Welcome to Basic English

Class of Euro Management

By Nabil Ridho
Pronouns
Definition of Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun/anything functioning as a
noun. For example:
• Jack met Jill in Boston. He first saw her in a Chinese restaurant. (Single
word noun as a noun)
• Visitors descend on New York's Central Park. They swarm across it
like locusts. (Single word noun as a noun & noun phrase as a noun)
• The arctic fox handles the cold better than most animals on Earth. It
does not feel the cold until the temperature drops to –70°C. (Noun
phrase as a noun)
• We understand why some people dislike foxes. It is because a fox will
decimate a chicken coop. (Clause as a noun)
Types of Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Personal Subjective Pronouns: Personal Objective Pronouns:

Examples: Examples:
• Chandra likes to play. • Chandra likes to play.
He’s good in soccer. Soccer is very
• Jack wants to buy a interesting for him.
pair of shoes, but it’s • Jack wants to buy the
so expensive. pair of shoes, but it
doesn’t suit him.
Red: Antecedent
Blue: Pronoun Red: Antecedent
Blue: Pronoun
Possessive Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
The relative pronouns are "that," "which," "who," "whom," and
"whose.“. It introduces a clause that describes a noun.
• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change
the world.
• The man who is standing there is my father.
• The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the
states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of
every human being.
• Never lend your car to anyone whom you have lent your money to.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Exercise
1. _____ is dreaming. (George)
2. _____ is green. (the blackboard)
3. _____ are on the wall. (the posters)
4. My friend Tom lives in London. This is a parcel from ____
5. I'm sorry, I can't tell _____ what happened.
6. The children are hungry. Give _____ an apple.
7. This is my house, where is ____ ?
8. Is this Emily's room? – Yes, it's ____
9. This is the bank _____ was robbed yesterday.
10. A boy _____ sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.
11. The man _____ robbed the bank had two pistols.
12. The girl _____ you speak to is tall.
Thank you!