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Welcome to today's Grammar HELP! Handbook lesson, as we continue in our chapter about noun and pronouns.
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Pronouns and Their Position in a Sentence
Pronouns have characteristics that reflect their position in a sentence and their function. Let's take a look at some of these types of pronouns.
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A SUBJECT PRONOUN occupies the subject position in a sentence.
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An OBJECT PRONOUN occupies the object position in a sentence.
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A POSSESSIVE PRONOUN indicates possession.
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A DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN refers back to an item that was just referred to.
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A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN reflects the action or state of being back to the person or thing that has just been mentioned.
Pronouns are similar to nouns in that they both have singular and plural forms.
In contrast to nouns, however, pronouns have forms that reflect 1st, 2nd and 3rd person and may also, such as in the case of subject pronouns, object pronouns and reflexive pronouns, have masculine and feminine forms in the 3rd person singular form.
Subject Pronouns
Use a subject pronoun to replace a noun in the subject position.
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We had a good time.
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We, my wife and I, had a good time.
Subject pronouns have forms that reflect 1st, 2nd and 3rd person and that also have masculine, feminine, and neuter forms in the 3rd person singular form.
The SUBJECT PRONOUNS ARE:
| SINGULAR | PLURAL |
| I | WE |
| YOU | YOU |
| HE, SHE, IT | THEY |
Next ... Demonstrative Pronouns
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