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Personal Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns, and Reflexive Pronouns (English Business 2)
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PERSONAL PRONOUNS
A pronoun is a word or form that we
can use instead of a noun or noun phrase.
Personal pronouns are used to
represent the number of people (I/we), gender (he/she), person (I/you) and case
(we/us).
There are two types of personal
pronouns: subject and object.
Subject Pronoun & Object Pronoun
Pronouns that are the subject of
the sentence are called subject pronouns. Object pronouns are used when the person or thing is the object of the sentence or clause. These are:
Example:
I am talking with Mr. Sunjaya in the office.
I am talking with Mr. Sunjaya in the office.
Mr. Sunjaya is talking with me in the office.
You called me last night.
I will call you tonight.
She brought your paper.
I will take her to the hospital.
He played basketball yesterday.
I played basketball with him yesterday.
It will start soon.
We will explain it clearly.
We went to the beach last week.
She suggests us to study hard.
Okay, I want you to write a paper in English.
They are discussing about public policy.
All of them are genius.
You called me last night.
I will call you tonight.
She brought your paper.
I will take her to the hospital.
He played basketball yesterday.
I played basketball with him yesterday.
It will start soon.
We will explain it clearly.
We went to the beach last week.
She suggests us to study hard.
Okay, I want you to write a paper in English.
They are discussing about public policy.
All of them are genius.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
A pronoun is a word that is used to take the place of a noun. They make sentences shorter and easier to say.
A possessive pronoun is a word that
takes the place of names of someone or something and shows possession. Here is a list of possessive pronouns:
My
The pronoun
“may” is used to describe something that belongs to me. “My” must be followed
by the noun possessed.
Example: This is my books.
Mine
The
pronoun “mine” is used to describe something that belongs to me. “Mine” takes
the place of the noun it possesses. Therefore, it is never followed by a noun.
Example: These books are mine.
Your
The
pronoun “your” is used to describe something that belongs to you. “Your” must
be followed by the noun possessed.
Example: (Singular) This is your pen. (Plural) this is your job.
Yours
The
pronoun “yours” is used to describe something that belongs to us. “Yours” takes
the place of the noun it possesses. Therefore, it is never followed by a noun.
Example: (Singular) The pen is yours. (Plural) this job is yours.
Her
Hers
Her
The
pronoun “her” is used to describe something that belongs to a female. “Her” must
be followed by the noun possessed.
Example: Her voice is so unique.
Hers
The
pronoun “hers” is used to describe something that belongs to a female.
“Hers” takes the place of the noun
it possesses. Therefore, it is never followed by a noun.
Example: This camera is hers.
His
The
pronoun “his” is used to describe something that belongs to a male. “His” may
take the place of the noun it possesses, or it may not.
Example: This is his watch.
Its
The
pronoun “its” is used to describe something that belongs to it. “Its” must be followed
by the noun possessed.
Example:
The cat moves its tail.
Our
The pronoun “our” is used to describe something that belongs to us. “Our” must be followed by the noun possessed.
Ours
The pronoun “ours” is used to describe something that belongs to us. “Ours” takes the place of the noun it possesses. Therefore, it is never followed by a noun.
Our
The pronoun “our” is used to describe something that belongs to us. “Our” must be followed by the noun possessed.
Example: Our teacher is handsome.
Ours
The pronoun “ours” is used to describe something that belongs to us. “Ours” takes the place of the noun it possesses. Therefore, it is never followed by a noun.
Example:
This love is ours.
Their
Their
The
pronoun “their” is used to describe something that belongs to them.
“Their” must be followed by the
noun possessed.
Example: They are doing their homework now.
Theirs
The
pronoun “theirs” is used to describe something that belongs to them. “Theirs”
takes the place of the noun it possesses. Therefore, it is never followed by a noun.
Example:
The cats are theirs.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Reflexive pronoun is a type of pronoun that is preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or a noun to which it refers, so long as that antecedent is located within the same clause.
In English grammar, a reflexive pronoun indicates that the person who is realizing the action of the verb is also the recipient of the action.
There are eight reflexive pronouns:
Examples:
I told myself that I will always do my best.
You must take care of yourself first.
Harry drives himself to school every day.
She went to the concert by herself.
The door opened by itself.
We enjoyed ourselves at the park.
You and your team should finish
this job by yourselves.
They consider themselves to be a generous people.
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