Let's solve the pronoun exercise step by step. The task is to
tick the correct pronoun in each sentence.
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1. Sara and Meena are good friends. We / They go to the same school.
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Sara and Meena are two people — plural, third person.
- "We" is first person (includes the speaker).
- "They" refers to two or more people not including the speaker.
- Since Sara and Meena are the subjects, we use
"They".
✔ Correct answer: They
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2. Gopal helps everyone. He / I is a helpful boy.
- Gopal is a male, third person singular.
- "He" refers to Gopal correctly.
- "I" would mean the speaker, which doesn't fit here.
✔ Correct answer: He
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3. Rahul is a naughty boy. He / He does not listen to anyone.
- Both options are "He", but one is underlined in red, possibly a typo or formatting error.
- The sentence says: "He / He does not listen..." — this seems to have a repeated choice.
- But logically, since Rahul is a boy, the pronoun should be
He.
- The second "He" is likely meant to be another option, but both are the same.
✔ Correct answer: He (only choice that makes sense)
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4. My name is Geeta. I / She study in class I.
- The speaker is Geeta, so "I" is correct for the first part.
- But then: "I / She study in class I."
- If it's "I", then verb should be "study" → "I study"
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- If it's "She", then it should be "She studies" → but here it's "study", which is plural.
- So grammatically,
"I study" is correct.
- "She study" is incorrect because "she" requires "studies".
✔ Correct answer: I
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5. Mohan and Sunil say, 'We / They are going to the market!'
- Mohan and Sunil are speaking about themselves.
- So they are saying: "We are going to the market."
- "They" would refer to someone else, not themselves.
✔ Correct answer: We
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6. The teacher says to Seema, 'They / You are a good girl!'
- The teacher is speaking directly to Seema.
- So the teacher is addressing her personally.
- Therefore, the correct pronoun is
You.
- "They" would refer to a group, not Seema.
✔ Correct answer: You
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7. Sonal likes to eat fruits. We / She likes apples the most.
- Sonal is a female, third person singular.
- "She" refers to Sonal correctly.
- "We" would include the speaker, which isn't appropriate here.
✔ Correct answer: She
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8. This is an elephant. She / It lives in the forest.
- Elephants are animals, and unless specified as female, we use
"It" for animals.
- "She" is used only when referring to a female animal, but here no gender is mentioned.
- So the neutral and correct pronoun is
It.
✔ Correct answer: It
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
They
2.
He
3.
He
4.
I
5.
We
6.
You
7.
She
8.
It
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📝 Explanation Summary:
- Use
"I" for yourself.
- Use
"He" for males,
"She" for females.
- Use
"They" for groups or plural subjects.
- Use
"It" for animals or things (unless gender is known).
- Always match the pronoun to the subject of the sentence.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of pronoun worksheet for 2nd graders.