What is Pronoun? Pronoun Examples with MCQs for CSEET

A pronoun is a word that replaces or represents a noun in a sentence. It helps avoid repetition and adds fluidity to language. Pronouns simplify communication by referring back to a noun that has already been mentioned.

Examples of Pronouns:

1. Personal Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

• Example: She is going to the store.

1. Demonstrative Pronouns: this, that, these, those

• Example: I prefer these over those.

1. Relative Pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that

• Example: The person who called is waiting.

1. Interrogative Pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, what

• Example: What are you doing?

1. Indefinite Pronouns: everyone, somebody, nobody, all, some, any

• Example: Everybody loves a good story.

1. Possessive Pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

• Example: The car is mine.

10 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Pronouns:

1. What is a pronoun?

• A. An action word

• B. A describing word

• C. A word that replaces or represents a noun

• D. A joining word

Answer: C

2. Identify the pronoun in the sentence: "John and he went to the store."

• A. John

• B. he

• C. and

• D. store

Answer: B

3. Which is a demonstrative pronoun?

• A. me

• B. this

• C. whom

• D. somebody

Answer: B

4. In the sentence "The book that you lent me was fascinating," what is the pronoun?

• A. The

• B. book

• C. that

• D. you

Answer: C

5. Choose the interrogative pronoun in the following: "Whose turn is it?"

• A. turn

• B. it

• C. Whose

• D. is

Answer: C

6. What type of pronoun is 'myself'?

• A. Personal pronoun

• B. Demonstrative pronoun

• C. Reflexive pronoun

• D. Relative pronoun

Answer: C

7. Which option contains an indefinite pronoun?

• A. someone

• B. this

• C. hers

• D. they

Answer: A

8. Identify the possessive pronoun in the sentence: "The cat licked its paws."

• A. cat

• B. licked

• C. its

• D. paws

Answer: C

9. What is the antecedent of a pronoun?

• A. The word replaced by the pronoun

• B. The gender of the pronoun

• C. The plural form of the pronoun

• D. The pronunciation of the pronoun

Answer: A

10. Which of the following is a personal pronoun in the objective case?

• A. I

• B. me

• C. he

• D. she

Answer: B