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PRONOUNS
What is a
Pronoun?
A pronoun
is defined as a word or phrase that is used as a substitution for a noun or
noun phrase, which is known as the pronoun’s antecedent. Pronouns are short
words and can do everything that nouns can do and are one of the building
blocks of a sentence. Common pronouns are he, she, you, me, I, we, us, this,
them, that. A pronoun can act as a subject, direct object, indirect object,
object of the preposition, and more and takes the place of any person, place,
animal or thing. So coffee becomes it, Barbara becomes she, Jeremy becomes he,
the team becomes they, and in a sentence, Barbara drinks a cup of coffee every
afternoon could become she drinks a cup of it every afternoon, or even she drinks
it every afternoon, where the it would substitute the cup of coffee, not just
the coffee
Without
pronouns, we’d constantly have to repeat nouns, and that would make our speech
and writing repetitive, not to mention cumbersome. Without pronouns, Barbara
drinks a cup of coffee every afternoon, she likes to have it before dinner
would be Barbara drinks a cup of coffee every afternoon, Barbara likes to have
the cup of coffee before dinner. Using pronouns helps the flow of sentences and
makes them more interesting
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He
·
It
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You
·
I
·
They
·
We
·
Who
·
Him
·
Them
·
Whoever
·
Anyone
·
Something
·
Nobody
Pronoun
examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.
·
Billy,
Caren, and I were playing poker with friends -> We were playing poker with
friends.
·
Ellie
loves watching movies. -> She loves watching movies, especially if they are
comedies.
·
Will
Daniel be going to the circus with Sarah? -> Will he be going there with
her?
As
mentioned, pronouns are usually used to replace nouns, however they can also
stand in for certain adverbs, adjectives, and other pronouns. Almost anytime
you refer to a person, animal, place or thing, you can use pronouns to add
interest and make your speech or writing flow better.
I In nearly
all cases, a pronoun must follow an expression called an antecedent. This
basically means that a pronoun can only really be understood in the context of
prior information about the noun. For example, if we use the pronoun she in a
sentence, we will only be able to understand it if we know who she is, thus an
antecedent, perhaps giving the person’s name, is usually supplied first. In the
example above Barbara drinks a cup of coffee every afternoon, if we had never
mentioned Barbara or what she drinks, it would be unclear if we said, She
drinks it every afternoon. Your reader would be confused and wonder who she is
and what does she drink, wine, water, lemonade?
Once
Barbara has been mentioned, we would use the pronouns she and her later in the
writing in order to stop repeating the proper noun Barbara and possessive
proper noun Barbara’s.
Barbara
went to the restaurant for dinner with her (Barbara’s) friends. She (Barbara)
was very hungry, but her (Barbara’s) friends would not stop chatting.
Eventually, Barbara decided to take matters into her (Barbara’s) own hands and
she (Barbara) demanded that they (Barbara’s friends) stop talking.
I imagine how
that sentence would read if it kept repeating Barbara and Barbara’s. Pronouns
have acted to make the writing tighter and, arguably, much more elegant. This
is just a basic example of the use of pronouns, they act in many ways to help
make speech and writing more lucid and dynamic.
Types of Pronouns
Pronouns
can be divided into numerous categories including:
Indefinite
pronouns – those referring to one or more unspecified objects, beings, or
places, such as someone, anybody, nothing. Notice in the examples below that
there is no set position for where an indefinite pronoun will appear in a
sentence.
Indefinite
pronoun examples:
1. Anyone
2. Somebody
3.
Whichever
4. Whoever
5. Other
6.
Something
7. Nobody
Indefinite
pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
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Would
anyone like a coffee?
·
Take
whatever you like. Jamie took one cookie and Ben took the other.
·
Whoever
owns this is in big trouble! I want someone to move this now.
Indefinite
pronouns can also be used to create sentences that are almost abstract.
Examples could include: this, all, such and something.
·
All
was not lost.
·
Such
is life.
·
Something
tells me this won’t end well.
Personal
pronouns – those associated with a certain person, thing, or group; all except
you have distinct forms that indicate singular or plural number. Personal
pronouns are always specific and are often used to replace a proper noun
(someone’s name) or a collective group of people or things. Personal pronouns
have two main groups, one referring to the subject of the sentence and one to
the object.
The first
is used to replace the subject of the sentence: I, you, he, she, it, we, you
and they. Notice that you is repeated as you can be singular, addressing one
person, or plural, addressing a group of people.
Personal
pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
·
Jack
and David are friends. They play basketball together.
·
I
have more money than he
·
We
will be late if you don’t hurry up.
The second
group of pronouns replaces the object of the sentence: me, you, him, her, it,
us, you, them. Consider the sentence again:
·
We
will be late if you don’t hurry up.
In the
above example, we is the subject of the sentence, but you is the object. Other
examples of pronouns replacing the object:
·
Peter
sang the song to me.
·
Missing
the train will cause us to be late.
·
She
packed them tightly in the suitcase.
Reflexive
pronouns – those preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or noun to which
they refer, and ending in –self or –selves. Reflexive pronouns are used to
refer back to the subject or clause of a sentence. The list of reflexive
pronouns includes: Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves,
yourselves, themselves.
Reflexive
pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
·
Count
yourselves
·
Annie
only had herself to blame.
