2. Pronouns Personal Pronouns By : Nindita Irma Habsari

3. What is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

4. Here’s an Example 1.Mrs Turnbull teaches English. 2.She teaches English. In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that takes the place of the noun Mrs Turnbull.

5. Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns refer to specific persons or things. Douglas reads stories. He likes fairy tales. The word “he” is a personal pronoun that refers to “Douglas”.

6. English has three types of personal pronouns: Pronouns used for subjects, Pronouns used for objects, and Pronouns used to show possession

7. subject pronouns object pronouns possessive pronouns* Imemine you (singular) youyours hehimhis sheherhers it --- * weusours you (plural)youyours theythemtheirs

8. Subject Pronouns SingularPlural 1 st personI =(the speaker)We= (the speakers) 2 nd personYou (the listener)You= (the listeners) 3 rd personHe =(a male talked about) She=( a female talked about) It=( an thing or animal talked about) They=(a group talked about)

9. EXAMPLES: -I am a teacher.I am a teacher (no change). -You are a doctor (singular).You are a doctor (no change). John is a mechanic.He is a mechanic. Betty is a waitress.She is a waitress. The door is open.It is open. Lorena and I are happy.We are happy. You and Luis are clients.You are clients. -Ines and Ana are from Brazil. = Jose and Manuel are from Mexico. = Carmen and Martin are from Uruguay. = They are from Brazil. They are from Mexico. They are from Uruguay.

10. Practice Complete the sentences. Use you, he, she, it, we, you, or they. Substitute the word in parenthesis. Example: ____ is a nurse. (Sandra). = She is a nurse. a)_______ are good students.(Francisco and Sandra) b)________ is a lawyer. (Fred) c) ________ are good dancers.(Linda and you) d)________ is very friendly.(Adriana) e) _______ is clean. (the house) f) ______ are outgoing.(Cristina and I) They He You She It We

11. object pronouns me you him her it us you them

12. OBJECT PRONOUNS Object pronouns are used for direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions: I saw him / her / it / them / you yesterday. I gave the message to him / her / them / you (or I gave him / her / them / you the message). She bought a gift for him / them / you / me / us (or She bought him / them / you / me / us a gift). They were standing near (next to, beside, behind, near, in front of, etc.) me / us / you / him / her / it.

13. Practice Substitute the underlined words with object pronouns: 1. Tom comes to the cinema with Paul and I (……………). 2. Do you play with your children (……………) after dinner? 3. Pam takes her dog (…………) for walks in the morning. 4. Does Sue study with her brother (…………)? 5. Mr Postman delivers my letter(…………). Us them ItHim It