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00:00Let's learn the definition of pronouns. Pronouns are those words that are used in place of nouns.
00:09Let's learn with the help of some examples.
00:13Let's read the following sentences.
00:17My name is Daniel. I have a car.
00:23Here, the person we are talking about is Daniel.
00:27But there are two more words that refer to Daniel, which are my and I.
00:36My name is Daniel. My refers to Daniel.
00:42I have a car. I refers to Daniel.
00:48So the words my and I refer to the naming word Daniel.
00:54So these words are pronouns.
00:59John is a good singer. He earns well.
01:04Here, the person we are talking about is John.
01:08And the other word which is used for John is he.
01:13He earns well. He means John.
01:19John earns well. So he is a word that is being used in the place of the naming word John.
01:29So he is a pronoun.
01:34Birds are sitting on a tree. They are blue in color.
01:40What is blue in color? What does they refer to?
01:45They refers to birds.
01:49So they is being used in the place of the naming word birds.
01:55So they is a pronoun.
01:59So kids, the words that are used in the place of naming words are called pronouns.
02:06We will learn more about them with lot many examples.
02:11First take a look at the various pronouns we have.
02:16I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc.
02:35Some pronouns are used only for masculine naming words like he, his, himself, him.
02:45Some pronouns are only used for feminine naming words like she, her, herself.
02:54Some pronouns can be used for any of the genders like I, me, you, they, them, us, whose, someone, everybody, those, whoever, etc.
03:11Some pronouns are only used for singular naming words like it, he, she, you, him, her, his.
03:23These pronouns only refer to singular naming words.
03:29And some nouns can only be used to refer plural naming words.
03:35They, we, them, those, these.
03:39These pronouns can only be used to refer to plural nouns.
03:45Now, here we have a picture and a sentence is given which is incomplete.
03:53Now we have to fill an appropriate pronoun in the blank to suit the picture.
03:59Dash is playing in the park.
04:02So which pronoun according to the picture will suit here?
04:06The picture is of a boy playing in the park.
04:11So, can we write she is playing in the park?
04:15No, because she is a pronoun that can only be used to refer to a feminine noun.
04:23He is playing in the park.
04:26Yes, we can write he as a boy is playing in the park.
04:33Now we have another picture.
04:36Dash is raining.
04:39Can we write he is raining?
04:42No, as he is only used for masculine naming words.
04:47She is raining.
04:50No, she is only used with feminine naming words.
04:55It is raining.
04:57Yes, because it can be used with a non-living thing.
05:04Now, here we have our next picture.
05:09Dash is dancing.
05:12The picture is of a girl who is dancing.
05:16So, we can say they is dancing?
05:20No, they is a pronoun which is only used for plural naming words and we have only a single girl here.
05:29So, we will say she is dancing.
05:34Now, here we have the next picture.
05:38Dash are playing cricket.
05:42Many boys are playing in the picture.
05:45So, which pronoun can be used for them?
05:49He are playing cricket.
05:52No, we cannot use he as he is a pronoun that is used with singular naming words.
06:00Will we say they are playing cricket?
06:05Yes, because they is used with plural naming words.
06:10Now, here we have our next picture.
06:14There are many students in the class and Dash are studying.
06:21So, which pronoun will suit here?
06:24We are talking about students that is plural in naming word.
06:30So, we will say they are studying.
06:34Now, we have some complete sentences.
06:38We have to see whether the pronoun used in the sentence is correct or not.
06:44John is a very polite boy, so everyone likes her.
06:50Is this sentence correct?
06:54No, we are talking about John.
06:57So, we cannot say everyone likes her as her is a pronoun that is used with feminine naming words.
07:05And John is a boy.
07:08So, we will say John is a very polite boy, so everyone likes him.
07:16Olivia is very pretty. Her dress is very beautiful.
07:22Is this sentence correct?
07:25Yes, this sentence is correct.
07:28The pronoun used for Olivia is her.
07:32And it is correct as her is a pronoun that is only used for feminine naming words.
07:39And Olivia is a feminine naming word.
07:44It is a nice party. We are having a lot of fun.
07:49Is this sentence correct?
07:52Yes, it is correct.
07:55Here, we have our next picture.
08:00We are going to a party.
08:03Is this sentence correct?
08:06The pronoun used here is we.
08:10And we is used for plurals.
08:13And we are talking about more than one person.
08:17So, the sentence is correct.
08:20We are going to a party.
08:23So, kids, we learned so many examples of pronouns.
08:28Now, let's have a quick look on the usage of pronouns.
08:32Here, we have a paragraph.
08:35And we will be circling all the pronouns in it.
08:40My teacher asked me and my friends to join dance classes.
08:47In this sentence, my, me, and my are referring to the same person who is narrating the paragraph.
08:57We all agreed, but one of my friends refused.
09:02In this sentence, the first pronoun, we, is referring to the friends of the narrator.
09:09And my is referring to the narrator.
09:14Her name was Tia.
09:17Here, the pronoun is her, which is referring to Tia.
09:23She has her own reasons.
09:27Here, the pronouns are she and her.
09:31Both are referring to Tia.
09:41Here, the pronoun is she.
09:44And it is used two times.
09:46She is referring to Tia.
09:50I told her that my brother also liked singing.
09:54Here, the pronouns I and my are referring to the narrator.
10:01We all joined the dancing classes, but Tia didn't.
10:07Here, the pronoun we is referring to friends of Tia.
10:13Instead, she joined singing classes happily.
10:19Here, the pronoun she is referring to Tia.
10:23So kids, today we learned about pronouns and their usage.