Grade 4th Pronouns Extra Notes

What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that can be used in place of a nouns.

Types of
Pronouns

Personal Demonstrative Possessive

Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns

Subject
Pronoun

Object
Pronoun

Personal Pronoun : Used to replace specific objects or persons. They by gender.

They are of 2 types that are Subject Pronoun and Object Pronoun.
 Subject Pronoun : They are used to replace the subject (person or thing) of
a verb.
 Object Pronoun : It is not the subject of the sentence. It is usually the
object that is affected in some way by the subject of the sentence.

Subject Object Sentence

Pronouns Pronouns

I me Can you help me?

you you I know you.

 he him Tom did not hit him.

she her She takes her to the market.

it it I don’t like it.

we us Wait for us!

they them Call them this evening.

Demonstrative Pronoun: This, That, These and Those are called Demonstrative
pronoun.

near far

Singular this that

Plural these those

Possessive Pronouns: A possessive pronoun shows ownership.

Singular Possessive Plural Possessive Pronouns

Pronouns

First Person mine ours

Second Person yours yours

Third Person his, hers theirs