Pronoun Exercises for Class 10
Pronoun Exercises for the Class 10 / SSC. On this page, we have given several categories of questions, such as Classify the Pronouns, Fill in the blanks, Join together each of the following pairs of sentences by using a Relative Pronoun, Point out the Relative Pronouns and their Antecedents, Reflexive and the Emphatic Pronouns, Correct the italicized words etc. Solving this exercise will be very helpful for 10th grade students.
(1) Classify the Pronouns in the following sentences:
(1) We enjoy ourselves very much.
(2) The boy has shut himself in a room.
(3) What made the boy laugh so loudly?
(4) Everybody can come to the field.
(5) Each of the boys should be given one rupee.
Answers:
Given Sentences |
Pronouns and their kinds |
(1) We enjoyed ourselves very much. |
(1) we – Personal Pronoun ourselves – Reflexive Pronoun |
(2) The boy has shut himself in a room. |
(2) himself – Reflexive Pronoun |
(3) What made the boy laugh so loudly? |
(3) what – Interrogative Pronoun |
(4) Everybody can come to the field. |
(4) everybody – Indefinite Pronoun |
(5) Each of the boys should be given one rupee. |
(5) each – Distributive Pronoun |
(2) Fill in the blanks with appropriate Pronouns:
(1) Don’t talk about ______all the time
(2) Those _______live in glass houses should not throw stones at others.
(3) Avail _______of this opportunity.
(4) ______of the boys came late.
(5) Do you know ______ has happened?
Answers:
(1) Don’t talk about him all the time.
(2) Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others.
(3) Avail yourself of this opportunity.
(4) None of the boys came late.
(5) Do you know what has happened?
(3) Join together each of the following pairs of sentences by using a Relative Pronoun.
(1) This is a nice shirt. I bought it from the market.
(2) He is a writer. His works are well-known.
(3) The spectators applauded Rosy. Rosy’s singing was very melodious.
(4) The teacher taught me a lesson. I shall not forget it.
(5) The boy has got the book. He wanted it badly.
Answers:
(1) Ans: This is the nice shirt which I bought from the market.
(2) Ans: He is a writer whose works are well known.
(3) Ans: The spectators applauded Rosy whose singing was very melodious.
(4) Ans: I shall not forget the lesson which the teacher taught me.
(5) Ans: The boy got the book which he wanted badly.
(4) Point out the Relative Pronouns and their Antecedents in the following sentences:
(1) Bring me the cup that is on the table.
(2) The students who had come late were punished.
(3) Handsome is that handsome does.
(4) God helps those who help themselves.
(5) There is no mother but loves her child.
Answers:
Given sentence |
Relative Pronouns | Antecedent |
(1) Bring me the cup that is on the table. | that |
cup |
(2) The students who had come late were punished. |
who | students |
(3) Handsome is that handsome does. | that |
handsome |
(4) God helps those who help themselves. |
who | those |
(5) There is no mother but loves her child. | but |
mother |
(5) In the following sentences pick out the Reflexive and the Emphatic Pronouns:
(1) He talked of himself for a long time.
(2) Do it yourself.
(3) What do you know about yourself?
(4) They themselves came and apologized.
(5) The man cursed himself for what he had done.
Answers:
Given sentence |
Reflexive Pronoun | Emphatic Pronoun |
(1) He talked of himself for a long time.
|
himself |
|
(2) Do it yourself. |
Yourself | |
(3) What do you know about yourself? |
yourself |
|
(4) They themselves came and apologized. |
themselves | |
(5) The man cursed himself for what he had done. |
himself |
(6) Correct the italicized words and expressions in the following sentences:
(1) The climate of Imphal is better than Delhi.
(2) The three brothers quarrelled with each other.
(3) The couple loves one another very much.
(4) What is he? He is Robin.
(5) Neither side have scored any goal.
Answers:
(1) Ans: The climate of Imphal is better than that of Delhi.
(2) Ans: The three brothers quarrel with one another.
(3) Ans: The couple loves each other very much.
(4) Ans: What is he? He is a teacher.
(5) Ans: Neither side has scored any goal.