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PRONOUNS

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PRONOUN

Types of Pronouns

I. Personal pronoun

• The subject of a verb : I, you, he, she, it, we and they can all be used as the subject of a verb.

Examples:

Lisa like cats

She has 4 (four) cats

Hans is a teacher. He is a good player

Lisa proper noun (subject)

Lisa pronoun (subject)

Personal pronoun – con’t

• The objective of a verb : me, you, him, her, it, us and them can all be used as the object of a verb.

Ex : -• Lisa likes cats. She likes to stroke them.

Object of the verb

Noun

Object of the verb

Pronoun

Personal pronoun – con’t

Subject Object

First Person Singular I Me

Second Person Singular You You

Third Person Singular She Her

He Him

It It

First Person Plural We Us

Second Person Plural You You

Third Person Plural They Them

II. Possessive pronouns

• Possessive pronouns are used to talk about things thatbelong to people. The words mine, yours, his, hers, oursand theirs are possessive pronouns.

Examples :

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

Possessive pronouns – CON’T

Singular Personal Pronoun Possessive Pronouns

I, Me Mine

You Yours

She, Her Hers

He, Him His

Plural Personal Pronoun Possessive Pronouns

We, Us Ours

You Yours

They, Them Theirs

3. Reflexive pronouns

• Reflexive pronouns are words that refer to the noun orpronoun that is the subject of the verb. The wordsmyself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves,yourselves and themselves are reflexive pronouns.

• Examples :My brother built this computer himselfJohn was looking at himself in the mirror

Reflexive pronouns – CON’T

Some more examples:

• Be careful not to cut yourself with that knife.• 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 it.

Reflexive pronouns – CON’T

Singular Personal Pronoun Reflexive Pronouns

I (subject pronoun) Myself

Me (object pronoun) Myself

You (subject/object pronoun) Yourself

He (subject pronoun) Himself

Him(object pronoun) Himself

She(subject pronoun) Herself

It itself

Plural personal pronoun Reflexive pronoun

We (subject pronoun) Ourselves

Us (object pronoun) Ourselves

You(subject / object pronoun) Yourselves

They (subject pronoun) themselves

Them (object pronoun) themselves

EXERCISE

Directions:Complete the sentence with appropriate reflexive pronounsEx: I saw myself in the mirror

1. Tommy told a lie. He was ashamed of…2. Masako cut… while she was chopping vegetables3. People surround …with friends and family during

holidays4. Rita is careful about her weight, she allows …one piece

of candy a day5. Hans thinks Sebastian is telling the truth. So does Alex.

I…..don’t believe Sebastian’s story for a minute!

Terima KasihCamelia chandra M.Kom MM