Pronoun for class 4 English
Concept:Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns are short words that can be used as a substitute for the proper name of a noun. These pronouns indicate person, number, and gender. Students will know personal pronoun definition, usage and examples.
In this learning concept, students will learn:
- Format of personal pronoun sentences with examples.
- Subject pronouns with examples.
- Object pronoun definition and examples.
Every concept is explained to class 4 English students using examples, illustrations, and concept maps. Students can assess their understanding of the concept by solving the printable PDF personal pronouns worksheets pdf given at the end of the page. Download the personal pronoun worksheets for class 4 and check your answers with the solutions provided in PDF format.
What is a Pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that can replace a noun and can perform all of the grammatical functions as a noun can. In general, we use pronouns to shorten our sentences and avoid repetition.
Pronouns are words like I, he, she, it, they, each, few, many, whose, etc., these words replace a noun.
Example:
The pronoun ‘he’ and ‘her’ take the place of nouns like ‘Mahesh’ and ‘Megha’.
Personal Pronouns:
Personal pronoun represents specific people or things that we are talking about.
When discussing ‘person’ in terms of grammar, the following rules apply:
- First-person, as in ‘I’.
- Second-person, as in ‘you’.
- Third-person, as in ‘It, he, she’.
Personal pronouns may take on various forms depending on the number (singular or plural).
Personal pronouns provide us with the following information:
- The person – Who is speaking?
- The number – Is the pronoun plural or singular?
- The gender – Is the pronoun feminine, masculine, or neuter?
Placement of a Pronoun:
Pronouns also demonstrate two of the major noun functions that are: acting as a subject or as an object.
A. Subject Pronoun:
A subject pronoun is used as a subject of a sentence. A subject pronoun can be singular or plural, they can be masculine-feminine or neuter. To identify a subject pronoun, always ask the question ‘who’ or ‘what’ that has a direct effect on the action taking place in the sentence.
Examples:
B. Object Pronoun:
The object pronoun is a type of personal pronoun that takes the place of a noun that follows an action, verb, or preposition.
Object pronoun includes words like me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.
Examples:
Exception:
For pet animals like (cats or dogs), we can use he or she, but sometimes we generally use ‘it’ to refer to an animal.
Example:
Look at the dog! It is a golden retriever.
Refer to the mind map to remember the personal pronouns better.
Conecpt : Using 'I' & 'me'
What is the compound subject?
A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects joined by a conjunction.
A compound subject is joined by ‘and’ or ‘or’ and a series of a comma.
Whenever more than one subject is involved it is important to maintain a subject-verb agreement.
Examples:
A compound subject whose subjects are joined by ‘and’ usually requires a plural verb. They function as a single unithatch take singular verbs. Also, compound subjects preceded by each, every, or many take singular verbs.
Examples:
Common errors:
Sometimes it is confusing which form to use when there are two subjects or objects linked.
Examples:
- Jane and me/I(?)joined the dance class.
- Kia took Jay and me/ (?) to the shop.
In a sentence, a,) jane and me/I are the subjects of the verb joined. Therefore, the subject pronoun, I, is considered as correct. Sometimes it is acceptable in spoken English to use Jane and me.
Exceptions:
Although object pronouns like me, him, and she are acceptable in compound subjects in casual usage, informal the distinction between I and me is maintained.
Use you and I or they and I, not you and me or them and me as the subject in a sentence.
Examples:
- My brother and me sang the song together. ❌
- My brother and I sang the song together. ✅
Concept : Indefinite Pronouns
Words like 'anything, something, anyone, everyone’ are indefinite pronouns. These words are used to refer to people or things without specifically mentioning what or who they are. In this chapter, student will know indefinite pronoun definition, usage, and errors that could occur while using them.
From this learning concept, students will also learn:
- Types of indefinite pronouns and their uses.
- To use singular indefinite pronouns in sentences with examples.
- To use indefinite plural pronouns in sentences with examples.
- Understand indefinite pronouns example sentences.
- Know the indefinite pronouns list.
All the learning concepts covered for Class 4 have illustrations, mind maps, and examples. Students, after going through this concept, can check their understanding by solving the two printable PDF indefinite pronouns worksheets. The solutions to these indefinite pronoun exercises are also available in PDF format.
