(Parts of Speech 2) Pronouns
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PRONOUNS Correctly using nouns as a the subject of a sentence.
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A description of the different pronouns and their usage. Subjective and objective pronouns.
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PRONOUNSCorrectly using nouns as a the subject of a sentence.
FEMALE OR MALE PRONOUNS?
He
She
Him
Her
His
Hers
INTRODUCTION TO PRONOUNS
A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. A pronoun is a word that can be used in place
of a noun.
E.g. Johnny got up, then Johnny had breakfast, Johnny ate idli. Johnny was running late for work so Johnny had to run. Johnny got to the office just in time but Johnny was very hot. Johnny sat at Johnny’s desk and switched on Johnny’s computer.
Johnny got up, then he had breakfast, he ate idli. He was running late for work so he had to run. Johnny got to the office just in time but he was very hot. He sat at his desk and switched on his computer.
PRONOUNS
A pronoun is a word that can be used in place of a noun.
A personal pronoun is a noun that can be used in place of a noun that is a person or a thing.
Personal pronouns for people=
I you he she we they
me you him her us them
Pronouns for things = itthey them
SINGULAR AND PLURAL PRONOUNS
The singular personal pronouns (talking about one thing) are:
I/me, he/him she/her, it, you
The plural personal pronouns (talking about more than one thing) are:
We/us, they/them, you
Subjective pronouns(the subject of a sentence, e.g. I ran)
Objective pronouns(not the subject of the sentence) e.g. I gave her a gift.
Possessive pronouns(when the person/thing is in a possessive state)e.g. That biryani is mine, not yours.
I Me Mine
You You Yours
He him His
She her Hers
We you ___
It us ours
you you yours
they them theirs
SUBJECTIVE PRONOUNS
I, you, he, she, we, it, you and they
A subjective pronoun acts as the subject of a sentence—it performs the action of the verb.
He spends ages looking out of the window.
After lunch, she and I went to the DF.
Subjective pronouns
I
You
He
She
We
It
you
they
OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS
An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb.
Cousin Eldred gave me a trombone.
Take a picture of him, not us!
Objective pronouns
Me
You
him
her
you
us
you
them
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
A possessive pronoun tells you who owns something.
The red basket is mine.
Yours is on the coffee table.
Possessive pronouns
Mine
Yours
His
Hers
___
ours
yours
theirs
SUMMARY
Today we have learnt about :
Nouns Pronouns
When to use subjective, objective and possessive pronouns in a sentence.
