English Grammar

Pronoun

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Pronoun has many forms when it works as subject, object or posessive. Each form of pronoun is shown in below table.

Subject Form	Object Form	Posessive Form		"Self Form"
		Adjective	Pronoun
I we you he she it they	me us you him her it them	my our your his her its thier	mine ours yours his hers its theirs	myself ourselves yourself himself herself itself themselves

Example of pronouns in different forms.

• Her teacher told us not to sleep in the classroom.
• John is much taller than me .
• Mary is shorter than us.
• I hit him yesterday.
• He was hit by me yesterday.
• I finished the project by myself.
• Please don't do it all by yourself again next time.
• This is my book. Please do not take it.
• The book is mine. Please do not take it.
• I really love you from the bottom of my heart. I am all yours.

Different subject pronouns use different verb to be as below.

Subject Pronoun	Verb to be (present)	Verb to be (past)
I	am (am not)	was (was not/ wasn't)
you we they	are (are not / aren't)	were (were not/ weren't)
he she it	is (is not / isn't)	was (was not/ wasn't)

 

Example of different Verb to be with different subjects.

• I am going to Canada next month.
• Are you going to Canada next month?
• I am not going to Canada.
• He was a policeman.
• Come on in!.We were thinking about you.
• It was my pleasure to meet you.
• Aren't you a policeman?
• They were once great players of all time.

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