Shakti Yadav. Aminu Garba. This explanation it helped me to understand more about the types of pronoun. I really thank you guys a lot. Asmita pramanik. I really really appreciate this explanation. Jacob m Kollie. I love the explanation but please add the other pronoun so it can be complete. Hi, Jacob. Which pronoun types would you like to see added? If you let us know, we can probably do something or schedule a new post to cover them. I need one more meaning of emphatic pronoun please add that.
Hi there. The idea is that people use a reflexive pronoun e. For instance, we could say "I, myself, have never ridden a camel. Hope that helps. Hi, Niels. We have added something about this to the "personal pronoun" section. Upload a document Instant Quote.
Instant Quote Need more help perfecting your writing? Proofed has the perfect editor! Get An Instant Quote. Get Started. While Alex is the subject of the sentence, Alex is not the subject of the dependent clause that him appears in if she would let him in. In this clause, she is the subject, so the reflexive pronoun cannot be used here. Practice In each sentence, fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
George Washington was the first president of the United States. It is followed by the noun box of cereal , so it appears in its adjective form, rather than as mine.
It is a subject case, singular, neutral third-person pronoun. I should make sure they texted me. I is a subject case, singular, first-person pronoun. They is a subject case, plural, third-person pronoun. Them is a object case, plural, third-person pronoun. Me is a object case, singular, first-person pronoun.
The only person you need to please is you. You is an subject case, singular, second-person pronoun. You is an object case, singular, second-person pronoun. Yourself would also be ok here, since the subject and object of the sentence are the same. He set the standard of only serving two terms of office. He is a subject case, singular, masculine third-person pronoun. Do I actually have to read all of this contract? That thing is not coming anywhere near me.
Those recipes are all gross. Practice In the following sentences, determine if this , that , these , or those should be used. Lara looked at her meal in front of her. Show Answer Lara looked at her meal in front of her. The meal is right in front of Lara, and there is only one meal. This is the correct pronoun. Those is the correct pronoun. The paint samples are in immediate focus whether Ashley is holding them or looking at them online , and there are three of them.
These is the correct pronoun. You know what they say. Practice Identify the indefinite pronouns in the following sentences. Everyone should take the time to critically think about what he or she wants out of life. If I had to choose between singing in public and swimming with leeches, I would choose neither. If nobody else enrolls in this class, it will be cancelled this semester. Show Answer Everyone is the indefinite pronoun. He or she is a pronoun with the antecedent everyone.
The indefinite pronoun neither is used in this sentence. It is likely being used correctly, indicating that the speaker does not want to complete the actions stated earlier in the sentence.
However, if the speaker thought that both singing in public and swimming with leeches were fun, the indefinite pronoun either would be the appropriate word to use. The indefinite pronoun everything is used in this sentence. The indefinite pronoun something would fit better here. If everything is, in fact, wrong, perhaps the word what needs to be changed. The indefinite pronoun nobody else is used in this sentence. If there are already some students enrolled in the class, then nobody else is being used correctly.
Practice Does the following paragraph use relative pronouns correctly? If or when? If or whether? Ill or sick? Imply or infer? In the way or on the way? Late or lately? Lay or lie? Lend or borrow?
Less or fewer? Look at , see or watch? Low or short? Man , mankind or people? Maybe or may be? Maybe or perhaps? Nearest or next? Never or not … ever? Nice or sympathetic? No doubt or without doubt? No or not? Nowadays , these days or today? Open or opened? Opportunity or possibility? Opposite or in front of? Other , others , the other or another? Out or out of? Permit or permission? Person , persons or people? Pick or pick up? Play or game? Politics , political , politician or policy? Price or prize?
Principal or principle? Quiet or quite? Raise or rise? Remember or remind? Right or rightly? Rob or steal? Say or tell? So that or in order that? Sometimes or sometime? Sound or noise? Speak or talk? Such or so? Towards or toward? Wait or wait for? Wake , wake up or awaken? Worth or worthwhile? Noun phrases: dependent words Noun phrases: order Noun phrases: uses Noun phrases: noun phrases and verbs Noun phrases: two noun phrases together. Pronouns: possessive my , mine , your , yours , etc.
Pronouns: reflexive myself , themselves , etc. Pronouns: indefinite - body , - one , - thing , - where Pronouns: one , you , we , they Relative pronouns Questions: interrogative pronouns what , who Someone , somebody , something , somewhere That.
Dates Measurements Number Time. Geographical places Names and titles: addressing people Nationalities, languages, countries and regions Place names. Reported speech Reported speech: direct speech Reported speech: indirect speech. British and American English Dialect Double negatives and usage Formal and informal language Newspaper headlines Register Slang Standard and non-standard language Swearing and taboo expressions.
Past simple I worked Past continuous I was working Past continuous or past simple? Past simple or present perfect? Used to Past perfect simple I had worked Past perfect continuous I had been working Past perfect simple or past perfect continuous? Past perfect simple or past simple? Past verb forms referring to the present Past: typical errors.
Present continuous I am working Present perfect continuous I have been working Present perfect simple I have worked Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous? Present perfect: typical errors Present simple I work Present simple or present continuous? Present: typical errors Present verb forms referring to the past. Finite and non-finite verbs Imperative clauses Be quiet!
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