itself clean. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS WHICH SHOW POSSESSOIN OR OWNERSHIP/ BELONGING e.g. Mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours. - That book is mine. This is yours. Those are theirs.

A. 1.

Fill in the blanks with the suitable reflexive pronouns. The dog is scratching __________.

2.
3. 4.

Dont worry, I can take care of __________.

You should do the homework __________. We were not sure of ___________.

B. 1.

Circle the correct answer. We should do the work ________. a) myself b) ourselves c) themselves

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS WHICH POINT OUT e.g. This, that, these and those . * This is my bags. These are their bags. * That book belongs to Halim. Those books are not ours. RELATIVE PRONOUNS WHICH STAND FOR NOUNS OR PRONOUNS AND AT THE SAME TIME JOIN TWO SENTENCES LIKE CONJUNCTIONS. E.g. Who, which, whose, whom, that - The man who entered the room was my uncle. - This is the new dress which I bought yesterday. - He is the salesman whom we met yesterday. - Encik Rusman whose son won the game lives near my house.

2.

They decided to paint the house _______. a) themselves b) ourselves c) yourselves

3.

Mr. Chan keep talking to ________. a) myself b) herself c) himself

4.

The policeman accidentally shot ________. a) itself b) herself c) himself

5.

I must complete the work ________. a) yourself b) myself c) ourselves

6.

My mother is at home all by _________.

a) herself

b) himself

c) itself

7. THE PRONOUN Pronouns are used to replace nouns. 1. Ramasamy bought a pen. He sold it for two ringgit. 2. Mary has a dog. She likes it very much. The words Ramasamy and pen are NOUNS. In place of these Nouns, the words He and it have been used in the second sentence. He and it are called PRONOUNS. The words she and it have been used in place of the Nouns Mary and dog. She and it are therefore called PRONOUNS.
There are many kinds of Pronouns. The most important of them are :-

1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS

SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Example :

1. 2. 3. 4.

We are friends. She is my sister. The dog bit him. The tiger attacked them.

Subject personal pronouns I, you, we, they, he, she and it are used before verbs or helping verbs. Object personal pronouns me, you, us, them, him, her and it are used after verbs, helping verbs and prepositions. Wrong You and me are good friends. The teacher scolded he. Right You and I are good friends. The teacher scolded him.

Him told she not o come for the practice.

He told her not to come for the practice.

A. Rewrite these sentences replacing the underlined words with pronouns.

1. The hen laid an egg.

It laid an egg. ____________________________________________________

2. Hashim was sick last week.

He was sick last week. ____________________________________________________

3. The ladies visited the orphanage.

They visited the orphanage. ____________________________________________________

4. Ali and I spent a week at Taman Negara.

We spent a week at Taman Negara. ____________________________________________________

5. Diana is the new class monitor.

She is the new class monitor. ____________________________________________________

6. Can you please give this to Hassan?

Can you please give this to him? ____________________________________________________

7. Please explain clearly to these workmen.

Please explain clearly to them. ____________________________________________________

8. I can hear Aminah talking.

I can hear her talking. ____________________________________________________

9. The headmaster told Hashim and me to sweep the floor.

The headmaster told us to sweep the floor. ____________________________________________________

10.The dog is fierce. Please dont go near the dog.

The dog is fierce. Please dont go near it. ____________________________________________________

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns. 1. My sister is in Year 5 Diligent. ______ is a prefect. She

2. ______ must study hard or we will fail. You

3. The scouts have gone camping. ______ will be away They for a week. 4. The bus driver did not come so my mother took ______ to school. me 5. The mango is still green so do not pluck _______. it

Some of the following sentences contain an incorrect personal pronoun. Correct any errors. Put a tick (/) if the sentence is already correct. 1. 2. These are our shoes. It belongs to us. It belongs to us. Our new teacher is Mr. Lee. Him looks fierce. Him looks fierce. They They __________ He __________

3.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Is this your ruler? No, it belongs to she.

If they want this table, please give it to them. The red car belongs to me. The cats are dirty. Dont play with they. they. His father gave he a bicycle for the birthday present. The teacher gave Anisa and I the books. Mr. Gan is a rich man. Him is also generous. Him is also generous.

her __________
__________ / __________ / them __________ __________ him __________ me __________ He __________ them

10. Mahfuzah and her classmates are going for a picnic. Their class teacher is going with they. they.

D. Circle the correct answer. 1. Please answer the phone. ______ am busy right now. a) b) a) b) a) b) a) b) a) b) You She He You She He I, she Me, her he, it him, them c) d) c) d) c) d) c) d) c) d) He I It I Her Him Me, she I, her you, they she, its

2. I bought a book yesterday. _______ costs me a ringgit.

3. Mrs. Kanaka is a clerk. ______ works in a bank.

4. Mary is sick. _____ am going to visit _____ this afternoon.

5. Where are the books? I told ______ to put ______ on my table.

6. Yesterday, the pupils helped the teacher. ______carried the chairs to the hall. a) b) Him We c) d) They Them

7. ______ should hand in your book to ______ tomorrow morning, said the teacher to Salim. a) b) a) b) a) b) a) b) He, I You, I she, us she, we it they I, it me, they c) d) c) d) c) d) c) d) He, me You, me her, me her, they its them I, they me, its

8. Although the house was on fire, _____ rushed in to save _____.

9. The dogs are barking because ______ saw a stranger entering the house.

10. Please help ______ to carry these boxes. ______ are quite heavy.