Pronouns

Pronouns: Study Material Made Easy with Emojis 📝🤗

What is a Pronoun? 🤔

• A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition or to point at something specific.
  • Example: Sarah has always loved fashion. She announced that she wants to go to fashion school. 👧➡️👩‍🎓

Types of Pronouns & Examples with Emojis

1. Personal Pronouns 👤👥

• Refer to people or things.
• Show point of view (person):
  • First person: I, we (speaker)
  • Second person: you (spoken to)
  • Third person: he, she, it, they (spoken about)
• Subject/Object/Possessive forms:

- Example: **She** gave **him** her book. 📚

2. Possessive Pronouns 🏠

• Show ownership.
  • my, our, your, her, its, their, his (adjectives)
  • mine, ours, yours, hers, its, theirs, his (pronouns)
• Example: This is her pen. That house is ours. 🖊️🏡
• Never use apostrophes: hers, theirs, ours.

3. Demonstrative Pronouns 👉

• Point to things/people: this, these, that, those
  • This/these (near), that/those (far)
  • Example: These are my shoes. 👟

4. Distributive Pronouns 🔄

• Refer to items one at a time: each, either, any, none, neither, every
  • Always singular; use singular verb.
  • Example: Each of us thinks the same. 🤝

5. Reciprocal Pronouns 🔁

• Show mutual action: each other (for two), one another (for more than two)
  • Example: They really love each other. ❤️

6. Reflexive Pronouns 🪞

• When subject and object are the same.
  • myself, yourself, ourselves, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
  • Example: I hurt myself. The boys hid themselves. 🤕

7. Emphatic (Emphasizing) Pronouns 💪

• Used for emphasis (can be removed without changing meaning).
  • myself, yourself, ourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
  • Example: You, yourself, are responsible for your problems. 😤

8. Indefinite Pronouns ❓

• Refer to non-specific people/things: everybody, nobody, little, no one, everything, nothing, all, somebody, anybody, someone, anyone, something, anything, some, any, both, another, much, few
  • Example: Someone ate my sandwich! 🥪

9. Relative Pronouns 🔗

• Link clauses, give more info: who, which, that, whom, whose
  • Example: Have you seen those people who we met on holiday? 🏖️

10. Interrogative Pronouns ❓

• Used to ask questions: who, which, whose, whom, what
  • Example: What do you want for dinner? 🍽️

Key Rules & Tricks 🎯

• Personal pronouns: Choose subject/object form by removing the other noun and checking what sounds right.
  • Correct: She and I liked the book. 📖
  • Correct: The teacher gave chocolates to her and me. 🍫
• Possessive pronouns: Never use apostrophes (hers, theirs, ours).
• Distributive pronouns: Always singular verb.
  • Correct: Each of us thinks the same.
• Reciprocal pronouns:
  • Each other for two, one another for more than two.
• Reflexive vs. Emphatic:
  • Reflexive is essential (I hurt myself), emphatic is for stress (You, yourself, are responsible).
• Relative pronouns:
  • Use who for people, which for things, that for people or things.

Common Errors & Corrections ❌✅

1. Wrong: well appreciated by them who attended Correct: well appreciated by those who attended
2. Wrong: pleura that cover the exterior Correct: pleura that covers the exterior
3. Wrong: does not understand that how one can Correct: does not understand how one can
4. Wrong: asked him that why he had not Correct: asked him why he had not
5. Wrong: recognition of their efforts (for a man) Correct: recognition of his efforts
6. Wrong: emptied of their tourists (for a place) Correct: emptied of its tourists
7. Wrong: an advisory its issued Correct: an advisory it issued

Practice Questions with Answers 📝

• His speech was very thought provoking and well appreciated by them who attended…
  • Correct: by those who attended.
• The pleura that cover the exterior part…
  • Correct: The pleura that covers the exterior part…
• She does not understand that how one can…
  • Correct: She does not understand how one can…
• Asked him that why he had not obtained…
  • Correct: Asked him why he had not obtained…
• Recognition of their efforts for peace…
  • Correct: Recognition of his efforts for peace…
• Emptied of their tourists…
  • Correct: Emptied of its tourists…
• An advisory its issued…
  • Correct: An advisory it issued…

Quick Reference Table 📊

Tip:

• Use pronouns to make sentences smoother and avoid repetition.
• Double-check subject/object forms and possessive usage for accuracy!
• Practice with examples and emojis for quick recall! 😃

🌟 Master these pronoun rules and examples for exam success! 🌟¹²³