PPT 8.2 - Pronouns

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Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

A pronoun may take the place of naming words in a sentence. They refer to people or things.

Example: He, She, It, You, I, We, They

Subject Pronouns

A subject pronoun is used as thesubject of a sentence.

(1) She is my best friend.(2) It is my dog.(3) Does he know the answer?(4) You and I will meet later.

Object Pronouns

An object pronoun is used as thedirect/indirect object or the object of a preposition.

(1) Give the book to me.(2) The teacher gives her a sweet.(3) I will tell you a story.(4) Susan likes it very much.

List of Personal Pronouns

Singular PluralI we

you you

he, she, it they

Subject Pronouns

me us

you you

him, her, it them

Object Pronouns

Using Pronouns Correctly A preposition may take the position before an object pronoun.

Example: (1) Can you put the coat on me?(2) Bobby gave the book to her.(3) They knew each other through us.

Pick the Right Nouns.

• Read the sentences and fill in the right pronouns - ‘it’ and ‘me’.

• Press Enter (on your keyword) to see the answer.

1. ________ is too loud.It

2. My mother bakes yummy cookies for _______.

me

3. Can you read ________ to me?

it

4. My father teaches ________ to cycle.

me

5. _______ likes to eat bones.

It

6. My friends gave the flowers to _________.me

7. _______ is a beautiful day.

It

8. Put the hat on ________.

me

9. Mr Lee teaches ________ Art & Craft.

me

10. Grandmother made _______ for _______.me

it

The End!