Pronouns for Class 4

Look at the following sentences:

1. These are his toys.
2. Lucy is my teacher. She is helpful.
3. The cat was licking its paws.
4. He went to buy groceries.

All the above-highlighted words like his, she, its and he are called pronouns.

Definition of Pronoun

Pronouns are the words which are used in place of nouns to avoid repetition of words or nouns. For instance, I, you, he, him, they, their and we.

Pronouns in Sentences

1. Mrs Rogers is the principal of our school. Everyone respects her. ‘Her’ is a pronoun used in this sentence for the subject Mrs Rogers.
2. He goes to school every day. ‘He’ is a pronoun used in this sentence.

Types of Nouns

Pronouns are classified into the following types:

1. Personal Pronoun

1. Personal pronouns are words which are used instead of the name of an object, a person or an idea when we know who we are talking about.
2. It prevents the repetition of words.
3. Examples of personal pronouns are I, us, we, him, me, you, her, etc.

Look at the sentence:

Tommy, Jackson and I decided that we would play video games together. There is more than one person in the above sentence therefore we used the personal pronoun ‘we’.

2. Reflexive Pronoun

1. When the subject and object of the sentence are the same, reflexive pronouns are used.
2. Examples of reflexive pronouns are yourself, himself, herself, myself, etc.

Reflexive pronouns used in a sentence:

→ I believe in myself. In this sentence, the subject ‘I’ and the object ‘myself’ are the same. Therefore we have used the reflexive pronoun ‘myself’.
→ Ashley herself cooks dinner. In this sentence, ‘Ashley’ is the subject and the word ‘herself’ is a reflexive pronoun.

3. Possessive Pronoun

1. The owner of something is known as a possessive pronoun.
2. Examples of possessive pronouns are my, your, his, her, its, our, their, etc.

Look at the following sentences:

→ This bag is mine. ‘Mine’ shows possession of the bag. Therefore it is a possessive noun.
→ Is this your jacket? "Your" is a possessive pronoun.

4. Interrogative Pronoun

1. When we ask questions, we use interrogative pronouns.
2. Examples of interrogative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, what, etc.

Interrogative pronoun used in sentences:

→ Who wrote this? ‘Who’ is an interrogative pronoun which is used when we ask questions about the subject of the sentence.
→Whose phone is this? In this sentence, we used the interrogative pronoun ‘whose’ to ask questions about possession or ownership.

5. Demonstrative Pronoun

1. Demonstrative pronouns are used to point to someone or something specific.
2. Examples of demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these, those, etc.

Demonstrative Pronouns used in sentences:

→ This is my dog. We use ‘this’ demonstrative pronoun for a singular noun and something close to us.
→ That is my old bicycle. We use the demonstrative pronoun ‘that’ for a singular noun and to talk about things that are far away.
→ These are my pens. ‘These’ is used for plural nouns which are close in distance.
→ Are those your books? ‘Those’ is used for plural nouns which are far away from us.

6. Distributive Pronoun

1. Distributive pronouns are used to talk about people or things in a group one by one.
2. Examples of distributive pronouns are each, everyone, either, neither, etc.

Read the following sentences:

→ Each of them will get a prize. ‘Each’ is a distributive pronoun which is used to indicate two items.
→ Everyone should follow the rules. ‘Everyone’ is a distributive pronoun which is used for more than two people or things.

7. Indefinite Pronoun

1. Indefinite pronouns refer to people or things without knowing who or what we are talking about.
2. Examples of indefinite pronouns are anybody, anything, anyone, everyone, someone, something, somebody, nobody, etc.

Indefinite pronoun used in sentences:

→ Does anyone have a black pen? The indefinite pronoun ‘anyone’ is used because we are not talking about any specific individual.
→ Somebody rang the bell. We used the indefinite pronoun ‘somebody’ because we didn't know who rang the bell.

8. Relative Pronoun

1. Relative pronouns help us to connect two parts of a sentence.
2. Examples of relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, that, which, etc.

Look at the following sentences:

→ The computer that was stolen was returned. We use the relative pronoun ‘that’ for both people and things.
→ The phone which was stolen was returned. ‘Which’ is used only for things and not for people.

Examples of Pronouns Used in Sentence

1. Can someone please help me?
2. This is my book.
3. He is a boy who is good at maths.
4. My mother gave me those flowers.
5. Everyone clapped after the great performance.

FAQ’s

1. What are the pronouns for class 4?

Answer: Pronouns are the words which are used in place of nouns to prevent repetition of words.

2. What are the types of pronouns for class 4?

Answer: Types of pronouns for class 4 are:

1. Personal Pronoun
2. Reflexive Pronoun
3. Possessive Pronoun
4. Interrogative Pronoun
5. Distributive Pronoun
6. Relative Pronoun
7. Indefinite Pronoun
8. Demonstrative Pronoun

3. Give some examples of pronouns.

Answer: Examples of pronouns are he, she, it, myself, himself, everyone, someone, those, these, whose, etc. Example of pronouns used in a sentence: He is my brother.