{"id":820,"date":"2022-04-21T09:52:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=820"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:07:49","slug":"e-bb-1-identify-pronouns-and-their-antecedents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-1-identify-pronouns-and-their-antecedents\/","title":{"rendered":"E- BB.1 Identify pronouns and their antecedents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Identify pronouns and their antecedents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3tSNbUbE\/sbMCiN_UiQf-sTYVLYWRrQ\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3tSNbUbE&#x2F;sbMCiN_UiQf-sTYVLYWRrQ&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3tSNbUbE&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-aae0d72b0df05b1a7d05750bd97517d2\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Pronoun? <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>pronoun<\/strong> is a word that <strong>replaces a noun<\/strong> to avoid repetition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Examples:<\/strong> he, she, it, they, we, who, which.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sentence:<\/strong> <em>Maria loves her cat. She feeds it every day.<\/em><br>\u2705 <em>She<\/em> and <em>it<\/em> are pronouns replacing <em>Maria<\/em> and <em>cat<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is an Antecedent?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An <strong>antecedent<\/strong> is the <strong>noun that a pronoun refers to<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> <em>The dog barked because it was hungry.<\/em><br>\u2705 <em>Dog<\/em> is the antecedent of <em>it<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Types of Pronouns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pronoun Type<\/th><th>Examples<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Personal<\/strong><\/td><td>I, you, he, she, it, we, they<\/td><td>Refers to people or things<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Possessive<\/strong><\/td><td>my, your, his, her, its, our, their<\/td><td>Shows ownership<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Reflexive<\/strong><\/td><td>myself, yourself, himself, herself<\/td><td>Refers back to the subject<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Relative<\/strong><\/td><td>who, whom, whose, which, that<\/td><td>Connects clauses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Demonstrative<\/strong><\/td><td>this, that, these, those<\/td><td>Points to something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Indefinite<\/strong><\/td><td>someone, anyone, everyone<\/td><td>Refers to non-specific people\/things<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong> Rules to Identify Pronouns &amp; Antecedents<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Find the pronoun first<\/strong> \ud83d\udd0e <em>He went to the park.<\/em> \u2192 Pronoun = <em>He<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ask \u201cWho or what is it referring to?\u201d<\/strong> <em>Ravi went to the park. He enjoyed the swing.<\/em> \u2192 <em>He<\/em> refers to <em>Ravi<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check for clarity<\/strong> \u2728\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pronouns must clearly refer to <strong>one noun<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unclear:<\/strong> <em>John told Alex that he was late.<\/em> \u274c (Who is late?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clear:<\/strong> <em>John told Alex, \u201cYou are late.\u201d<\/em> \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pronouns must agree with antecedents<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Number:<\/strong> Singular vs Plural <em>The cat is hungry. It wants food.<\/em> \u2705<br><em>The cats are hungry. They want food.<\/em> \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gender:<\/strong> Male, Female, Neutral <em>Lisa loves her dog. She feeds it daily.<\/em> \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Examples with Emojis<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Rina \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udf93 loves reading books \ud83d\udcda. She reads every night.<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pronoun = <em>She<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antecedent = <em>Rina<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The dogs \ud83d\udc15 were barking. They wanted food.<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pronoun = <em>They<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antecedent = <em>The dogs<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>I \ud83e\uddd1 am going to the market \ud83d\uded2. Do you want to come with me?<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pronouns = <em>I, you, me<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antecedents = <em>I<\/em> (for I and me), <em>you<\/em> = person spoken to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Tips<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tip 1:<\/strong> Always locate the noun <strong>before the pronoun<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tip 2:<\/strong> Ensure <strong>singular pronouns<\/strong> don\u2019t refer to <strong>plural nouns<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tip 3:<\/strong> Watch out for <strong>tricky pronouns<\/strong>: it, this, that, which, who.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98520\/119\/176\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-218.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-218.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-218-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-218-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98520\/636\/229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-224.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-224.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-224-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-224-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify pronouns and their antecedents Design by Delta publications Key Notes : What is a Pronoun? 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Types of Pronouns Pronoun Type Examples Notes Personal I, you, he, she, it, we, they Refers to people or things Possessive my, your, his, her, its, our, their Shows ownership Reflexive myself, yourself, himself, herself<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-1-identify-pronouns-and-their-antecedents\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- BB.1 Identify pronouns and their antecedents&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-820","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22106,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/820\/revisions\/22106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}