Personal Pronouns By Dr Shadia [Compatibility Mode]

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By: Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar

Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar1

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Pronouns take the place of Pronouns take the place of nouns.nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedentantecedent.


I read a book. It was good.

(BookBook is a noun. ItIt is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, book.)


When using pronouns, you must also make sure that they agree with their antecedents in number (singular or plural) and gender. The gender of a noun may be masculine (male), feminine (female), or neuter (referring to things).

PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS


Mrs. Johnson teaches English.She teaches English.The boy learns English.He learns English.


SUBJECTPRONOUN

OBJECTPRONOUN

POSSESSIVEPRONOUN

POSSESSIVEADJECTIVE

SINGULAR IYouShe, he, it

MeYouHer, him, it

MineYoursHers, his, its

My nameYour nameHer, his, its name

PLURAL WeYouthey

UsYouthem

OursYourstheirs

Our namesYour namesTheir names


A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence.

She is my best friend.It is my bag.

Does he know the answer?You and I will meet later.


An object pronoun is used as the object of the verb (direct/indirect object) or the object of a preposition.I will tell you a story.Give me the book .The teacher gave her a warning.John read it to them.


show who owns something.

2. They don’t have apostrophes.3. They are not followed immediately by a

noun.4. They stand alone.

Example


This book is hers. Yours is over there.

This book is her’s. Your’s is over there.

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INCORRECTINCORRECT

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Possessive AdjectivesThere are 2 ways to express possession

in English using adjectivals:1. Use ‘s to show an item belongs to a

specific person,e.g. Nadia’s book.

2. Use a possessive adjective,e.g. her book.


An adjective is used to describe a noun. A pronoun isused in place of a noun. Pronouns are used ingrammar in the same way as nouns are. They refer topersons or things named or understood in the contextof a conversation or reading. Possessive pronouns andadjectives are used to indicate the ownership of

something.

possessive pronouns are used alone.Possessive adjectives have nouns following them.

Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives


POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

• I have my pen. • I have mine.• You have your book. • You have yours.• She has her lunch. • She has hers.• He has his baseball glove. • He has his.• We have our boat. • We have ours.• You have your jacket. • You have yours.• They have their tickets.• They have theirs.


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Personal Pronouns By Dr Shadia [Compatibility Mode]