Pronoun: LECTURER: Surya Kelana Putra, S.Pd.I., M.Hum
Pronoun: LECTURER: Surya Kelana Putra, S.Pd.I., M.Hum
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Personal pronouns
the subject of a verb
the object of a verb
Possessive pronouns
Reflexive pronoun
Demonstrative pronouns
Indefinite pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns (or) Relative pronouns
Other pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns
represent specific
people or things. The subject of a verb :
I, you, he, she, it, we and they can all be
used as the subject of a verb.
Examples :
Ex :
Lisa likes cats. She likes to stroke them.
Pronoun
the object of the verb
noun
Mars
Third person plural They them
Mercury
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used to talk about things that belong to people. The
words mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns.
Examples :
You Yours
We, us Ours
You Yours
Reflexive pronouns are words that refer to the noun or pronoun that is the
subject of the verb. The words myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
ourselves, yourselves and themselves are reflexive pronouns.
Examples :
My brother built this computer himself
John was looking at himself in the mirror
Some more examples :
• Be careful not to cut yourself with that knife.
• Our cat washes itself after every meal.
• We baked the cake by ourselves.
• Come in, everybody, and find yourselves a seat.
• The children cleaned their room all by themselves.
• Bears like to rub themselves against a tree.
• The bird washed itself by splashing in a puddle.
• The players train every day to keep themselves it.
Singular personal pronoun Reflexive pronoun
I (subject pronoun) Myself
Me (object pronoun) Myself
You (subject/object pronoun) Yourself
He (subject pronoun) Himself
Him(object pronoun) Himself
She(subject pronoun) Herself
It itself
Singular personal pronoun Reflexive pronoun
I (subject pronoun) Myself
Me (object pronoun) Myself
You (subject/object pronoun) Yourself
He (subject pronoun) Himself
Him(object pronoun) Himself
She(subject pronoun) Herself
It itself
Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are used for pointing out things. The words this,
that, these and those are demonstrative pronouns.
Examples:
• These are my pets.
• These are sheep but those are goats.
• Those are horses.
Some more examples :
• This is my desk.
• This is the toni’s house.
• That is my friend’s house.
• That’s my mother’s car.
Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun does not refer directly to any other word. Most
indefinite pronouns express he idea of quantity.
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