A BIT ABOUT

PRONOUNS
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 Personal Pronouns
Pronombres (en Pronombres (en
Ejemplo Ejemplo
función de objeto) función de sujeto)

I I am ill.
In English,
Note: a distinction
The formal formsis ofmade
"you*"between
that me
mi
Can you help me?
¿Puedes ayudarme?
yo Yo estoy enfermo.

when
are the pronoun
a part of some other acts languages,
as the subject
do you You are tall.
you I can help you.
(subject pronouns)
not exist in English*. As of the sentence,
such, native as a ti, a usted Puedo ayudarte. / Puedo ayudarle.
tú, usted Tú eres alto. / Usted es alto.

opposedspeakers
English to instances havewhen it is used
no concept in
of the he He is handsome.
him Can you see him? él Él es guapo.
the function
“formal” in thisofsense.
an object (object a él ¿Le puedes ver?
she She is pretty.
pronouns). her Give it to her. ella Ella es guapa.
a ella Dáselo a ella.
Also, it is important to remember it
ello (neutro)
It is cold today.
Hoy hace frío.
it Give it a kick.
Dentro de los
that there is no pronombres
distinction between a ello Dale una patada.

personales,
the singularlaorlenguaplural inglesa
forms of "you*" us Can you see us?
we
nosotros
We are tired.
Nosotros estamos cansados.

distingue
in English*.entre pronombres
It is only en
in the reflexive a nosotros ¿Nos puedes ver?

función de
pronouns sujeto
that (subject pronouns)
we distinguish between y you
a vosotros, a
I see you. you
You are angry.
Vosotros estáis enfadados. / Ustedes
Os veo. / Les veo. vosotros, ustedes
pronombres
these two forms: en función
yourselfde (singular) ustedes están enfadados.

objeto
and (object pronouns).
yourselves (plural). them He can help them. they They are at the cinema.
a ellos Les puede ayudar. ellos, ellas Ellos están en el cine.
Neuter Form (Forma neutra)
Pronouns in English distinguish gender and include the neuter form “it”, as demonstrated in the
pronouns table above.
The neuter form is used to refer to things, animals for which we do not know the sex, as well as
the time and the weather. The plural form of “it” is “they”.
Examples:
◦ Where is it [the book]?
◦ What time is it?
◦ It is raining.
Note: The neuter form “it” is a very important grammatical component of English and one that
non-native speakers tend to forget.
Function (Función)
1. The pronoun as subject:
The subject of a sentence is the the person or thing that performs the action of the verb. Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the
subject of the sentence. In English, the subject pronoun is mandatory, as opposed to some other languages, where the subject is optional.
Examples:
◦ I am ill.(Yo estoy enfermo.)-----------------------------Subject = I
◦ You are tall.(Tú eres alto.)-------------------------------Subject = you
◦ He is handsome.(Él es guapo.)-----------------------Subject = he
◦ We are tired.(Nosotros estamos cansados.)-----Subject = we
2. The pronoun as object :
Object pronouns function as the object of a verb and are located after the verb that they complement or after prepositions such as “for”, “to”,
“with” and “at”.
Examples:
◦ I can help you.----------------------------------------Subject = I, Object = you
◦ Can you see him?-----------------------------------Subject = you, Object = him
◦ He is going to the party with us.-----------------Subject = he, Object = us
◦ It [the letter] is for you.------------------------------Subject = it, Object = you
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