What Is Indefinite Pronoun?
Indefinite pronouns refer to people or things without specifically mentioning what or who they are. The pronouns ending in -body or -one is meant for people, and those ending in -thing for items or things.
Examples:
Uses of Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite has a variety of uses some of which include:
- To refer to an unknown person
Examples:
She saw somebody sneaking around.
- Refer to a general amount
Examples:
Most of the patients left, several are still waiting here.
- Referring to a totality of an absence
Examples:
We tried everything but nothing seems to work.
Types of Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns can be singular, Plural, or both singular and plural.
Singular Indefinite Pronouns : When singular indefinite pronouns are used in a sentence, these words usually take a singular verb.
Any indefinite pronoun ending in –one or –the body is considered singular because it addresses each person within a group. Let us have a look at the list of singular indefinite pronouns below:
| Another | Less |
| Anybody | Little |
| Anyone | Much |
| Anything | Neither |
| Each | Nobody |
| Either | No one |
| Enough | Nothing |
| Everybody | One |
| Everyone | Other |
| Everything | Somebody |
| Someone | Something |
How to Use Singular Indefinite Pronouns in Sentences?
Let us have a look at how to use the indefinite singular pronouns in sentences.
Examples:
Plural Indefinite Pronouns
Plural indefinite pronouns are considered as plural objects. When you’re not sure who or what you’re talking, about but know it’s more than one, use a plural indefinite pronoun.
Below is a list of plural indefinite pronouns.
| Both |
| Fewer |
| Few |
| Many |
| Others |
| Several |
How to Use Plural Indefinite Pronoun in Sentences?
Let us have a look at how plural indefinite pronouns are used in sentences.
Exceptions
Some definite pronouns can be both singular or plural, depending on the rest of the sentence and the noun they’re replacing. These pronouns include:
| all | any | More/most |
| none | some | such |
Examples:
- Some of the chocolates were missing.
- Some of the chocolate was missing.
The first sentence mentions losing multiple chocolates, while the second mentions one chocolate where some part of it is missing. To identify whether some is singular or plural observe the object of the preposition—chocolates or chocolate.
Common Mistakes:
Be careful with the usage of each. Although it might seem that more than one is being referred to, each is a singular pronoun and needs a singular verb. Ignore the words or phrases that come in between a singular indefinite pronoun and verb.
Examples:
Each of the new employees is supposed to attend the induction training. ❌
Each of the new employees are supposed to attend the induction training. ✅
Concept: Words with 'self' and 'selves'
What is a Reflexive Pronoun?
- A reflexive pronoun is a type of pronoun that is used as the object of a verb. This pronoun shows that the action reflects back to the subject of the sentence.
- In English, these words are the pronouns that end with ‘self’or ‘selves’:
Example:
In the above sentence, ‘Herself’ is a reflexive pronoun because it refers to the same person as the object of the sentence.
Reflexive Pronouns Used with Personal Pronouns
Usually, reflexive pronouns are used with other pronouns. Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject is doing an action by itself. This is especially helpful when using third person plural.
| Personal Pronouns | Reflexive Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I | myself |
| You | yourself |
| He | himself |
| Her | herself |
| It | itself |
| We | ourselves |
| They | themselves |
Let's see reflexive pronouns in sentences.
- They entertained them.
- They entertained themselves.
- In the first sentence,‘Them’ referred to other people. In simple words, one group of singers are entertaining another group of people.
- In the second sentence‘They’ stand for themselves.
Singular Reflexive Pronouns:
Singular reflexive pronouns are used when the subject is singular reflexive pronouns.
Example:
Common Errors with Reflexive Pronouns:
- There might be some situations where reflexive pronouns sound confusing if it is used at the beginning of the sentence.
- Ourselves were introduced by us.❌
- We introduced ourselves.✅
- Myself was cheered up by me.❌
- I cheered myself up.✅
- The most common mistake is to use a reflexive pronoun instead of a personal pronoun (I, me, he, she).
Example:
- If you think you have any doubts, just ask myself.❌
- If you think you have any doubts, just ask me.✅
- The first sentence is grammatically incorrect as the reflexive pronouns do not replace personal pronouns.
- In sentence two, the sentence uses a personal pronoun.
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