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G Interrogative pronouns do just what they say. They work in sentences that are posing
a question.
Read the following examples:

1. Who is going to arrive first?
2. Which of these do you like better?

G The pronouns that denote persons or things as single or in a group are called
distributive pronouns.

Read the following examples:
1. Each of the boys gets the prize.

2. None of our friends went to Christmas party.

G Reciprocal pronouns are used for actions or feelings that are reciprocated.
Read the following examples:

1. They like one another .
2. They talk to each other like they’re babies.

G Relative pronouns are used to add more information to a sentence.
Relative pronouns also join two sentences together.

Read the following examples:
1. I know the man who teaches you.

2. Have you eaten the bananas that father bought yesterday?

A. Use the correct pronoun from the brackets to fill in the blanks.
1. The idea was _____________________________. (hers / her)

2. _________________________ broke the mirror? (which / who)
3. Yash did this work ____________________________ . (herself / himself)

4. _____________________________ phone is on the table. (Someone’s / Where)
5. _______________________ are having a party tomorrow. (We / Our)

6. You __________________________________ said so. (yourself / himself)
B. Circle the pronouns and write the type of each pronoun in the given space.

1. The dog that bit me was not mad. _______________________________

2. Rohan has lost his card and cannot find it. _______________________________
3. Few can do this. _______________________________

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