Sunday 30 September 2012

Personal Pronouns and Demostrative Pronouns






1. Personal pronouns are used to replace the names of people, animals, places and things.

2. Personal pronouns used as subjects:

Pronouns
Examples
First person
Singular
Plural
I
We
I am a boy.
We are boys.
Second person
Singular
Plural
You
You are my best friend.
Third person
Singular
Plural
He / she
It
They
He is my cousin.
It is my bag.
They go to school by bus.

3. Personal Pronouns used as objects:

Pronouns
Examples
First person
Singular
Plural
me
us
My mother bought me a new bag.
Madam Lim praised us.
Second person
Singular
Plural
You
The teachers like you.
Third person
Singular
Plural
him / her
It
them
Lily invited him to the party.
I gave it some water to drink.
He praised them for their kindness.

4. Demonstrative Pronouns are used to point out people or things.

Demonstrative Pronouns
Examples
This
That
These
Those
This is my bag.
That is a cat.
These are my pencils.
Those are grasshoppers.