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Personal Pronouns
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SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
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Subject Forms: |
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I |
we |
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you |
you |
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he, she, it |
they |
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The subject forms of pronouns are
employed prior to verbs to
indicate the actor in a sentence.
I know that you are the one
I need to talk to.
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Object Forms: |
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me |
us |
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you |
you |
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him, her, it |
them |
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The object form of a pronoun is used
the direct object (DO) of a verb to indicate someone or something that
is acted on by the subject, as an indirect object (IO) to indicate
to or for whom an action was done, or as the object of a
preposition (OP).
On her father's birthday Marina gave him
a book. He thanked her and said that she could read it
after
him. (IO, DO, DO, OP)
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Possessive Forms (before a noun): |
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my |
our |
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your |
your |
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his, her, its |
their |
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Possessive Forms (in place of a noun): |
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mine |
ours |
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yours |
yours |
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his, hers, its |
theirs |
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There are two types of possessive
pronouns: one type is used as the modifier of a noun, while the other is used
as a noun substitute. Do you
have my book? No, I think Joe has yours.
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Reflexive Forms: |
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myself |
ourselves |
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yourself |
yourselves |
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himself, herself, itself |
themselves
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Reflexive pronouns are used to refer
back to the subject and usually function as objects.
Andy helped himself to some cake and ice
cream. The members of the interior design club always enjoy
themselves on their tour of interior decorating studios and warehouses
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