PRONOUNS

There are five forms of pronouns  :

1. Subject pronouns.

     Subject pronouns occur in the subject position of a sentence or after the verb be.

     Study the following list of subject pronouns  :

     - I                            - She                            - They

     - You                      - It

     - He                                    - We

     Example  :

     - We have lived here for twenty years ® We is subject

     - It was she who called you ® after the verb be

2. Complement pronouns.

     Complement pronouns occur in complement position, whether they complement a verb or a preposition.

     Study the following list  :

     - Me                        - It                   - Them

     - You                      - Us

     - Him                       - Her

     Example  :

     - To us , it seems like a good bargain ® us is after preposition

     - Hanys told her a story ® her is complement

3. Possessive adjectives.

     Possessive adjectives are not the same as possessive pronouns. These simply modify, rather than replace nouns, possessive pronouns replace nouns. Possessive form indicate ownership.

     Study the following adjectives  :

     - My                        - Her                - Their

     - Your                     - Its

     - His                        - Our

     Example  :

     - My food is hot.

     - Dita is eating her lunch.

     - The dog has injured its foot ® its is not the same as it’s ( it‘s means it is or it has ).

4. Possessive pronouns.

     These pronouns can not precede a noun. They are pronouns and thus replace the noun. The noun is understood from the context and is not repeated.

     Study the following pronouns  :

     - Mine ( my + noun )

     - Yours ( your + noun )                   

     - Hers ( her + noun )

     - Its            

     - Ours                    

     - Theirs       

     - His

     Example  :

     - Her skirt is blue and my cap is red ® Hers is blue and mine is red.

     - Their coats are too small ® Theirs are too small.

5. Reflexive pronouns.

     These pronouns usually follow the verb and indicate that the subject is both giving and receiving the action.

     Study the following list  :

     - Myself                   - Itself

     - Yourself                - Yourselves

     - Himself                  - Themselves

     - herself                   - Ourselves

     Example  :

     - The student themselves decorated the classroom.

     - We hurt ourselves playing football.

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