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Read the following examples:

1. I kicked myself hard.

2. Be careful not to hurt yourself with that knife.

G Interrogative pronouns are question words like who, whose, whom, what and

which that can be used as the subject of a sentence to ask a question.

Read the following examples:
1. Who has lost his watch? 2. Whom did you meet?

G Pronouns which point out things are called demonstrative pronouns . Pronouns
like this , these , that and those are demonstrative pronouns.

Read the following examples:

1. This is my book.
2. That is an aeroplane.

3. These are sweet apples.

4. Those are beautiful birds.

G A possessive pronoun is used to indicate that something belongs to someone,

or is associated with them. It comes after the verb of the sentence. Pronouns
like mine , ours , yours , his , its and theirs are possessive pronouns.

Read the following examples:

1. That car is mine .
2. This pet is ours .

3. The book that is stolen is his .

A. Underline the pronoun in the given sentences.

1. We do not care for what he says to us.

2. You must take care of your diet.
3. We are eating our snacks.

4. He is lending your clothes to her.

5. You need not worry. She can do it alone.

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