Pronouns

We can use a subject pronoun or an object pronoun to replace the name of

someone or something we have already mentioned.

Subject Object Possessive Possessive

pronouns pronouns adjectives pronouns
I me my mine
she her her hers
he him his his
we us our ours
they them their theirs
you you your yours
it it ------ its

Reflexive pronouns
We use reflexive pronouns when
1 the subject (who does the action) is the same as the object (who receives
the action)

myself herself himself ourselves

themselves itself yourself
E.g. What do you see in the mirror?
I looked at myself in the mirror.

2 we want to emphasise that does something alone or without help

E.g. Ada went camping by herself.

The children are making a cake by themselves.
A. Proofreading

Anna has written a letter to her family in Indonesia but she has made some
mistakes in pronouns. Read the letter and correct the underline mistakes by
writing the correct answers above them.

Dearest Mum and Dad,

I’ve just finished her first week with the Chans. I enjoy my work here.

the kids are smart. They can do a lot of things by himself. They are also

very nice to my. May loves drawing and she often shows his drawing me.

Ken is a clever boy and she always finishes his homework by his quickly.

Its friends always ask his to help them with theirs homework. Mrs

Chan treats me well too. She gave me some clothes as myself were too thin.

Its is cold now because it’s winter here! There’s also a dog in the family.

Its has short legs – so lovely! It reminds me of ours dog in Indonesia. How

is it now? Has it recovered from it illness? Anyway, me’m having a nice life

here. What about you?

Take care of yours. Bye for now!

Anna
B.
Linda is writing an e-mail about her family to her Net friend. However, she
has made a number of mistakes in pronouns. Help her write the correct
words above them.

Hi Eugene,

I’m so excited to get your reply! You said that you’d like to know more

about mine family. I’m now writing to tell your more about this.

There are seven people in my house. My mum is a teacher and her teaches

Biology in a secondary school. My dad is a businessman and him owns a

candy company. I have two younger brothers, Kelvin and Jonathan. I love

they very much because they’re really cute. We also live with our

grandparents. They are strong enough to take care of them, so we do not

worry much about theirs health.

Sunday is always ourselves family day. We often spend our family day

picnicking or hiking. Me grandparents love the family day because they

can breathe fresh air at the countryside. Kelvin always brings along his bike

and I sometimes bring along my. Our dog, Bebe, also goes with us. It enjoys

its running around on the grass. While we all enjoy a day out, our parents are

very busy. My mum prepares all the food by her. For my dad, he is always

busy taking pictures of we.

Eugene, how do you spend time with yours family? So write back soon!

Love,

Linda