Grammar - Pronouns for the beginners level. suitable for all ages.

Pronouns

1. Pronouns 代名词

2. What is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun . Stella is my sister. Thomas is a doctor. She is my sister . . He is a doctor.

3. Annie told George that George was Annie’s best friend. She told him that he was her best friend. We use pronouns like “he”, “her”, “us”, “them” , etc. to make the sentences less repetitive and less complicated .

4. Pronouns: Classification We can classify pronouns into several types; Subjective Personal Pronouns Objective Personal Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns

5. Subjective Personal Pronoun Indicates us the pronoun as the subject in the sentences. Examples: She is a teacher. We are the champion. I am good today.

6. Objective Personal Pronoun Indicates us the pronoun as an object in the sentences. Examples: James told him the truth. Please give me back. She bought them lunch. me you him her it us you them

7. I You He She It We They You me you him her it us them you Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns Singular Plural

8. Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone in a sentence. ours hers his its mine yours theirs Examples: This mobile phone is mine . This class is ours , we should keep it clean.

9. Possessive Adjectives Function as determiners in front of a noun to describe something belongs to who. their his her its my your our Examples: He puts his pen into the box. Will you please lend me your pen for a while?

10. I my mine you your yours he his his she her hers That is my apple. The apple is mine . These are your flowers. The flowers are yours . Bob is his dog. The dog is his . That box is her present. The present is hers .

11. it its (-) we our ours they their theirs The cat is sitting on its treehouse. This is our house. The house is ours . That is their house. The house is theirs .

12. Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns Possessive adjective + noun Possessive pronouns (without + noun) my This is my book. mine This book is mine. your Is this your umbrella? yours Is this yours? his He lent me his jacket. his This isn’t my jacket. her I borrowed her car. hers The car is hers. its These are its clothes. ---- our A lot of our friends came to our party. ours That car is ours. their Their house is lovely. theirs That house is theirs. What is the differences?

13. Reflexive Pronouns 反身代词 Used to refer back the action to the subject of the sentence. We often use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of a verb are the same. Examples: Mary looked at herself in the mirror. I wash myself before going to bed. The students can monitor themselves .

14. Commonly used to refer - things or animals

15. Try to do this We are going to hurt themselves / ourselves if we are not careful. Emma, did you take the photo by yourself / itself? Alice and Doris collected the stickers themselves / herself. Tim and Garry, if you want more milk, help ourselves / yourselves. The lion can defend himself / itself.