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nobody                  no one                  nothing

                    everybody               everyone                everything


                 These pronouns do not refer to any specific person, thing or amount. For example,

                 •  Everybody enjoyed the puppet show.
                 •  There was no one in the building when the fire broke out.


             9.  Relative pronouns

                 ♦   Form

                     For people                                  For things


                       Subject       Object      Possessive        Subject      Object      Possessive

                      who         whom/who whose                  which       which        whose

                      that        that                            that        that


                 ♦   Use

                      Relative pronouns are used to introduce a relative clause. Relative clauses give
                     some information about the noun they qualify.


             A.  Correct the errors in the use of pronouns.

                  1.  I himself made the pie.

                  2.  He called mine yesterday.

                  3.  These clothes are us.

                  4.  I was at home all day. Anybody came.

                  5.  Everything loves Pia.

                  6.  We send each another Christmas cards.

                  7.  His mother just retired. Hers was a teacher.

                  8.  I am late. She would be waiting for mine.

                  9.   I saw Seema and Prateek at the mall. But them did not see mine.

                 10.  Hello, I am Rudra and this is my sister, Priya. Us live in Kailash Colony.








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