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›Pronouns

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22Rapa Nui…Easter Island

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Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, located in the South Pacific, is

famous for its giant statues called moai. These statues are an

important part of the Rapanui culture, but many mysteries

surround the Rapanui and their statues. Everyone who has

ever studied the moai has his or her own theories about how

and why these statues were carved, but no one knows the

exact answers to these questions because so much of their

culture has been lost. The population of Rapa Nui at its peak

was between 6,000 - 10,000. However, by 1877, due to many

factors including disease, warfare, and slavery, the population

of the island had fallen to just 111. Since then the population

has grown, and today, it is just under 4,000 people. The

Rapanui have overcome many difficulties and the near loss of

their culture. The moai statues, however, are one reminder of

their long cultural history.

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Possessive adjectives are followed

immediately by a noun.

Many mysteries surround the Rapanui

and their statues.

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Possessive adjectives are followed

immediately by a noun.

Many mysteries surround the Rapanui

and their statues.poss.

adj.+ noun

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Possessive adjectives are followed

immediately by a noun.

Many mysteries surround the Rapanui

and their statues.poss.

adj.+ noun

Whose statues?

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Possessive adjectives are followed

immediately by a noun.

Many mysteries surround the Rapanui

and their statues.poss.

adj.+ noun

Whose statues? The Rapanui’s

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Use a plural generic noun to avoid problems

with masculine or feminine pronouns.

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Use a plural generic noun to avoid problems

with masculine or feminine pronouns.

Students have their own theories of why the

statues were carved.

A student has his / her / his or her own

theories of why the statues were carved.

Easier solutionCorrect, but complex

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In formal English, use a singular pronoun to

refer to an indefinite pronoun.

Everyone who has ever studied the Rapanui

has his or her own theories about how and

why the statues were carved, but no one

knows the answers.

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In formal English, use a singular pronoun to

refer to an indefinite pronoun.

Everyone who has ever studied the Rapanui

has his or her own theories about how and

why the statues were carved, but no one

knows the answers.

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With informal English, a plural pronoun is

usually used.

Everyone who has ever studied the Rapanui

has his or her own idea about why the

statues were carved.

FORMAL

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With informal English, a plural pronoun is

usually used.

Everyone who has ever studied the Rapanui

has his or her own idea about why the

statues were carved.

Everyone who has ever studied the Rapanui

has their own idea of why the statues were

carved.

FORMAL

INFORMAL

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Use a singular, gender-neutral pronoun when

the collective noun refers to a single

impersonal unit.

The population has grown since then, and it is

just under 4,000 people today.

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Use a singular, gender-neutral pronoun when

the collective noun refers to a single

impersonal unit.

The population has grown since then, and it is

just under 4,000 people today.

What is the collective noun?

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Use a singular, gender-neutral pronoun when

the collective noun refers to a single

impersonal unit.

The population has grown since then, and it is

just under 4,000 people today.

What is the collective noun? The population

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Use a singular, gender-neutral pronoun when

the collective noun refers to a single

impersonal unit.

The population has grown since then, and it is

just under 4,000 people today.

What is the collective noun?

Is it a single unit or a group?

The population

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Use a singular, gender-neutral pronoun when

the collective noun refers to a single

impersonal unit.

The population has grown since then, and it is

just under 4,000 people today.

What is the collective noun?

Is it a single unit or a group?

The population

A single unit, so use it.

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Practice 1Choose the correct completions.

1.The huge statues are famous for their / theirs large

eyes staring up into the sky.

2.Tourists often take his or her / their pictures next to

the moai.

3.The population of Rapa Nui is a mix of different

nationalities. It is / They are 60% Rapanui and

about 40% people from other countries such as

Chile.

4. Everyone has their / her theories about why the

moai were carved.

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Practice 1Choose the correct completions.

1.The huge statues are famous for their / theirs large

eyes staring up into the sky.

2.Tourists often take his or her / their pictures next to

the moai.

3.The population of Rapa Nui is a mix of different

nationalities. It is / They are 60% Rapanui and

about 40% people from other countries such as

Chile.

4. Everyone has their / her theories about why the

moai were carved.

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Practice 1Choose the correct completions.

1.The huge statues are famous for their / theirs large

eyes staring up into the sky.

2.Tourists often take his or her / their pictures next to

the moai.

