Pronoun

PRONOUN
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PRONOUN
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun
Personal Pronouns
are either
Personal pronouns may be used as:  Noun  Subject
1. the subject of a verb ( subject Pronoun)  Pronoun Or
 Object
2. the object of a verb ( object Pronoun )
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SUBJECT PRONOUN
To find subject
Pronoun, ask the
subject who or
The subject of a verb does the action of the verb.
what?
I, you, he, she, it, we , they can all be used as the subject of a verb.
Examples: Lisa likes cats. She has four cats.
In the first sentence, the proper noun Lisa is the subject of the verb likes.
In the second sentence, the pronoun she is the subject of the verb has.
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PRONOUNS
When using pronouns, you must also make sure that they agree with their
antecedents in:
1. number (singular or plural)
2. gender. The gender of a noun may be masculine (male), feminine
(female), or neuter (referring to things).
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SUBJECT PRONOUN
Here are some more pairs of sentences that show personal pronouns used
as subjects of verbs:
My name is Michael. I am fourteen.
My father works hard. He works in a factory.
My sister is older than me. She is twelve.
Our dog is very naughty. It likes to chase cats.
Bob, you are a bad dog!
David and I are playing football. We like sports.
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OBJECT PRONOUNS
The object of a verb receives the action of the verb.
me, you, him, her, it, us , them can all be used as the object of a verb.
Lisa likes cats. She likes to stroke them
In the first sentence, the noun cats is the object of the verb likes.
In the second sentence, the pronoun them is the object of the verb stroke.
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OBJECT PRONOUN
Here are some more pairs of sentences that show personal pronouns
used as objects of verbs.
I’m doing my homework. Dad is helping me.
Goodbye, children! I’ll call you later.
Where is John? I need to speak to him.
Miss Garcia is very nice. All the children like her.
The car is very dirty. Mom is cleaning it.
Uncle Harry called Mary to ask her a question.
My chocolates are all gone. Someone has eaten them.
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PERSONAL PRONOUN
Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun
1. First person singular ( speaker )

I Me
2.Second person singular ( speaks to )
3.Third person singular( spoken about )
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
1. First person plural ( speaker )
We Us
2. Second person plural ( speaks to )
3. Third person plural ( speak about )
You You
They Them
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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Reflexive pronouns are words that refer to the noun or pronoun that is the subject
of the verb.
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves , themselves
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REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
• My brother built this computer himself.

• Be careful not to cut yourself with that knife.
• John was looking at himself in the mirror.
• Kate fell and hurt herself.
• Our cat washes itself after every meal.
• We baked the cake by ourselves.
• Come in, everybody, and find yourselves a seat.
• The children cleaned their room all by themselves.
• Bears like to rub themselves against a tree.
• The bird washed itself by splashing in a puddle.
• The players train every day to keep themselves fit.
• Have yourselves a good time.
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PRONOUN
Object Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun

Me Myself
You Yourself
Him Himself
Singular
Her Herself
It Itself
us Ourselves
Plural You Yourselves

Them Themselves
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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
Demonstrative pronouns are used for pointing out things.
This, That, These , Those

 Use this and these when you are
talking about things near you.
 Use that and those when you are

talking about things farther away
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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
This is my desk. These are my pets.

This is the Mings' house. These are sheep but those are goats.
That is my friend’s house. Those are horses.
That’s my mother’s car.
Who is that knocking at the door?
Hi, Kathleen. This is Michael.
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INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions.

who, whose, what, which, whom
In writing and formal speaking, you can also use whom as the object of verbs and prepositions.
It is used to ask questions about people
For example: Whom did the president criticize?
Whom is the principal talking to?
To whom is the principal talking?
but you cannot use whom as the subject of a verb. So you cannot say:
✘ Whom came to the party last night? You have to say: ✔ Who came to the party last night?
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INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
Who can be used as the subject or the object of a verb.

Who – Used to ask questions about people.
For example: Who broke the window? (as the subject)
Who are you inviting to your party? (as the object)
Whose – Used to ask questions about people or objects, always related to possession.
Whose sweater is this?

Whose parents are those?
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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Possessive pronouns are used to talk about things that belong to people.
mine, yours, his, hers, ours , theirs.
Personal Pronoun Possessive pronouns

I , Me Mine
You Yours
He , him His
She , her Hers
We , us Ours
You Yours
They , them Thiers
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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
This book is mine. Have you lost yours, Tom?
This pen is mine and that one is his.
Sarah has lost her cat. Is this cat hers?
I can see our car, but where is yours?
We’ve had our lunch, but they haven’t had theirs.
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PRONOUN

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun

Examples: Lisa likes cats. She has four cats.

The object of a verb receives the action of the verb.

Lisa likes cats. She likes to stroke them

Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun

1. First person singular ( speaker )

myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves , themselves

• My brother built this computer himself.

Object Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun

Plural You Yourselves

Demonstrative pronouns are used for pointing out things.

This, That, These , Those

talking about things near you.

 Use that and those when you are

This is my desk. These are my pets.

Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions.

Who can be used as the subject or the object of a verb.

Whose sweater is this?

Personal Pronoun Possessive pronouns

This book is mine. Have you lost yours, Tom?

This pen is mine and that one is his.

Sarah has lost her cat. Is this cat hers?

I can see our car, but where is yours?

We’ve had our lunch, but they haven’t had theirs.

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