1️⃣ What is a Pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition in a sentence.
✅ Example:
❌ Wrong: Sarah is a teacher. Sarah loves Sarah’s job.
✅ Correct: Sarah is a teacher. She loves her job.
Pronouns make sentences shorter and clearer! 🌟
2️⃣ Types of Pronouns
1. Subject Pronouns (Who or What Performs the Action) 🏃♂️
Used before the verb as the subject of a sentence.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| I (I am happy.) | We (We are friends.) |
| You (You are my teacher.) | You (You are students.) |
| He (He is a doctor.) | They (They are playing.) |
| She (She loves music.) | |
| It (It is raining.) |
✅ Examples:
- He likes football. ⚽
- We are going to school. 🏫
- It is a beautiful day. ☀️
2. Object Pronouns (Who or What Receives the Action) 🎯
Used after the verb or preposition.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Me (Give me a pen.) | Us (She told us a story.) |
| You (I like you.) | You (We see you every day.) |
| Him (I called him.) | Them (She helped them.) |
| Her (Can you help her?) | |
| It (She found it.) |
✅ Examples:
- She gave me a gift. 🎁
- I love her so much. ❤️
- He is looking at them. 👀
3. Possessive Pronouns (Show Ownership) 🔑
Used to replace a noun + possessive adjective.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Mine (This book is mine.) | Ours (The house is ours.) |
| Yours (Is this pen yours?) | Yours (These keys are yours.) |
| His (The car is his.) | Theirs (The bags are theirs.) |
| Hers (The phone is hers.) | |
| Its (The cat licked its paws.) |
✅ Examples:
- This laptop is mine. 💻
- That car is his, not yours. 🚗
- The big house on the corner is theirs. 🏡
4. Possessive Adjectives (Show Ownership Before a Noun) 🔑📖
Used before a noun to show who it belongs to.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| My (My phone is new.) | Our (Our school is big.) |
| Your (Your bag is heavy.) | Your (Your books are on the table.) |
| His (His car is blue.) | Their (Their house is beautiful.) |
| Her (Her dress is nice.) | |
| Its (Its tail is long.) |
✅ Examples:
- This is my cat. 🐱
- Her dress is red. 👗
- Their house is very big. 🏠
5. Reflexive Pronouns (Used When the Subject and Object Are the Same) 🔄
Used when the subject does an action to itself.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Myself (I hurt myself.) | Ourselves (We enjoyed ourselves.) |
| Yourself (Look at yourself in the mirror.) | Yourselves (You can do it yourselves.) |
| Himself (He taught himself to play guitar.) | Themselves (They prepared themselves.) |
| Herself (She made the cake herself.) | |
| Itself (The dog scratched itself.) |
✅ Examples:
- I cut myself while cooking. 🔪
- He taught himself to swim. 🏊♂️
- They enjoyed themselves at the party. 🎉
6. Demonstrative Pronouns (Pointing to Something) 👆
Used to point to specific things.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| This (This is my book.) | These (These are my books.) |
| That (That is my car.) | Those (Those are my shoes.) |
✅ Examples:
- This is my pen. ✏️ (Near)
- That is my house. 🏠 (Far)
- These are my keys. 🔑 (Near, plural)
- Those are your shoes. 👟 (Far, plural)
3️⃣ Common Pronoun Mistakes & How to Fix Them
❌ Wrong: Me love ice cream. 🍦
✅ Correct: I love ice cream.
❌ Wrong: He gave she a gift. 🎁
✅ Correct: He gave her a gift.
❌ Wrong: This is mine book. 📖
✅ Correct: This is my book.
❌ Wrong: He bought a car for himself and I. 🚗
✅ Correct: He bought a car for himself and me.
4️⃣ Practice Sentences
Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun:
- __ love watching movies. (I/Me)
- This is __ bag. (my/mine)
- She is talking to __. (he/him)
- They enjoyed __ at the park. (themselves/theirs)
- __ are my best friends. (These/This)
Here are the answers! ✅
- I love watching movies. 🎬
- This is my bag. 🎒
- She is talking to him. 🗣️
- They enjoyed themselves at the park. 🎡
- These are my best friends. 👭