·
Peter
and Paul had baked themselves cakes
Demonstrative pronouns – those used to point to
something specific within a sentence. There are only four demonstrative
pronouns – this, that, these, those – but the usage can be a bit tricky at
times. This
and that
are singular, whereas these and those are plural. As you may have noticed,
there can be some crossover with indefinite pronouns when using this and that.
Demonstrative
pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
·
I
prefer this.
·
These
are beautiful, but those belong to Danny.
·
Did
you see that?
While it
can be confusing, this, that, these and those can sometimes be used as
demonstrative adjectives. The difference between the two is that a
demonstrative pronoun replaces the noun and a demonstrative adjective qualifies
the noun.
I prefer this
photo. These flowers are beautiful, but those vases belong to Danny. Did you
see that rainbow?
It should
be clear that this, that, these and those in the example above are not pronouns
because they are being used to qualify the noun, but not replace it. A good
trick for remembering the difference is that a demonstrative pronoun would
still make sense if the word one or ones followed it in the sentence.
I prefer
this (one). These (ones) are beautiful. Did you see that (one)? Those (ones)
belong to Danny.
Possessive
pronouns – those designating possession or ownership. Examples include: mine,
its, hers, his, yours, ours, theirs, whose. Consider the example:
This cat is
mine.
Mine is
indicating possession, that the cat belongs to me. Incidentally, this in the
sentence is not a pronoun but demonstrative adjective as it qualifies the noun
cat. You will find that possessive pronouns often follow phrases that contain
demonstrative adjectives.
Possessive
pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
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Are
these bananas yours?
·
This
money is ours.
·
Is
the fault theirs or yours?
Relative
pronouns –those which refer to nouns mentioned previously, acting to introduce
an adjective (relative) clause. They will usually appear after a noun to help
clarify the sentence or give extra information. Examples include: who, which,
that, whom, whose. Consider the following sentence:
The man who
stole the car went to jail. The relative pronoun who acts to refer back to the
noun man. It acts to open a clause by identifying the man as not just any man,
but the one who stole the car.Relative pronoun examples in the following
sentences are in bold for easy identification.
·
The
table, which sits in the hallway, is used for correspondence.
·
The
car that crashed into the wall was blue.
This is the
woman, whose key you found.
I interrogative
pronouns –Those which introduce a question. Examples include: who, whom, whose,
what, which. We can usually identify an interrogative pronoun by the fact that
they often appear at the beginning of a question.
I interrogative
pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
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Who
will come to the party?
·
Which
do you prefer?
·
What
do you need?
·
Whose
clothes are on the floor?
·
Whom
did you tell?
Whom and who
are often confused, and even native speakers will use them incorrectly. Who
will replace the subject of a sentence, whereas whom will replace the direct or
indirect object. A good tip for deciding which to use is that you can replace
who in the sentence with a personal pronoun and it will still make sense. Who
will come to the party? I will come to the party. The same system would not
work for Whom did you tell? I did you tell.
Reciprocal
pronouns –Those expressing mutual actions or relationship; i.e. one another.
There are
just two reciprocal pronouns in English: one another and each other. They are
mainly used to stop unnecessary repetition in a sentence, but also to reinforce
the idea that collective and reciprocal actions are happening to more than one
person or thing.John and Mary gave each other gifts. Using each other allows us
the sentence to be more efficient than: John gave Mary a gift and Mary gave a
gift to John. The countries worked with one another on national security. In
this example, one another works to suggest that the action of working is being
reciprocated back and forth by more than one country.
Reciprocal
pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
·
The
boxers punched each other
·
The
couple love one another deeply
Intensive
pronouns – those ending in –self or –selves and that serve to emphasize their
antecedents. These are almost identical to reflexive pronouns, but rather than
just referring back to the subject of the sentence they work to reinforce the
action. In many cases, the sentence would still make sense without the
intensive pronoun.
Intensive
pronoun examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
·
I
will do it myself.
·
We
made this pie ourselves.
·
A
nation speaks for itself through elections.
Notice how
the intensive pronoun is working to emphasize the statement. The sentence would
still technically be correct without the intensive pronoun, but it adds some
important context to its meaning.
Pronoun Rules
There are a
few important rules for using pronouns. As you read through these rules and the
examples in the next section, notice how the pronoun rules are followed. Soon
you’ll see that pronouns are easy to work with.
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Subject
pronouns may be used to begin sentences. For example: We did a great job.
·
Subject
pronouns may also be used to rename the subject. For example: It was she who
decided we should go to Hawaii.
·
Indefinite
pronouns don’t have antecedents. They are capable of standing on their own. For
example: No one likes the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard.
·
Object
pronouns are used as direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of
prepositions. These include: you, me, him, her, us, them, and it. For example:
David talked to her about the mistake.
Possessive
pronouns show ownership. They do not need apostrophes. For example: The cat
washed its
Examples of Pronouns
·
In
the following examples, the pronouns are italicized.
·
We
are going on vacation.
·
Don’t
tell me that you can’t go with us.
·
Anybody
who says it won’t be fun has no clue what they are talking about.
·
These
are terribly steep stairs.
·
We
ran into each other at the mall.
·
I’m
not sure which is worse: rain or snow.
·
It
is one of the nicest Italian restaurants in town.
·
Richard
stared at himself in the mirror.
·
The
laundry isn’t going to do itself.
·
Someone
spilled orange juice all over the countertop!
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