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Pronouns |
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Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns
(ex: he, she, it, they, we and so on) |
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1. subject and object pronouns |
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We use 'object pronouns' instead of object
nouns.
We
use 'subject pronouns' instead of subject
nouns.
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subject |
object |
I |
me |
you |
you |
he |
him |
she |
her |
it |
it |
we |
us |
they |
them |
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(ex) You might go to the park with they and their
friends (X)
(-> You might go to the park with them and their
friends)
(ex) I and she have to read the books until this
December.
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2. possessive adjectives & possessive pronouns |
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We use possessive adjectives and possessive
pronouns.
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possessive adjective |
possessive pronouns |
my |
mine |
your |
yours |
his |
his |
her |
hers |
its |
- |
our |
ours |
their |
theirs |
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(ex) When we had a dinner, I paid mine, my friend paid his.
(ex) This computer is yours.
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All pronouns should agree with the nouns it refer to.
ex
: After prepositions, you should use object
pronouns.
(ex) If you have a problem, please tell me about them.
(ex) Each student needs to have his own computer to improve his
skill.
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