What kind of pronoun is the underlined word in the following sentence?
When the guests came in from the rain, Ma served them hot pakoras and ginger tea.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Personal pronoun
Here “them” stands for “the guests”.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Personal pronoun (answer) | stands for particular people or things, such as I, you, he, she, it, we and they (and their object forms) | Ma made kheer, and we finished all of it. |
| (2) Demonstrative pronoun | points to something, such as this, that, these and those; “them” does not point | Those are my grandfather’s books. |
| (3) Reflexive pronoun | ends in -self or -selves and shows the action going back to the doer | The guests helped themselves to the sweets. |
| (4) Indefinite pronoun | stands for no particular person or thing, such as someone, anybody and everything; “them” stands for particular people | Somebody left a parcel at the door. |