What are Personal Pronouns A pronoun can replace
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What are Personal Pronouns? A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. Mary is my sister She is my sister We use pronouns like ”he”, ”her”, ”us”, ”them”, . . . to make our sentences less repetitive and less cumbersome. Ann told Robert that Robert was her best friend. She told him that he was her best friend.
Personal Pronoun: Classification We can classify personal pronouns into several types. We are going to study some of them. These ones are. . . Subjective Personal Pronouns. Objective Personal Pronouns. Possessive Personal Pronouns. Reflexive Pronouns. But there are more!
Subjective Personal Pronouns. A Subjective Personal Pronoun indicates us the pronoun is acting as the subject of the sentence. I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they She is a teacher. We are the champions.
Objective Personal Pronouns. An Objective Personal Pronoun indicates us the pronoun is acting as an object. me / you / him / her / it / us / you / them Charles told him the truth. She bought them a lot of food.
Possessive Personal Pronouns. A Possessive Personal Pronoun indicates us the pronoun is acting as a marker of possession and defines who is the owner. mine / yours / his / hers / its / ours / yours / theirs This car is mine.
Reflexive Personal Pronouns. A Reflexive Personal Pronoun is used to refer back the action to the subject of the sentence. myself / yourself / himself / herself / itself / ourselves / yourselves / themselves Mary looked at herself in the mirror.
NOW SOME ACTIVITIES
She burnt _______ 1. - hers 2. - herself 3. - ourselves
She burnt _______ 1. - hers 2. - herself 3. - ourselves
She loves _______ 1. - him 2. - himself 3. - he
She loves _______ 1. - him 2. - himself 3. - he
Give _____ back my pencil! 1. - them 2. - yours 3. - me
Give _____ back my pencil! 1. - them 2. - yours 3. - me
____ are my teachers. 1. - He 2. - They 3. - She
____ are my teachers. 1. - He 2. - They 3. - She
This is your dog. It's ____ 1. - yours 2. - hers 3. - you
This is your dog. It's ____ 1. - yours 2. - hers 3. - you
Ron and you bought _____ a car. 1. - mine 2. - yourselves 3. - yours
Ron and you bought _____ a car. 1. - mine 2. - yourselves 3. - yours
Mary is my sister. ____ is 10. 1. - He 2. - She 3. - They
Mary is my sister. ____ is 10. 1. - He 2. - She 3. - They
They made ____ a coffee. 1. - themselves 2. - theirs 3. - I
They made ____ a coffee. 1. - themselves 2. - theirs 3. - I
This suit is ____ 1. - me 2. - I 3. - his
This suit is ____ 1. - me 2. - I 3. - his