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What is pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns refer to either a noun that has already been mentioned or to a noun that does not need to be named specifically.

Type of Pronouns

1: Personal Pronouns
These pronouns relate to a noun in subjective case. (I, we, you, he, she, it, they)
Example: 
He has been working here for last 10 years.

Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns are personal pronouns that also    indicate possession of something. (mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours)
Example: 
The car is mi ne.

2: Relative pronouns

A relative pronoun starts a clause (a group of words   that refer to a noun). Who, that, and which are all   relative pronouns.
Example:
I saw the dog that you  own,” the relative pronoun that is the beginning of   the clause that you own, which describes the dog.

3: Reflexive pronouns

When a subject performs an action on itself, the   sentence uses a reflexive pronoun after the verb.   Reflexive pronouns include myself, himself,   themselves, and herself
Example:
“I kicked myself.”

4: Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns point out or   modify a person or thing. There are four demonstrative pronouns: this and that (for singular words), and these and those (for plural words).
Example:
Mobile is just another technological device. This works as the greatest gadget of the era.

5: Interrogative pronouns

  *Interrogative pronouns begin questions. There are five interrogative pronouns: who, whom, and whose (for questions that involve people), and which and what (for questions that involve things).
Example:
Who are you?

Tips

1. Use pronouns to replace the repeated nouns
2. The pronouns can also be used to increase range of grammar in sentences.
3. A pronoun has key function to simplify meaning. Thus it must be used to make idease simpler and easier to understand

Exercise

1.I really like watching old shows. _________ are some of the best   things on TV.

A:Those

B:That

C:This

2.Please hand me __________ .

A:those

B:that

C:this

3.__________ is some of the nicest weather we’ve had lately.

A:Those

B:That

C:This

4.After the parade, __________ met up in the town square.

A:something

B:everyone

C:anywhere

5.Would you like __________ to drink.

A:something

B:everyone

C:anywhere

6.I searched all over, but couldn’t find my notes __________ .

A:something

B:everyone

C:anywhere

7.__________ flavor do you prefer?

A:Whom

B:Which

C:Who

Answers

1 A

2 B

3 C

4 B

5 A

6 C

7 B