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    Pronouns

    1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS
     Used as a simple substitute for proper
    nouns.
     Replace names of people, places,
    animals, things etc.
     Enables us to avoid too much repetition
    of proper nouns in passages.
    CASE Nominative Objective Possesive
    Number
    Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural

    Person 1st
    I We Me Us Mine Ours
    2nd
    You You You You Yours Yours
    3rd
    He, She, Him, her, His, hers,
    It
    They
    it
    them
    its Theirs
    GENDER OF PRONOUNS

     Masculine – He, Him, his


     Feminine – She, her
     Neutral/Plural – It, we, they
    USES OF PRONOUNS

    1. As a subject of the


    sentence
    She is my best buddy.
    We are major in English.
    USES OF PRONOUNS

    2. As direct object of a verb


    My parents trust me.
    Your friends will help you.
    USES OF PRONOUNS

    3. As indirect object


    Delia sent me a gift.
    Lydia told us a secret.
    USES OF PRONOUNS

     4. As object of the preposition


     Tina report it to me.
     Is that note for you?
     The project was made by us.
    USES OF PRONOUNS
     5. As predicate
    nominative(subject complement)
     It was I who called.
     It was you who broke the vase.
    USES OF PRONOUNS
     6. As Appositive
     The two representatives, you
    and I, are present.
     She asked the pre-service
    teachers, you and I, to stay.
    USES OF PRONOUNS
     7. As a Possessive
     Sam’s mistake was ignored,
    mine, too.
     Anita’s excuse was not believed,
    ours, too.
    2. REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
     Reflexive pronouns tell us that
    the doer of the action in a
    sentence is also the receiving
    end of that action.
    It can be a direct object, indirect
    object or object of a preposition.
    Compound Personal Pronouns
    Number
    Person
    Singular Plural
    1st Myself ourselves
    2nd Yourself Yourselves
    Himself,
    3rd herself, Themselves
    itself
    2. REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

     Reflexive pronouns
    1. I secretly praised myself for
    surviving. (direct object)
    2. She have herself selflove. (Indirect
    object)
    3. She got to the mountain top by
    herself. (object of the preposition)
    3. INTENSIVE PRONOUN
    Precede the noun which is often the
    noun immediately before the pronoun.
    They are used for emphasis.
    1. The iskolar received the comm
    allowance herself.
    2. The iskolar herself received the
    comm allowance.
    4. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
    Show, point or exhibit. (this,
    these, that, those)
     These are my answers. (subject)
     The answers to the questions
    are these. (predicate noun)
    5. INDEFINITE PRONOUN
    Do not refer to any person or
    thing specifically like few,
    some, all, none
     Only few passed the prelim.
    6. Interrogative Pronouns
    • Used to make questions.
    These are who, whose, what,
    which.
    • Who are excited for vacation?
    7. Distributive Pronouns
    • Denote persons or things of group
    separately that’s why they always
    become singular and followed by
    the singular verbs
    • e.i neither, either, each, everyone,
    any, none, no one, etc.
    • None of my friends is loyal.
    8. Reciprocal Pronouns
    • Express mutual or
    reciprocated relationship such
    as each other and one
    another.
    • Give each other a hug.
    • Love one another.
    9. Relative Pronouns
    • Join to clauses and relate or
    refer back to their antecedent
    • Who, which, that, what, as,
    etc
    • The girl who wears blue is
    about to receive a blessing.
    9. Possessive Pronouns
    • Show ownership
    • His, their, her, my, our etc
    • Her new jacket comes from
    her allowance.

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