PRONOUNS

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PRONOUNS
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Why do we use pronouns?
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Pronouns

• Pronouns are words that are used to replace a
  noun.
• Examples
• I, we, you, he, she, it, they, my, mine, our,
  ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their,
  theirs, me, us, him, them, themselves, those,
  everyone, no one

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Nominative pronouns

• Nominative pronouns can only be used as the
  subject of the verb in a sentence.
• Nominative pronouns include
• I, you, he, she, it, we, they
• I went to the store.
• I is a nominative pronoun because I is the
  subject of the sentence
• The sentence would never say
• Me went to the store

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Objective pronouns

• Objective pronouns can only be used as the object
  of a verb, sentence, or preposition.
• Objective pronouns include
• me, you, her, him, it, us, them
• The English students often work well for me.
• Here, me is the objective pronoun because me
  is the object of the sentence. The sentence
  would never say The English students often work
  well for I.

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Possessive pronouns

• Possessive pronouns show ownership and takes the
  place of a possessive noun.
• Examples my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers,
  its, our, ours, their, theirs

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Lets practice

• My book and your backpack are in her locker.
• His father went to my brothers wedding.
• Their wigs are the ugliest things I have ever
  seen.