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English · Class 6

Nouns and Pronouns

Learn Nouns and Pronouns with notes, examples, and practice questions.

4 sections15–25 min read6 MCQs · 2 examples

Chapter Overview

Class 6 grammar revisits nouns and pronouns with greater depth — countable and uncountable nouns, possessive forms, reflexive pronouns (myself, themselves), and correct pronoun-antecedent agreement in longer sentences from NCERT Honeysuckle.

Noun Types

  • Countable: book/books; Uncountable: water, advice (no plural)
  • Possessive: Ravi's pen, the boys' room
  • Abstract nouns: courage, honesty, childhood

Pronouns

  • Subject: I, he, she; Object: me, him, her
  • Possessive: mine, yours, theirs
  • Reflexive: I hurt myself; They enjoyed themselves

Agreement

  • Pronoun must match antecedent in number and gender
  • Everyone should bring his or her book (or their in modern usage)
  • Each of the girls brought her bag

Solved Examples

Step-by-step solutions — read each step before checking the final answer.

Possessive form

Rewrite: the bag of the boys

  1. 1Plural noun ending in s
  2. 2Add apostrophe after s

Answer

the boys' bag

Reflexive pronoun

Fill in: The cat cleaned ___ with its tongue.

  1. 1Subject is cat (it)
  2. 2Reflexive for it

Answer

itself

Key Points to Remember

  • Uncountable nouns take singular verbs
  • Apostrophe shows possession
  • Reflexive pronouns refer back to subject
  • Avoid vague they/it without clear antecedent

Exam Tips

  • Identify antecedent before choosing pronoun
  • Distinguish its (possession) and it's (it is)
  • Collective nouns can take singular verb when acting as unit

Practice MCQs — Nouns and Pronouns

Test your understanding with topic-wise multiple choice questions. Explanations appear after each answer.

Question 1 of 6Score: 0/0

'Happiness' is a: