Pronouns for Class 3

Pronoun Definition

Look at the following sentences:

1. I have a big family.
2. She is my friend.
3. He loves to play football.
4. They are late due to the storm.

Above bold words like I, my, her and they are pronouns.

Pronouns are the words that take the place of nouns or naming words. It helps us to avoid the repetition of naming words. Examples of pronouns are he, she, it, them, us, we, his, they, her, etc.

Pronouns Used in Sentences

1. James wore his new T-shirt.
   In this sentence ‘James’ is a naming word and ‘his’ is a pronoun.
2. We visited our grandparent’s house this weekend.
   ‘We’ and ‘our’ are the two pronouns used in this sentence.
3. I am going to school.
   In this sentence ‘I’ is a pronoun.

Types of Pronouns

Types of pronouns for class 3 are:

1. Singular Pronoun

1. This type of pronoun is used in place of singular nouns or naming words.
2. We use singular pronouns when we refer to a specific object, animal, or person.
3. For example, I, you, me, him, her, she, his, it, etc.

Look at the following sentences:

→ I have a pet dog. ‘I’ is a singular pronoun.
→ Lisa is my sister. She is three years younger than me. Lisa is a naming word and ‘she’ is a singular personal pronoun.

2. Plural Pronoun

1. This type of pronoun is used in place of plural nouns or naming words.
2. We use plural pronouns when we indicate more than one person, animals or things.
3. For example, us, we, they, them, their, etc.

Look at the following sentences:

→ We have an exam tomorrow. ‘We’ is a plural pronoun used in this sentence because there is more than one person.
→ They are flying kites. Since there is more than one subject, we used the plural pronoun ‘they’.

3. Personal Pronoun

1. This type of pronoun is used to identify the speaker, person or thing which is being referred to.
2. For example, I, you, he, she, him, her, me, we, they, them, us, etc.

Look at the following sentences:

→ The teacher is calling us. ‘Us’ is a personal pronoun.
→ Jessica loves to cook. She made some cookies. ‘She’ is a personal pronoun.

4. Possessive Pronoun

1. This type of pronoun is used to show the ownership of something.
2. For example, his, hers, its, whose, mine, yours, theirs, mine, etc.

Look at the following sentences:

→ This box is mine. In this sentence ‘mine’ shows the ownership of a box.
→ These are his books. ‘His’ shows the ownership of books.

5. Reflexive Pronoun

1. This type of pronoun is used to reflect the subject.
2. For example, himself, herself, yourself and themselves.
3. Most of the reflexive pronouns end with ‘-self’ or ‘-selves’.

Look at the following sentences:

→ Can you please introduce yourself? ‘Yourself’ is a reflexive pronoun.
→ I washed the car myself. In this sentence ‘myself’ is a reflexive noun.

Examples of Pronouns Used in Sentences

1. She can see herself in the mirror.
2. He is my elder brother.
3. I live in a joint family.
4. I am going to the grocery store for shopping.
5. We went to the museum last weekend.

FAQs

1. What are pronouns for class 3?

Answer: Pronouns are used to replace naming words or nouns to avoid repetition. For example, Harry is a boy. He loves to play football. In this sentence, Harry is replaced by "he".

2. State an example of a pronoun in a sentence for class 3.

Answer: We went to the amusement park yesterday. In this sentence, "we" is a plural pronoun.

3. How many types of pronouns are there?

Answer: There are five types of pronouns:

1. Singular pronouns
2. Plural pronouns
3. Personal pronouns
4. Possessive pronouns
5. Reflexive pronouns