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7. The Pronoun

A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.

Read the following sentences :

Mr Ramesh is the warden of Jai Singh Hostel. Mr Ramesh is loved by all the
students. The students gave Mr Ramesh a present.

Now, read these sentences :

Mr Ramesh is the warden of Jai Singh Hostel. He is loved by all the students.

They gave him a present.

The words he , they and him are used in place of Mr Ramesh and the students to

avoid repetition. They are called pronouns .

Kinds of Pronoun

Personal Possessive Demonstrative Interrogative Relative Reflexive Emphasizing
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1. Personal Pronouns

A pronoun that stands for a person or a thing is called a personal pronoun .

Personal pronoun has three persons :

(i) The pronouns which refer to the person or persons speaking are called

pronouns of the First Person .

Example : am a software engineer.
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