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Pronouns
Nominal Pronouns
I you he she
it we they
These words are used to replace the names of people places or things mentioned in a sentence. For example:
Mary is pretty. She is pretty.
The table is round. It is round.
Tom and Dave are twins. They are twins.
Possesive Pronouns
my mine your yours
his her hers its our ours their theirs
These words are used to indicate ownership. For example:
This is my watch. It's mine.
That is your pencil. It's yours.
That is his money. It's his.
This is the car's wheel. This is its wheel.
Those are their cards. Those cards are theirs.
Objective Pronouns
me you him her
it us them
These words are used to identify a person or an object without using their name. For example:
Give the keys to me please.
The president? Yes, that's him.
It's them! They're here! Hurry! Hide!
Demonstrative Pronouns
this that these those
These words are used to identify a person or an object which is either closeby or relatively far away. This (closeby) is singular. These (closeby) is plural. That (far) is singular. Those (far) is plural. For example:
This boy beside me is very intelligent.
These chairs in front of me are broken.
That insect over there is big.
Those women across the street are singing.
Reflexive Pronouns
myself yourself himself herself
itself yourselves ourselves themselves
These words are used when a person or an object does something that refers back to that person or pbject. For example:
I like to buy myself presents.
He talks to himself.
We never blame ourselves for our problems.
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it we they
These words are used to replace the names of people places or things mentioned in a sentence. For example:
The table is round. It is round.
Tom and Dave are twins. They are twins.
his her hers its our ours their theirs
These words are used to indicate ownership. For example:
That is your pencil. It's yours.
That is his money. It's his.
This is the car's wheel. This is its wheel.
Those are their cards. Those cards are theirs.
it us them
These words are used to identify a person or an object without using their name. For example:
The president? Yes, that's him.
It's them! They're here! Hurry! Hide!
These words are used to identify a person or an object which is either closeby or relatively far away. This (closeby) is singular. These (closeby) is plural. That (far) is singular. Those (far) is plural. For example:
These chairs in front of me are broken.
That insect over there is big.
Those women across the street are singing.
itself yourselves ourselves themselves
These words are used when a person or an object does something that refers back to that person or pbject. For example:
He talks to himself.
We never blame ourselves for our problems.
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