Identify personal pronouns

Key Notes:

1. What are Personal Pronouns?

  • Personal pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence. They refer to people, animals, or things and help avoid repeating the same nouns over and over.

2. Types of Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns can be categorized into:

  • Subject Pronouns: Used as the subject of a sentence (the one doing the action).
  • Object Pronouns: Used as the object of a sentence (the one receiving the action).

3. Subject Pronouns

SingularPlural
Iwe
youyou
he, she, itthey
  • Examples:
  • I am going to the park.
  • They are playing soccer.

4. Object Pronouns

SingularPlural
meus
youyou
him, her, itthem
  • Examples:
  • The teacher gave me a book.
  • She helped him with his homework.

5. How to Identify Personal Pronouns

  • Subject Pronouns: Tell who or what is performing the action in the sentence.
  • Example: She is running. (“She” is the subject doing the action.)
  • Object Pronouns: Tell who or what is receiving the action.
  • Example: The coach praised them. (“Them” is receiving the action of being praised.)

6. Key Points to Remember

  • Personal pronouns replace nouns to make sentences less repetitive.
  • Subject pronouns are used when someone is doing something.
  • Object pronouns are used when someone is receiving the action.

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