To replace a subject or object that has already been named. The idea is to avoid the repetition of the same word several times.
You will find the different kinds of Pronouns, how and when we use them and examples.
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The pronoun "I" is always written in capital letter. The pronoun "It" is used to talk about animals, things or the weather.
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Examples
I live in New York.
They don't play football.
It 's hot today.
It is a beautiful horse.
My mum is great. She is the best cook.
We visited Paris last year.
Do you like coffee?
My friends are not here. They went to a party.
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Examples
I like the car. I will buy it.
She invited us to the party.
Give me the pen.
Sam prepared them dinner.
The teacher asked you to help.
They are used to talk about the possession of an object. The Possessive Adjectives are always followed by a noun.
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Examples
This is my house.
Emma crashed her car.
The dog is eating its bone.
We love our team.
The children forgot their toys.
They are used to indicate that something belongs to someone.
Unlike the Possessive Adjectives, the Possessive Pronouns are isolated (not followed by a noun).
- Mine
- Yours
- His
- Hers
- Its
- Ours
- Theirs
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Examples
The car is mine.
The doll is hers.
This is yours.
The T-shirts are theirs.
They are used when the action lies with the performer.
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Examples
You will cut yourself with that knife.
I have to be myself.
He himself prepared dinner.
She will kill herself with that skateboard.
The car drives itself.
This
It is used to indicate that something is near (singular).
That
It is used to indicate that something is far away (singular).
These
It is used to indicate that something is near (plural).
Those
It is used to indicate that something is far away (plural).
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Examples
This is my house.
That is Emily over there.
These are the bags I was talking about.
Those are african elephants.
These pronouns are used to talk about unspecified persons or things. The most common are...
When we talk about things, we use the pronouns ending with -Thing. When we talk about persons, we use the pronouns ending with -Body or -One.
USES AND DIFFERENCES
- Everything
- Everybody
- Everyone
(All the people or things into a group, at the same time).
- Something
- Somebody
- Someone
(Not all the people or things, some of them).
- Anything
- Anybody
- Anyone
(They are used in negative sentences or questions).
- Nothing
- Nobody
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Examples
Everyone is going to the party.
Nobody has seen her.
There is somebody at the door.
Does anyone speak German?
Nothing happens.
I don't know anybody in this place.
They are used to refer to a noun (a person or thing) that has already been mentioned.
When we want to refer to a person, we use...
- That
- Who
- Whom
- Whose
When we want to refer to a thing, we use...
- That
- Which
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Examples
This is the book that I bought yesterday.
Susan is the person who I met last week.
Her new job, which she started yesterday, is very difficult.
That is the boy whose teacher is my mum.
The park in which we practice baseball is big.
My girlfriend, who moved with me, is beautiful.
They are used to indicate a reciprocal action between two people or things.
These pronouns are
Generally, "Each Other" is used to talk about an action between two people and "One Other" to an action between more than two people.
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Examples
They love each other.
We looked at each other and started laughing.
We know each other.
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Personal Pronouns work as the Subject of a sentence.
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We use pronouns like "WHO" or "WHOSE" when we refer to a thing.
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She wants _ _ _ _ _ shoes.
that
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those
You did it!
this
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Where did you buy _ _ _ _ _ jacket?
your
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yours
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You
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_ _ _ _ _ sister lives in Indiana.
She
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Mine
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My
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_ _ _ _ _ live in London.
His
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They
You did it!
Them
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I love _ _ _ _ _ bag.
her
That´s it!
she
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it
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That bike is _ _ _ _ _.
my
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I
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mine
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_ _ _ _ _ is my pencil.
This
Well done!
These
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Those
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_ _ _ _ _ are my parents.
This
Wrong answer
That
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Those
Good!
_ _ _ _ _ is my dog.
He
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It
Great!
They
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This is _ _ _ _ _ house.
our
Cool!
us
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them
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Give _ _ _ _ _ the ball.
my
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I
Keep trying
me
You did it!
Tomorrow, _ _ _ _ _ are going to the doctor.
we
That´s it!
that
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us
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Tom hates _ _ _ _ _.
she
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you
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yours
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