DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, RANIPUR SESSION: 2021-2022 CLASS - I SUBJECT - ENGLISH
Hi! Aarna . I am so happy as my cousin Rohit is coming today to stay with us. Rohit is a boy. Rohit is seven years old. Rohit lives in Delhi. Rohit will bring gifts for me. He he he ! Hey, what’s so funny? Rohan, you repeated the word Rohit .
‘ Rohit ’ is a naming word and hence it is a Noun. Instead of repeating Noun, you can use a Pronoun. What is a Pronoun?
The words that are used in place of nouns are called Pronouns. Pronouns are used in place of names of people, animals, places or things.
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The pronoun ‘he’ is used for a boy or a man.
Meet Arun. He is my friend. He is a doctor. Here pronoun ‘he’ is used for a man.
He is my father. He is a clown. Some more examples are-
The pronoun ‘she’ is used for a girl or a woman.
Riya is a singer. She is a pretty girl. Here pronoun ‘she’ is used for a girl.
Some more examples are- She likes to draw. She is reading a book.
It The pronoun ‘it’ is used for places, animals or things.
It is a school. It is a giraffe. Here pronoun ‘it’ is used for school which is a place. Here pronoun ‘it’ is used for giraffe which is an animal.
This is a pencil. It is yellow in colour. It is a white dog. Some more examples are-
The pronoun ‘I’ is used when a person is talking about himself or herself.
I am Tina. I like reading books. I am six years old. I am Piku . I like playing football.
Exercise time Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns. ________ (he/she) is a nurse. Rita and ______ (I/she) are best friends. She I
3. Arun is a naughty boy. _____ (she/he) loves to paint. 4. Cow is a farm animal. ______ (he/it) gives us milk. 5. This is a cat. _________ (it/she) is brown in colour. He It It