Pronouns

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PRONOUNS What is a Pronoun? Keith Calleja 5.1

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PRONOUNS

What is a Pronoun?

Keith Calleja 5.1

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What is a Pronoun?

A Pronoun is a word which is used instead of a Noun.

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The Pronouns are:IYouHeSheItWeYouThey

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Some examples are:Tom and Kate went shopping.Tom and Kate bought everything.

Tom and Kate went shopping.They bought everything.

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John was sick.John took his medicine.

John was sick.• He took his medicine.

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The Pronouns as an Object.

Subject Object I Me You You He Him She Her It It We Us You You They Them

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After a Preposition we use the Object.I gave a book to him.

Between you and me, he is rather lazy.

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After a Conjunction we use the Subject.My cousin is younger than I.(am)

My mother bought more items than I .(did)

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Possessive PronounsWe use Possessive Pronouns to show that

something belongs to someone.

The Possessive Pronouns are My Your His Her Its Our Their

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Examples: That is my book. The dog found its ball. Sally took her cat to the vet. This is his pencil.