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Pronouns
A Pronoun is a word that takes the place of a common noun or a proper noun. There are different kinds of pronouns
Personal pronouns
The words I, you, he, she, it, we and they are called personal pronouns. They take the placeof nouns and are used as the subject of the verb in a sentance.
My name is David. I am the yongest in the family |
|---|
This is my father. He is a teacher |
This is my mother. She is a lawyer |
I have a dog. it is called lucky |
Notice* The subject of a sentence is the person, animal, place or thing that does the action shown by the verb.
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
I |
Me |
You |
You |
he |
him |
she |
her |
it |
it |
There are three groups of pronouns. first person, second person and third person
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
we |
us |
you |
you |
they |
them |
First person plural |
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Second person plural |
Third person plural |
First person singular |
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Second person singular |
Third person singular |
The words me, you, him, her, it, us and them are also personal pronouns. They also take the place of nouns. These pronouns are used as the object of the verb in a sentence.
| I am standing on my head. Look at me |
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My mother is kind. Everybody likes her |
Lisa, I told you to tidy your bed! |
You must not play with the knife. Give it to me |