Pronouns for Class 7

What are Pronouns?

Pronouns are used to substitute nouns in a sentence to prevent repetition. For example, George was late to the meeting because he was stuck in traffic. In this sentence, "he" is used as a substitute for "George".

Types of Pronouns

1. Personal Pronoun

Words that we use in place of proper nouns like names of people or animals are known as personal pronouns. Examples are I, you, he, she, his, her, etc.

There are two cases of personal pronouns.

1. Subjective Case: Pronouns that act as the subject or replace the subject in a sentence are called subjective pronouns. For example, you, I, he, she, it, they.
2. Objective Case: Pronouns that act as the object or replace the object in a sentence are called objective pronouns. For example, him, it, her, me, you, us, them.

Examples of personal pronouns used in sentences:

→ Karen didn’t go to the event because she was sick. In the given sentence ‘she’ is the personal pronoun which is used in place of the proper noun ‘Karen’.
→ Harry turned off the lights before he left for work. ‘He’ is a personal pronoun which is used for the proper noun ‘Harry’.

2. Relative Pronoun

Words that are used to connect parts of a sentence and create a meaningful sentence are called relative pronouns. Examples of relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, who, whom, that, which, when, whose, where, etc.

Examples of relative pronouns used in sentences:

→ The cake that she baked was delicious. ‘That’ is a relative pronoun that relates different parts of the sentence together.
→ The city where I was born is full of greenery. ‘Where’ is a word that connects two parts of the sentence. Therefore, it is a relative pronoun.

3. Reflexive Pronoun

Reflexive pronouns are the pronouns that reflect the subject of the sentence. These words end with ‘-self’ and ‘-selves’. Examples are herself, himself, yourself, themselves, etc.

Examples of reflexive pronouns used in sentences:

→ Jason made this dish himself. ‘Himself’ is a reflexive pronoun used in this sentence.
→ She knitted herself a pair of gloves. In this sentence, ‘herself’ is a reflexive pronoun.

4. Intensive Pronoun

Intensive pronouns are also known as emphatic pronouns. These words emphasise another pronoun or a noun in a sentence.

Examples of intensive pronouns used in sentences:

→ Josh himself bought a car. In this sentence ‘himself’ is used to emphasise another noun ‘Josh’.
→ She herself has never been to Egypt. ‘Herself’ is an intensive pronoun used in this sentence which emphasises the pronoun ‘she’.

5. Demonstrative Pronoun

Demonstrative pronouns are the pronouns that are used to identify an object or object. These types of pronouns indicate how far or how near an object or object is. Examples are these, those, this, that, etc.

Examples of demonstrative pronouns used in sentences:

→ That is Bob’s car. That is a demonstrative pronoun which has been used to indicate a car.
→ We need to donate these clothes. We have used ‘these ’ demonstrative pronouns to show clothes that are to be donated.

6. Indefinite Pronoun

Indefinite pronouns are used to talk about people or objects without specifying them or mentioning them. Examples of indefinite pronoun are anybody, anyone, everybody, somebody, no one, something, someone, etc.

Examples of indefinite pronouns used in sentences:

→ This question is very difficult, no one was able to solve it. In the given sentence ‘no one’ is an indefinite pronoun as it is not specifying which people were not able to solve the question.
→ Everybody was dancing at the party. ‘Everybody’ is an indefinite pronoun used in this sentence as it is not mentioned who all was dancing.

7. Distributive Pronoun

Pronouns that are used for more than one person or object in a situation are called distributive pronouns.They indicate elements of the group separately. Examples are, everyone, everybody, all, etc.

Examples of distributive pronouns used in sentences:

→ Each student must study for the test. Each is referring to every student thus it is a distributive pronoun.
→ Either you or Peter has to help me. In the above sentence ‘either’ is used to mention both the person in the sentence.

8. Possessive Pronoun

Possessive pronouns are used to indicate ownership of something. Examples are mine, his, hers, yours, ours, etc.

Examples of possessive pronouns used in sentences:

→ It was his responsibility. ‘His’ is a possessive pronoun that indicates ownership of responsibility.
→ Is this letter yours? ‘Yours’ is used to indicate ownership of the letter.

9. Interrogative Pronoun

Pronouns which are used to inquire about something or someone are called interrogative pronouns. Interrogative pronouns include words like who, whom, whose, what, which, etc.

Examples of interrogative pronouns used in sentences:

→ Who is your mentor? ‘Who’ is an interrogative pronoun used to inquire about a person.
→ What are you looking for? ‘What’ is an interrogative pronoun used to inquire about an object.

Examples of Pronouns Used in Sentences

1. His dog was barking at me.
2. Whose jacket is this?
3. The dress that Lily bought is beautiful.
4. The man himself did all the work.
5. Now, it's our turn to speak.

FAQs

1. What are pronouns for class 7?

Answer: Pronouns are words that are used to replace nouns to decrease the repetition of words. For example, Karen was late because she was stuck in traffic. In this sentence, "Karen" is replaced by "she" to decrease the repitition of the word "Karen".

2. What are the types of pronouns for class 7?

Answer: The types of pronouns are:

1. Personal pronouns
2. Possessive pronouns
3. Distributive pronouns
4. Interrogative pronouns
5. Indefinite pronouns
6. Relative pronouns
7. Reflexive pronouns
8. Demonstrative pronouns
9. Intensive pronouns