Pronouns for Class 1

What is a Pronoun?

Look at the following sentences:

1. He is playing with a toy.
2. She loves to dance.
3. I am going to the store.
4. Do you want to play?

All the above bold words like he, she, I and you are pronouns.

Words that are used in place of nouns in a sentence are called pronouns. It avoids repetition and helps us to tell better stories. For example, Kate loves to eat. Her favourite food is pizza.

List of Pronouns

Why Do We Use Pronouns?

1. Pronouns are used to avoid repetition of words in a sentence or a paragraph.
2. Pronouns allow us to convey information more efficiently.
3. We use pronouns to make a sentence sound meaningful.

Uses of Pronouns

1. He

We use ‘He’ pronoun for male individuals.
Example: Victor loves cricket. He is the best batsman.

2. She

We use ‘She’ pronoun for female individuals.
Example: Stacy is 7 years old. She loves dancing.

3. It

The ‘It’ pronoun is used for objects, things, and animals that are not considered to have a gender.
Example: Coffee is ready. It is on the table.

4. You

‘You’ is used to refer to a person who you are speaking to.
Example: You should come to my house.

5. They

‘They’ is used when we want to refer to more than one person.
Example: They are going to the mall.

6. We

‘We’ is also used to refer to a group of people where the speaker itself is a part of the group.
Example: We all are going to watch a movie.

7. Us

‘Us’ refers to the speaker and a person who is present with the speaker.
Example: He invited us to a party.

8. These

‘These’ is used to indicate objects or people that are nearby or within reach.
Example: These toys on the bed are mine.

9. Those

‘Those’ is used to indicate objects or individuals that are at a distance.
Example: Those people play football daily.

10. This

‘This’ is a singular pronoun used to indicate objects or persons within reach or nearby.
Example: This painting is stunning.

11. That

‘That’ is a singular pronoun that is used to indicate objects or persons that are at a distance.
Example: That dog is huge.

Examples of Pronouns in a Sentence

1. It is raining today.
2. He gave me chocolates.
3. Those books are heavy.
4. That is my pen.
5. This fan is not working.
6. We are going to school.
7. She is my classmate.
8. You are so smart.
9. Let's go to Bali with us.
10. I am leaving early today.

FAQs

1. What is a pronoun?

Answer: A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or a naming word and avoids repetition of the same words.

2. Are pronouns also called naming words?

Answer: Pronouns are not naming words. They take the place of naming words or nouns. For example, Bryan is a boy and he loves to draw. In this sentence, ‘Bryan’ is a naming word and ‘he’ is a pronoun.

3. How many types of pronouns are there?

Answer: There are many types of pronouns like he, she, it, you, us, we, these, those, this, and that.

4. Which pronoun is used for animals?

Answer: The ‘It’ pronoun is used to replace the names of animals.