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1. 1.

   The highlighted words in these sentences are pronouns. Identify their types.

   1. He blamed himself for his sister's bad performance in the tests.
   2. Rahul has a guitar. He takes good care of it.
   3. Everybody in the classroom was afraid of the new principal.
   4. I picked up the kitten and took it home.
   5. The Sharmas have bought a new car. They drive it to work every day.
   6. No, this pen is not mine. It is hers.
   7. This is a very large box.
   8. Those are not my socks.
   9. Who sent you the flowers?
   10. Ishan is the boy who went to New York to study.
   11. You cannot walk into anyone's house at this time of the night.
   12. I will cook the food myself.
2. 2.

   Choose the correct pronoun. State whether it is a reflexive pronoun (R) or an emphatic pronoun (E).

   1. Rishi himself/herself/yourself collected the tickets.
   2. Did you finish the homework himself/themselves/yourself?
   3. The kitten made yourself/itself/themselves comfortable on the couch.
   4. Let's meet the chairman itself/themselves/himself.
      The other won't be able to help.
   5. Let's paint the fence oneself/ourselves/themselves.
   6. My aunt tripped over the beam and hurt herself/itself/himself.
   7. You must keep this news to oneself/yourself/himself.
   8. Aastha himself/itself/herself had taken photographs of the gathering.
   9. You must clean your room himself/ourselves/yourself.
      Don't wait for others to do it.
   10. He is not an organised person itself/himself/ourselves.
   11. The floor is wet. You might slip and hurt yourself/ourselves/oneself.
   12. All of them shook hands with us and introduced oneself/ourselves/themselves to us.
3. 3.

   Fill in the blanks with the appropriate indefinite pronouns. There may be more than one correct answer.

   1. We are doing _________________ possible to make sure the programme is a success.
   2. Mother gave _________________ in the room lemon tarts and ice cream.
   3. _________________ of the students will not take the examination.
   4. _________________ must be done to save the tiger.
   5. I was so sleepy that I do not remember _________________. I know that _________________ covered me with a blanket.
   6. _________________ in this world can be achieved without hard work.
   7. I opened the cupboard to take out a tin of baked beans, but there was _________________.
   8. _________________ has left the front door open.
   9. Before the guests arrive, _________________ should be in place.
   10. We were expecting _________________ people for dinner. Only _________________ could make it.
4. 4.

   Join these sets of sentences with suitable relative pronouns.

   1. The boy lives down the street. The boy is an artist.
   2. I like playing badminton. It is a good sport.
   3. There are many teachers living in this building. The building is quite old.
   4. This is a fact. I learnt it yesterday.
   5. Many children learn karate these days. It is a martial art.
   6. Some people are smart. They make a lot of money.
   7. Geeta is a devoted social worker. Geeta's school is in the next lane.
   8. I like visiting parks. The parks have open spaces.
   9. It was a very ancient library. It was burnt down recently.
   10. Rehmania was sold off recently. It is a big departmental store.
   11. You met her recently. Ratna is a gifted dancer.
   12. The school is situated far away from the city. I will join the school.
5. 5.

   Fill in the blanks with reflexive pronouns.

   1. We built the wall ________________ in a day.
   2. He said that he would finish the cooking ________________.
   3. The rhino can defend ________________.
   4. The pupil blamed ________________ for the accident.
   5. The soldiers trained ________________ to counter the emergency.
   6. See that you do the work ________________.
   7. Karan must know how to correct ________________.
   8. He hurt ________________ during the trek.
   9. They set ________________ an impossible target.
   10. You should sort it out amongst ________________.
   11. The lady taught ________________ to work on the computer.
   12. The leaders criticised ________________ in no uncertain terms.