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y These are my books.

y Those are my books.

The words this, that, these and those help to point at people and things.

Pronouns that are used to point out people or things are called demonstrative
pronouns.

Read these sentences.

y What are you doing?

y Who is knocking at the door?

y Whom do you want to meet?
y Which is your house?

In these sentences, the words what, who, whom and which are used to ask questions.

Pronouns that are used to ask questions are called interrogative pronouns.

Now, read these sentences.

y She saw herself in the mirror.

y Sid hurt himself.
y She poured herself a cup of tea.

y The children enjoyed themselves.

These highlighted pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence.

Pronouns that refer back to the subject of the verb are called reflexive pronouns.

Now, read these sentences. Note

y I myself completed the homework. Emphasising pronouns cannot be used

y She made the cake herself. as subjects. For example,
• Priya and myself study together. ( )
These highlighted words are used to lay emphasis 
on someone or something in the sentence. • Priya and I study together. ( )


Pronouns that are used for emphasis are called emphasising pronouns.

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