Personal pronouns

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What do you already
know? Answer the
questions.

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 What do you already know?

(1) Which of the following groups contains

personal pronouns ONLY?
a) He, him, she, it
b) I, you, them, their
c) They, we, our

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 What do you already know?

(2) Which of the following is NOT a type

of personal pronoun?
a) Object pronoun
b) Direct pronoun
c) Subject pronoun

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 What do you already know?

(3) Which of the following sentences uses

a subject pronoun correctly?
a) John and me are best friends since
kindergarten.
b) My name is Peter. I am 8 years old.
c) This bicycle is mine.

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When do we use
personal pronouns?

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 We use personal pronouns to…

• replace nouns or noun phrases in a

sentence
• only when it is clear what we are
talking about

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e.g. Tom is my classmate.

Tom is very helpful.

He
Everyone loves Tom.
him
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e.g. Tom is my classmate.
He
Tom is very helpful.
He
Everyone loves Tom.
him
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What are subject
pronouns?

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Subject pronouns

• refer to the doer(s) of actions

• replace the subject of a sentence

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Subject pronouns

Singular Plural
I we
you you
he
she they
it

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e.g. Sam loves acting.
Sam also loves singing.
He

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e.g. Kate and I are friends.
We
Kate and I are in the same
class.

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What are object
pronouns?

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Object
pronouns
• refer to the receiver(s) of actions

• replace the object(s) of a sentence

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Object
pronouns
Singular Plural
me us
you you
him
her them
it

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How do I use object pronouns?

• Object pronouns usually follow

a verb or preposition.

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e.g. You have a lot of
energy, but you seldom
use it for sport.

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 Think about what each
pronoun refers to!

e.g. Ms Lam teaches the students.

They learn from her.

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Review

When do we use
personal
pronouns?

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• Replace nouns or noun phrases in
a sentence.
Singular Plural
I we
Subject
you you
pronouns
he/ she/ it they
me us
Object
you you
pronouns
him/ her/ it them

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Review

What is the
difference between
subject/object
pronouns?

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• Subject pronouns
replace the subject.

• Object pronouns replace

the object(s).

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