Pronouns — Words That Replace Nouns

Pronouns 👤

A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun so we don’t have to repeat it.

Instead of saying: Aditi is reading. Aditi likes books.
We say: Aditi is reading. She likes books.

The word She is a pronoun — it replaced the noun Aditi.

📋 Types of Pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns — Subject (doing the action)

Person	Singular (one)	Plural (more than one)
1st person (me)	I	We
2nd person (you)	You	You
3rd person (others)	He / She / It	They

Examples:

I am a student.
You are my friend.
He plays cricket. / She sings well. / It is a cat.
We go to school together.
They are playing in the park.

2. Personal Pronouns — Object (receiving the action)

Subject Pronoun	Object Pronoun	Example
I	me	Please help me.
You	you	I will call you.
He	him	I saw him at school.
She	her	Give the book to her.
It	it	I found it under the table.
We	us	Come with us.
They	them	I like them very much.

3. Possessive Pronouns — Showing Ownership

Pronoun	Possessive	Example
I	my / mine	This is my bag. This bag is mine.
You	your / yours	Is this your pencil?
He	his	That is his book.
She	her / hers	This is her doll.
It	its	The dog wagged its tail.
We	our / ours	This is our school.
They	their / theirs	That is their house.

🔄 Replacing Nouns with Pronouns

👦 Male person → He / Him / His

Rahul is tall. → He is tall.
I saw Rahul. → I saw him.
That is Rahul’s bag. → That is his bag.

👧 Female person → She / Her / Her

Priya is smart. → She is smart.
I helped Priya. → I helped her.
That is Priya’s book. → That is her book.

🐕 Animal/Thing → It / Its

The dog is cute. → It is cute.
I fed the dog. → I fed it.
The dog’s tail is long. → Its tail is long.

👫 More than one → They / Them / Their

The children are playing. → They are playing.
I saw the children. → I saw them.
The children’s toys. → Their toys.

📝 When to Use I vs Me

This is a common mistake! Here’s how to get it right:

Use I	Use Me
When you are doing the action	When the action is done to you
I went to school.	Mum called me.
I like mangoes.	She gave it to me.
Rahul and I played.	He helped Rahul and me.

💡 Trick: Remove the other person’s name and see if it sounds right.
”Rahul and I played” → “I played” ✅
“He helped Rahul and me” → “He helped me” ✅

✅ Practice Activities

Activity 1: Replace the noun with a pronoun

Aditi is my friend. → ___ is my friend. (She)
The ball is round. → ___ is round. (It)
Rohan and Sia are dancing. → ___ are dancing. (They)
My father is a doctor. → ___ is a doctor. (He)
The birds are singing. → ___ are singing. (They)

Activity 2: Choose the correct pronoun

___ am going to school. (I / Me) → I
Give the book to ___. (she / her) → her
___ is my favourite colour. (It / Its) → It
This is ___ pencil. (my / me) → my
___ are best friends. (We / Us) → We

Activity 3: Fill in the blank

Ravi is tall. ___ plays cricket. (He)
Sunita is kind. ___ helps everyone. (She)
The cat is sleeping. ___ is on the mat. (It)
My parents are at home. ___ are watching TV. (They)
I have a new bag. ___ bag is blue. (My)

Pronouns make our sentences shorter and smoother! Use them well! 👤