We use it

To replace a subject or object that has already been named. The idea is to avoid the repetition of the same word several times.

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They work as the subject of a sentence.

IMPORTANT

The pronoun "I" is always written in capital letter. The pronoun "It" is used to talk about animals, things or the weather.

  • 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.

They work as the object of a verb.

  • 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.

ADJECTIVES

They are used to talk about the possession of an object. The Possessive Adjectives are always followed by a noun.

  • Examples

    This is my house.

    Emma crashed her car.

    The dog is eating its bone.

    We love our team.

    The children forgot their toys.

PRONOUNS

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

They are used to signalize or mark out something.

These Pronouns are...

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).

  • 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

  • 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.

CAN BE

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

  • 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.

CAN BE

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.

  • Examples

    They love each other.

    We looked at each other and started laughing.

    We know each other.

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Answer

Correct Answer

Personal Pronouns work as the Subject of a sentence.

True

Well done!

False

Try again

We use pronouns like "WHO" or "WHOSE" when we refer to a thing.

True

Keep trying

False

Good!

She wants _ _ _ _ _ shoes.

that

Wrong answer

those

You did it!

this

Keep trying

Where did you buy _ _ _ _ _ jacket?

your

Great!

yours

Try again

You

Wrong answer

_ _ _ _ _ sister lives in Indiana.

She

Keep trying

Mine

Try again

My

Cool!

_ _ _ _ _ live in London.

His

Wrong answer

They

You did it!

Them

Keep trying

I love _ _ _ _ _ bag.

her

That´s it!

she

Try again

it

Keep trying

That bike is _ _ _ _ _.

my

Try again

I

Wrong answer

mine

Correct answer!

_ _ _ _ _ is my pencil.

This

Well done!

These

Keep trying

Those

Try again

_ _ _ _ _ are my parents.

This

Wrong answer

That

Keep trying

Those

Good!

_ _ _ _ _ is my dog.

He

Try again

It

Great!

They

Wrong answer

This is _ _ _ _ _ house.

our

Cool!

us

Keep trying

them

Try again

Give _ _ _ _ _ the ball.

my

Wrong answer

I

Keep trying

me

You did it!

Tomorrow, _ _ _ _ _ are going to the doctor.

we

That´s it!

that

Try again

us

Wrong answer

Tom hates _ _ _ _ _.

she

Keep trying

you

Correct answer!

yours

Try again

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