3.The population of Rapa Nui is a mix of different

nationalities. It is / They are 60% Rapanui and

about 40% people from other countries such as

Chile.

4. Everyone has their / her theories about why the

moai were carved.

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Practice 1Choose the correct completions.

1.The huge statues are famous for their / theirs large

eyes staring up into the sky.

2.Tourists often take his or her / their pictures next to

the moai.

3.The population of Rapa Nui is a mix of different

nationalities. It is / They are 60% Rapanui and

about 40% people from other countries such as

Chile.

4. Everyone has their / her theories about why the

moai were carved.

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Practice 1Choose the correct completions.

1.The huge statues are famous for their / theirs large

eyes staring up into the sky.

2.Tourists often take his or her / their pictures next to

the moai.

3.The population of Rapa Nui is a mix of different

nationalities. It is / They are 60% Rapanui and

about 40% people from other countries such as

Chile.

4. Everyone has their / her theories about why the

moai were carved.

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Walking among the gigantic moai, one can’t help but be filled

with questions. How were they built and later moved? Why did

they face away from the sea? Did the islanders believe each

moai itself had special powers? Was each one a statue of a

famous person? The answers to some of these questions are

known, while others remain a mystery. Almost all of the moai

were carved at a single site inside an extinct volcano crater.

They were carved by hand with stone chisels, and each statue

represents an important person. Transporting the massive moai

required large amounts of timber. Some believe that the moai

were placed on logs and rolled to their destinations. As more

statues were made, more logs were needed, leading some

scientists to speculate that the Rapanui themselves might

have played a role in the deforestation of the island.

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Use reflexive pronouns when the subject and

the object of a sentence are the same

person.

The Rapa Nui might have played a role themselves

in the deforestation.

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Use reflexive pronouns when the subject and

the object of a sentence are the same

person.

The Rapa Nui might have played a role themselves

in the deforestation.

Subject Object? ?

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Use reflexive pronouns when the subject and

the object of a sentence are the same

person.

The Rapa Nui might have played a role themselves

in the deforestation.

Subject Object

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Use reflexive pronouns when the subject and

the object of a sentence are the same

person.

The Rapa Nui might have played a role themselves

in the deforestation.

The Rapa Nui themselves might have played a role in

the deforestation of the island.

same meaning

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Use reflexive pronouns for emphasis.

Did the islanders believe each moai itself

had special powers?

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Use reflexive pronouns for emphasis.

Did the islanders believe each moai itself

had special powers?

What does itself

emphasize?

The islanders

The mo’ai

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Use reflexive pronouns for emphasis.

Did the islanders believe each moai itself

had special powers?

What does itself

emphasize?The mo’ai

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Use You, One, and They as impersonal

pronouns that refer to “people in general”

Walking among the gigantic figures, you can’t

help but be filled with questions.

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Use You, One, and They as impersonal

pronouns that refer to “people in general”

Walking among the gigantic figures, you can’t

help but be filled with questions.

Who does the you refer to?

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Use You, One, and They as impersonal

pronouns that refer to “people in general”

Walking among the gigantic figures, you can’t

help but be filled with questions.

Who does the you refer to?

Someone, anyone, people in general

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Use You, One, and They as impersonal

pronouns that refer to “people in general”

Walking among the gigantic figures, you can’t

help but be filled with questions.

Walking among the gigantic figures, one can’t

help but be filled with questions.

Same meaning, but one is much more

formal than you.

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Practice 2Using the pronouns provided, create your own

sentences about Rapa Nui.

1. (one) _____________________________.

2.(themselves) ________________________.

3.(you) ______________________________.

4.(itself) _____________________________.

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Fossil evidence shows that Rapa Nui used to have many

different kinds of trees. However, there are now no trees on

Rapa Nui. One theory for the lack of trees is that gradually

colder temperatures killed the trees. Another is that the

people themselves cut down more and more trees in order to

transport and erect the growing number of moai. Still others

point to a combination of factors from overpopulation, wars,

climate change, and moai construction. Whatever the actual

reason, did anyone stop to question the effects of their

actions? As the Rapa Nui chopped down the last remaining

trees one after another, did they ask each other where new

trees would come from? Or did everyone just assume there

were more trees on the other side of the island? The answer

will never be known, but for the island of Rapa Nui hope

remains. Seeds of the island’s trees have been found in

museums and may be reintroduced in the near future.

