English Class 9 - Pronouns Notes

Pronouns

Welcome to the chapter on Pronouns for Class 9. In this chapter, you will learn what pronouns are, the different types of pronouns, and how to use them correctly in sentences. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to identify and use pronouns to make your writing clear and effective.

Introduction

Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence. They help avoid repetition and make sentences easier to read and understand.

Types of Pronouns

• Personal Pronouns: Refer to people or things (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
• Possessive Pronouns: Show ownership (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs).
• Reflexive Pronouns: Refer back to the subject (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves).
• Demonstrative Pronouns: Point to specific things (this, that, these, those).
• Relative Pronouns: Connect clauses or sentences (who, whom, whose, which, that).
• Interrogative Pronouns: Used to ask questions (who, whom, whose, which, what).
• Indefinite Pronouns: Refer to non-specific people or things (someone, anyone, everyone, nobody, each, few, many, all, some).

Examples

• She is reading a book. (She is a personal pronoun)
• This is mine. (Mine is a possessive pronoun)
• He did it himself. (Himself is a reflexive pronoun)
• These are my friends. (These is a demonstrative pronoun)
• The boy who won the race is my brother. (Who is a relative pronoun)
• Who is coming to the party? (Who is an interrogative pronoun)
• Someone left their bag here. (Someone is an indefinite pronoun)

How to Use Pronouns Correctly

• Make sure the pronoun matches the noun it replaces in number and gender.
• Use pronouns to avoid repeating the same noun.
• Be clear about what or whom the pronoun refers to.

Common Mistakes

• Using the wrong pronoun for the noun.
• Unclear reference (ambiguous pronoun usage).
• Mixing up possessive and reflexive pronouns.

Practice Questions

1. Replace the noun with a pronoun: "Ravi went to Ravi's school."
2. Identify the pronoun in the sentence: "They finished their homework."
3. Choose the correct pronoun: "___ is the person who called you?" (Who/Whom)
4. Fill in the blank: "___ of these books is yours?" (Which/Who)
5. Write a sentence using a reflexive pronoun.

Challenge Yourself

• Write a short paragraph using at least five different types of pronouns.
• Find and correct pronoun errors in a given passage.

Did You Know?

• The word "pronoun" comes from Latin and means "for a noun".
• Pronouns make our language less repetitive and more fluent.

Glossary

• Pronoun: A word that replaces a noun.
• Antecedent: The noun that a pronoun refers to.
• Reflexive: Referring back to the subject.
• Possessive: Showing ownership.

Answers to Practice Questions

1. He went to his school.
2. They, their
3. Who
4. Which
5. (Example: She made the cake herself.)

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Use pronouns to make your writing clear, smooth, and interesting!