Pronouns

1.Personal and Possessive Pronouns : Table 2.Personal Pronouns 3.Possessive Pronouns 4.Reflexive Pronouns 5.Pronouns : One / Ones 6.Indefinite Pronouns 7.Relative Pronouns : !o" !o#" T!at" !i$! 1.Personal pronouns, possessive pronouns: Table PRONOUNS Subject I %ou !e s!e it PLURAL. 'e %ou t!e% Object #e %ou !i# !er it . us %ou t!e# Possessive Adjective #% %our !is!tt&://'''.!i5.$o# !er its . our %our t!eir Possessive Pronoun #ine %ours !is !ers its .. ours %ours t!eirs

2.P RSONAL PRONOUNS 1. Personal &ronouns $an be used as subject or object in a senten$e or $lause. T!e% !ave t'o for#s: 1.Ob(e$t 2.)ub(e$t !a"ples: a. #ou as* $er. $. S$e invited "e to dinner. b. T$e% *no' $i". d. &e see t$e" often. '.POSS SS() PRONOUNS ("portant* In +n,lis! &ossessives a,ree 'it! t!e possessor. -)i#on.s boo*/$is boo*0 and not 'it! t!e ob(e$t &ossessed" as" for exa#&le" in 1ren$!. -2e livre de 3ulie/)on livre0 !a"ples +ane,s brot$er is #arried to +o$n,s sister. -er brot$er is #arried to $is sister. Possessive &ronouns are not &re$eded b% an arti$le. !a"ples: a. T!ese boo*s are %ours. T!e% are %our boo*s. b. T!is $a#era is #ine. T!at $a#era is !is. . $. T!ese &!oto,ra&!s are #ine. T!ose are !ers. d. Is t!is t!eir &i$ni$4 5o" it is ours. e. I t!in* t!is is %our &ass&ort. 6es" it is %ours

..R /L 0() PRONOUNS R /L 0() PRONOUNS P RSON S(N1ULAR: PLURAL: 1st #%self ourselves 2nd %ourself %ourselves 'rd !i#self" !erself" itself" oneself t!e#selves

Reflexive &ronouns are often used to e#&!asi7e - fre8uentl% in t!e for# &re&osition9reflexive &ronoun0. )!e $an loo* a2ter $ersel2. 2et !i# s&ea* 2or $i"sel2. )!e told $ersel2 t!at s!e 'ould never #arr% a,ain. :e.s old enou,! to dress $i"sel2. !a"ples: (nsistence: a. )!e lives b% $ersel2 . b. I $an as* !i# "%sel2. $. T!e% al'a%s eat b% t$e"selves. d. Peter 'ill s&ea* to !er $i"sel2. Re2le! ion: a. )!e ,ave $ersel2 a !olida% in ;eni$e. b. 3ust sa% to %oursel2 t!at it 'as bad lu$*. $. :e 'as so old and si$* !e $ouldn.t dress $i"sel2. d. I often as* "%sel2 '!% I.# livin, !ere. 3.T- PRONOUNS ON , ON S Sin4ular 5 one Plural 5 ones One 6 ones re&la$e a 'ord alread% used in a senten$e or understood -visible0 in t!e $onversation: < ould %ou li*e lar,e apples or s#all ones4< <I.ll !ave so#e lar,e ones" &lease.< <I li*e t!is one and t!at one.< 7.(N8 /(N(T PRONOUNS =re used '!en t!e exa$t identit% of t!e &erson or ob(e$t is not i#&ortant. !a"ples: 3o!n 'on t!e 4>> #etre ra$e. ?So"eone 'on t!e 4>> #etre ra$e@. 25A of t!e fruit 'as bad. ?So"e of t!e fruit 'as bad.@ T!e bo% ate 25A of t!e $a*e. ?So"eone ate so"e of t!e $a*e@ (nde2inite pronouns, classes Unspeci2ied sin4ular or plural persons ever%one" ever%bod%" ever%t!in, and t!in,s: an%one" an%bod%" an%t!in,"o#eone" so#ebod%" so#et!in,"no " one" nobod%" not!in, Unspeci2ied a"ounts and 9uantities: so#e" an%" !alf" enou,!" several" bot!" all" none" ea$!" #ost #an%. :$oice: eit!er" neit!er.

!a"ples:; a. :as an%bod% seen Peter t!is #ornin,4 b. I $an ta*e t!e red one or t!e blue. it$er is a$$e&table. $. -al2 t!e #en survived t!e s!i&'re$*. d. Several &eo&le $o#&lained. <.R LAT() PRONOUNS = &-O, &-O>, T-AT, &-(:&-O / relative &ronouns for &ersons. -&-O> '!en it is not t!e sub(e$t0 &-(:-/ relative &ronoun for t!in,s. T-AT / $an re&la$e '!o or '!i$! Relative pronouns join a subordinate clauses to a "ain clause: &it$out a relative pronoun: Bra!a# Breen 'as a 'riter. :e 'rote The Quiet American. &it$ relative pronoun: Bra!a# Breen 'as a 'riter ?$o 'rote The Quiet American. or Bra!a# Breen" ?$o 'rote t!e The Quiet American" 'as a 'riter. !a"ples: a.T!at is t!e do, '!i$! bit #e. -T!e sa#e as: :er !usband is Bree*. b.)!e is t!e 'o#an '!ose !usband is Bree*. $. !ere is t!e boo* t!at I left on t!e table4 Relative pronouns join a subordinate clause to a "ain clause: :e is t!e #an t$at I #et in )%dne%. RUL S: 1. T!e relative &ronoun $an be o#itted '!en it is follo'ed b% a sub(e$t: T!is is t!e #an t$at I #et %esterda%. Or T!is is t!e #an I #et %esterda%. 2. If t!e relative &ronoun is not follo'ed b% a sub(e$t t!e relative &ronoun #ust be in$luded: a. T!at is t!e fil# t$at 'on first &ri7e at Cannes. b. D% fat!er is t!e one ?$o tau,!t #e to s'i#. $. T!at is t!e do, ?$ic$ bar*s all ni,!t. 3. !en t!e relative &ronoun is &re$eded b% a $o##a it #ust be in$luded: a. )all%" ?$o is +n,lis!" lives in 1ran$e. b. T!e trains" ?$ic$ are al'a%s late" are ver% slo'. $. T!e exa#" ?$ic$ is eas%" is !eld ever% Ee$e#ber. 4. :O)+ is t!e &ossessive relative &ronoun. It $an never be o#itted. a. I *no' a #an ?$ose !ouse is near %ours. b. D% 'ife !as a friend ?$ose dau,!ter lives in 2ondon. $. It is sad to see a #an ?$ose life is un!a&&%.