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Use forms of other as either adjectives or

pronouns.

One theory is that colder weather killed all the

trees. Another theory is that lack of rain killed

them. Others include cutting down all the trees

for firewood or using the trees to transport

moai.

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Use forms of other as either adjectives or

pronouns.

One theory is that colder weather killed all the

trees. Another theory is that lack of rain killed

them. Others include cutting down all the trees

for firewood or using the trees to transport

moai.

(first example)

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Use forms of other as either adjectives or

pronouns.

One theory is that colder weather killed all the

trees. Another theory is that lack of rain killed

them. Others include cutting down all the trees

for firewood or using the trees to transport

moai.

(first example)

adjective + noun

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Use forms of other as either adjectives or

pronouns.

One theory is that colder weather killed all the

trees. Another theory is that lack of rain killed

them. Others include cutting down all the trees

for firewood or using the trees to transport

moai.

(first example)

adjective + noun

pronoun

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Other is used in many different expressions.

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Other is used in many different expressions.

They chopped down the last remaining trees

one after another.

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Other is used in many different expressions.

They chopped down the last remaining trees

one after another.

Separate events that occurred very close in time

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Other is used in many different expressions.

They chopped down the last remaining trees

one after another.

Separate events that occurred very close in time

Without trees, the Rapanui couldn’t move the

moai. They tried every other way they could

think of but none worked.

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Other is used in many different expressions.

They chopped down the last remaining trees

one after another.

Separate events that occurred very close in time

Alternative

Without trees, the Rapanui couldn’t move the

moai. They tried every other way they could

think of but none worked.

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Other is used in many different expressions.

They chopped down the last remaining trees

one after another.

Separate events that occurred very close in time

Alternative

Without trees, the Rapanui couldn’t move the

moai. They tried every other way they could

think of but none worked.

The people helped each other move the moai.

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Other is used in many different expressions.

They chopped down the last remaining trees

one after another.

Separate events that occurred very close in time

Alternative

Reciprocal relationship

Without trees, the Rapanui couldn’t move the

moai. They tried every other way they could

think of but none worked.

The people helped each other move the moai.

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Practice 3Complete the sentences with a form of other.

1.Most tourists come to Rapa Nui to see the moai.

____________ come to see the beautiful beaches.

2.____________ island I’ve visited has palm trees,

but Rapa Nui does not.

3.With only 4,000 people on the island, neighbors

have to help ____________ with large projects like

building houses.

4.Scientists have found ____________ five mo’ai

buried under a landslide.

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Practice 3Complete the sentences with a form of other.

1.Most tourists come to Rapa Nui to see the moai.

____________ come to see the beautiful beaches.

2.____________ island I’ve visited has palm trees,

but Rapa Nui does not.

3.With only 4,000 people on the island, neighbors

have to help ____________ with large projects like

building houses.

4.Scientists have found ____________ five mo’ai

buried under a landslide.

Others

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Practice 3Complete the sentences with a form of other.

1.Most tourists come to Rapa Nui to see the moai.

____________ come to see the beautiful beaches.

2.____________ island I’ve visited has palm trees,

but Rapa Nui does not.

3.With only 4,000 people on the island, neighbors

have to help ____________ with large projects like

building houses.

4.Scientists have found ____________ five mo’ai

buried under a landslide.

Others

Every other

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Practice 3Complete the sentences with a form of other.

1.Most tourists come to Rapa Nui to see the moai.

____________ come to see the beautiful beaches.

2.____________ island I’ve visited has palm trees,

but Rapa Nui does not.

3.With only 4,000 people on the island, neighbors

have to help ____________ with large projects like

building houses.

4.Scientists have found ____________ five mo’ai

buried under a landslide.

each other

Others

Every other

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Practice 3Complete the sentences with a form of other.

1.Most tourists come to Rapa Nui to see the moai.

____________ come to see the beautiful beaches.

2.____________ island I’ve visited has palm trees,

but Rapa Nui does not.

3.With only 4,000 people on the island, neighbors

have to help ____________ with large projects like

building houses.

4.Scientists have found ____________ five mo’ai

buried under a landslide.

each other

Others

Every other

another