๐ Pronouns in English
๐ In short
Pronouns take the place of nouns: I, you, he, she. And English has a special pronoun for things and animals: it.
๐ The lesson
1 Subject pronouns
| Pronoun | Meaning |
|---|---|
| I | I |
| you | You (one or several) |
| he | He (a boy or man) |
| she | She (a girl or woman) |
| it | It (a thing or animal) |
| we | We |
| they | They |
2 it for things
A book, a table and a cat are all it: The book is red. It is new. People are he or she.
- The cat is hungry. It wants milk.The cat is hungry. It wants some milk.
- My sister is ten. She likes music.My sister is ten. She loves music.
3 Object pronouns
After a verb, or after words like with and to, some pronouns change form.
| Subject | Object | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | me | Help me! |
| he | him | I like him. |
| she | her | Call her. |
| we | us | Come with us. |
| they | them | Look at them. |
๐ก Watch out!
- you doesn't change between singular and plural, or between subject and object.
- they is for every plural: boys, girls and things.
๐งฉ Test yourself
1 The dog is big. ... is brown.
2 Lina and Sami =
3 Can you help ...? (me)
โ Plurals in Englishโ my, your, his and her