- •The Pronoun Personal pronouns
- •Exercises
- •Possessive pronouns
- •Possessives with Parts of the Body
- •Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns
- •Indefinite Pronouns
- •Derivatives
- •Negative pronouns No, none, nothing, no one/ nobody
- •Definite pronouns (each, every, all, either, both, other, another, every-body, - thing)
- •All versus Whole
- •Demonstrative pronouns
- •Every, each
- •Much, many, little, few, a lot, plenty
- •There and It
- •Interrogative pronouns ( Who, whose, what, which)
- •The pronoun
- •Indefinite Pronouns:
The Pronoun Personal pronouns
Vicky: Hello, Andrew. Have you seen Rachel? Andrew: I don't think so. No, I haven't seen her today.
Vicky: We're supposed to be going out at half past seven, and it's nearly eight now.
Andrew: Maybe she's just forgotten. You know Rachel.
Vicky: We're going out for a meal. Matthew and Emma said they might come too. I hope they haven't gone without me.
I/me means the speaker, and you means the person spoken to. We/us means the speaker and someone else. Here, we = Vicky and Rachel. He/him means a male person and she/her a female person. Here, she = Rachel. It means a thing, an action, a situation or an idea. Here, it = the time. They/them is the plural of he, she and it and means people or things.
We can also use they/them for a person when we don't know if the person is male or female. If anyone calls, ask them to leave a message.
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Subject
Object
Sing. Pl.
Sing. Pl.
I We
Me Us
You You
You You
He/She/It They
Him/Her/It Them
- We use the subject form (I, etc) when the pronoun is the subject and there is a verb.
I don't think so. Maybe she's just forgotten.
- We use the object form (me, etc) when the pronoun is the object of a verb or preposition.
I haven't seen her today. I hope they haven't gone without me.
It
- To identify a person: Who’s that over there? – It’s our new manager. (on the phone) Hello. It’s Allan Williams.
- To refer to “ Nothing, everything, all”: Nothing happened, did it? I did all I could, but it wasn’t enough.
- ‘empty’ subject: It’s ten o’clock. It’s Monday again. It’s 30 degrees.
Us (me)
- In very informal British speech, us is quite often used instead of me.: Give us a kiss, love.
You, one and they
We can use you or one to mean 'any person' or 'people in general', including the speaker.
You shouldn't believe what you read in the newspapers. or One shouldn't believe what one reads in the newspapers.
You don't like/One doesn't like to have an argument in public.
You is normal in conversation. One is more formal.
We can use they for other people in general.
They say too much sugar is bad for you. We can also use it for people in authority.
They're going to build a new swimming-pool here.
They is informal and conversational. We use the passive in more formal situations.
A new swimming-pool is going to be built here.
Exercises
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III. Substitute the underlined words by suitable pronouns.
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IV. Use the correct form of the pronoun.
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Note: Let + pronouns: Let him/her/them …+V Let him do it now. Let them do it by themselves. Let her revise the rule. (приказание, просьба) |
Let us (let’s) Let’s do it now. Let me… Let me help you Let me/us… go Let me go. Let my hand go. Let us – приглашение к совместному действию Let me – желание произвести действие |
V. Use the pronoun in brackets in the correct form.
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Note:
1) It is I (me).
You are stronger than they (them)
She is as tall as he (him). She is as tall as him
– в разговорном языке предпочтение отдается форме объектного падежа.
2) He likes Mary more than I (like her). He likes Mary more than (he likes) me
3) It’s a secret between you and me.
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11. Can you meet Mary and (he, him) tomorrow?
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