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12.  You and Maya speak French well. Where did                         learn to
                      speak French?

                  13.  Priya is a student.                 studies engineering.

                  14.  My parents are going to Kerala.                     are going for a week.

                  15.  Raja is very tall. And                 is very slender too.

                  16.  My name is Deepshikha.                     am from Delhi.

                  17.  Mark and Robin are from Australia.                      have come to India for the
                      first time.

             2.  Possessive pronouns are pronouns that indicate possession of a noun, and they
                 stand by themselves. For example,

                 y   These books are mine.
                 y   These clothes are hers.

                                                        Singular               Plural

                             First person          mine                   ours

                             Second person         yours                  yours

                                                   his
                             Third person          hers                   theirs

                                                   its


             3.  Reflexive pronouns indicate that the object of a verb is the same as the subject.
                 For example,
                 y   She hurt herself.
                 y   I cut myself while chopping vegetables.


                                                        Singular                Plural

                              First person          myself                ourselves

                              Second person         yourself              yourselves

                                                    himself
                              Third person          herself               themselves
                                                    itself


             4.  Emphatic pronouns are used for the sake of emphasis. For example,

                 y   The Principal herself attended the annual function.
                 y   They will do it themselves.


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