Personal Pronouns

WHAT ARE PERSONAL PRONOUNS?

• THEY WORK AS SUBJECTS• REPLACE THE NAME OF A PERSON• CAN BE OBJECTS

EXAMPLE I AM A STUDENT I (SUBJECT)THEY RUN IN THE PARK THEY ( SUBJECT)

PERSONAL PRONOUNSREPLACE THE NAME OF A PERSON

IYOUHE

SINGULARSHE IT

WE YO U

PLURALTHEY

REPLACING THE NAME WITH A PRONOUN

Rick likes New York.He likes New York.

Mary enjoys “Titanic”She enjoys “Titanic”

The dog is cute.It is cute.

PRONOUNS CAN BE OBJECTS

• AN OBJECT ASKS WHO OR WHAT• IT IS PLACED AT THE END OF A SENTENCE• IT CAN GO IN THE MIDDLEME YOU SINGULARHIMHER

USYOU PLURALTHEM

EXAMPLESI GAVE MY BOOK TO HIMSHE TALKED TO US.

WE WENT TO THE MOVIES WITH RICK

WE WENT WITH HIM

SHE LIKES THE RESTAURANT.

SHE LIKES IT.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS1

• SHOW POSSESION

MY OURYOUR YOURHIS THEIRHERITS

POSSESIVE PRONOUNS 1LOCATION

• YOU CAN PLACE THEM ANYWHERE IN A SENTENCE

• COME BEFORE A NOUN

• MY BOOK IS ON THE TABLE.• I SEE THAT MY BOOK IS ON THE TABLE.• SHE TOOK EVERYTHING OFF THE TABLE WITH

THE EXCEPTION OF MY BOOK.

POSSESIVE PRONOUNS 2

SHOW POSSESION ( SAME IDEA AS PRONOUNS 1)

MINE OURSYOURS YOURSHERS THEIRSHISITS

POSSESIVE PRONOUNS 2LOCATION

• PUT THEM AT THE END OF A SENTENCE• FOLLOWED BY A VERB

THE BOOK ON THE TABLE IS MINE.THAT PEN IS YOURS.THE CAR ON THE CORNER IS HERS.

MORE EXAMPLES

THAT IS MY BOOKTHAT BOOK IS MINE

THAT IS HER PENTHE PEN IS HERS