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• Reflexive pronouns: They are used when the subject and the object of a verb are the same.

For example,
1. She hurt herself. 2. I cut myself.

Read these sentences.

• They waved at each other. • The children hugged one another.

The highlighted pronouns are used to show that an action or a feeling is reciprocated. They are
known as reciprocal pronouns.

Now, read these sentences.
• Everybody enjoyed the concert. • There was no one at the shop.

The highlighted pronouns are used to show that these pronouns do not refer to any specific

person, thing or amount. They are known as Indefinite pronouns.

Study the table to understand the use of indefinite pronouns.

Person Place Thing

For complete quantity everyone everywhere everything
everybody
For indefinite quantity someone somewhere something
somebody

For negative sentences anyone anywhere anything
anybody

None no one nowhere nothing
nobody

Identify the errors, correct them and rewrite these sentences.

wrong sentence error corrected sentence

Students, staff and visitors, she are now
conducting an earthquake drill.

Please drop whatever him are doing.

Take cover under a table
or a desk and safeguard no one.

Nobody cover your head with your arms.
Those is only a drill.

No one. Stay calm.

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