You use these pronouns to refer back to someone or something that has already
been mentioned.
PERSONAL
I
you
he
she
it
we
OBJECTIVE
me
you
him
her
it
us
POSSESSIVE
mine
yours
his
hers
its
ours
REFLEXIVE
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
More pronouns:
this these that those
one ones
each other / one another
anyone / anybody everyone
/ everybody
someone / somebody no one
/ nobody
anything everything something nothing
SOME IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT PRONOUNS
1.
You can use 'you' and 'they' to talk
impersonally:
a) You can use 'you' to talk about people in general: Being bad at languages, you do miss out a lot.
b) You can use 'they' if it is not important to name the
person or people you are referring to: They say communication prevents wars.
2.
You use 'this' and 'that' to identify
yourself on the phone, or to introduce people:
This is Marcos Vera speaking.
Who was that on the phone?
This is Ms Montana. She will be working with us.
3.
You can use reflexive pronouns after
nouns or pronouns for emphasis: The topic itself was interesting but the film made it seem boring.
Henry himself had never been abroad.
You can also use a reflexive pronoun at the
end of a clause to indicate that someone did something without any help from
other people: I baked this bread myself.
You use 'by' + a reflexive pronoun to indicate that someone did something
without any help from other people, or to indicate that someone is alone: She
decorated the whole house by herself.
He sat by himself on the hill top and
looked out to sea.
'On' + 'my/your/his/her/its/our/their' + 'own' has the same
meaning: Do you like travelling on your own?
4.
Indefinite pronouns are always used with a singular verb: No one knows who started the fire.
There's something in the cupboard.
Everyone
is invited to the party.
ACTIVITY 18:
Which of the pronouns revised by Mr. Grammar
should you use instead of the words in blue type? Choose the best
alternatives from the menus. Then check the correct answers.
1.
Is that idea your
idea or Marsha Muller's idea?
2.
The interviewer asks Marsha Muller to
talk about Marsha Muller.
3.
She's bad at languages.
Being bad at languages is her greatest weakness.
4.
The speakers agree with
the speakers about one advantage of not being good
at languages.
5.
When Marsha Muller travels, she trusts
all the people she meets.
6.
There were several travel programmes on the radio last week, but the
travel
programme with Marsha Muller was the most interesting.
Excelente progreso !!!
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