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1. 1.

   Pick out the pronouns in the following sentences, and say for what nouns they stand.

   1. Why are you crying, John? Are you afraid of me?
   2. Balu has a new penknife. He often takes it out.
   3. A miser bought a lump of gold. He buried it in a hole.
   4. Cats are very useful. They can catch mice.
   5. Look at the lamp. How brightly it shines!
   6. The sun is very bright. It shines in the sky.
   7. The stories in this book are short. I like them.
   8. Radha's father gave her a pearl nose-ring.
   9. I live in Mumbai. It has a fine harbour.
   10. Come here, Honey. You are always talking
2. 2.

   In the following sentences, underline each pronoun once, then identity the type of pronoun by writing above it P for personal, R for reflexive, or E for emphatic.

   1. Did Maria buy herself a silver bracelet yesterday?
   2. The instructor herself first demonstrated the dive.
   3. Arun cooked the entire meal himself.
   4. The proud athlete will display her trophy in the school's trophy case.
   5. A frightened hedgehog curls itself into a ball.
   6. The artist wanted you to come to the gallery opening.
   7. Tina baked two loaves and then sliced them.
   8. The swimming team outdid itself in the freestyle relay.
   9. Babita smiled and said, "I know the words of the song."
3. 3.

   Underline each pronoun in the following sentences. Then, identify each by writing above it DEM for demonstrative, INT for interrogative, IND for indefinite or REL for relative.

   1. This is the dog that Marcus found last weekend.
   2. Who is the person most admired by all?
   3. Who is the boy who wore the red wig in the first act?
   4. Hairstyle is one of the personal details that Janet always notices.
   5. Everyone who enters the lab must wear a coverall.
   6. Who will the class choose as a representative?
   7. Lily was the only person who voted against the measure.
   8. These are the best photographs that Pat has ever seen.
   9. Kamal called the house, but no one answered.
   10. Please put away the boxes that are on the floor, and then help Mariya move this.
   11. What should Susan bring to the party?
   12. Of all the fruits, these have the most Vitamin C.
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks with appropriate Pronoun and tell whether it is Demonstrative, Interrogative or Distributive.

   1. _________________ of the boys gets a prize.
   2. _________________ but Harish succeeded.
   3. _________________ of you can do this work.
   4. _________________ of them were Indians.
   5. Both watches are good but ________________ is better than ________________.
   6. _________________ is a good book.
   7. _________________ of the statements is true.
   8. Did you invite _________________?
   9. We did not see _________________ of them again.
   10. __________________ are born great.
5. 5.

   Use Pronouns given in the brackets correctly in the following sentences.

   1. We should do our work ________________
      (themselves, yourself, ourselves)
   2. These two boys love _______________
      (each other, one another)
   3. He is reading _______________ book.
      (his, mine, whose)
   4. ________________ do you want?
      (who, whom, what, which)
   5. This is the chair ______________ the leg is broken.
      (whose, of which)
   6. This book is _____________, that one is _____________
      (my, mine, yours, your)
   7. Did you write this essay _______________?
      (yourself, himself, myself)
   8. Be good to ________________
      (other, others, every, each)
6. 6.

   Join together each of the following pairs of sentences by means of a Relative Pronoun.

   Example: That is the man whom we saw yesterday.

   1. That is the man.                 We saw him yesterday.
   2. The boy tells lies.               He deserves to be punished.
   3. That is the man.                 I trusted him.
   4. I am the person.                 You sent for me.
   5. This is the man.                 His son stood first.
   6. Here is the book.               I told you about it.
   7. We heard some news.      The news astonished us.
   8. He does his best.              He should be praised.