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Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent!

Let’s see an example; Halloween is One Of America’s holidays. İt is celebrated in October. Halloween it is a noun. İt is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent,halloween

Personal Pronouns They refer to specific people or things. These are my, I, me, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, their, them, we, us, our, ours.

Example; Karen ate pizza. Karen ate pizza. She was hungry. She was hungry. The word “she” is a personal pronoun that refers to Karen. The word “she” is a personal pronoun that refers to Karen.

Now you try! Choose the correct pronoun Stakeboards are fun but _ can be dangerous. Stakeboards are fun but _ can be dangerous. A)It B)They C)Their D)Its E)He

Reflexive Pronouns They are personal pronouns that have “-self” or “-selves” added to the end.

For example; *Sarah finished the homework himself. -The reflexive pronoun is “himself”

Indefinite pronouns  They are pronouns that do not refer to a specific person or thing.  Someone, anybody and everyone are indefinite pronouns

Example; Someone stole my wallet! *The word “someone” is the indefinite pronoun.

Pronoun trouble spots There are 3 areas where you may run into trouble when trying to identify the correct pronoun to use.

Comparisons Componund subject and object Sentences that need who or whom

Compound subjects & objects *A compound subject has more than one subject joined by a conjuction (and,or,nor)

*A compound object has more than one object joined by a conjuction.

Pronouns used in comparisons You must need to correct pronoun in a comparisons because using the incorrect pronoun could change the meaning of your sentence.

For instance : -Jim likes basketball more than I- Means: Jim likes basketball more than I do -Jim likes basketball more than me-Means: Jim likes basketball more than he likes me

Who & Whom Who is always a subject; whom is always an object. -Who delivered the this package.-This package was delivered to him.

Tips correct word: for choosing the =If the pronoun performs the action, choose who; if it does not perform the action, choose whom.

=In sentences other than questions, when the pronoun is followed by a verb use who; when the pronoun is followed by a noun or pronoun, use whom.

For example; We wanted to know who starred in the movie. The person with whom I carpooled was my neighbour

Let's see examples: I didn't see anyone there. Nobody wants to go anywhere. I blamed myself for the fight. She is talking to herself.

Let's go on...  Dry yourself thoroughly before you put on your clothes.  Ayşe brought her book.  I haven't got enough money on me.  Her son is three months older than mine (than my son)

What do you think about these questions? Next weekend, some relatives of......are coming to visit Us/ourselves Them/theirs Hers/they Himself/her Mine/us

The hotel won't supply any towels, so you will have to bring Your own Your own Themselves Themselves Your Your Their Their Itself Itself

My brother, who has always been jealous of is saving to buy a car just like me/mine me/mine mine/my mine/my my/me my/me myself/I myself/I I/myself I/myself

Please concentrate on......driving and don't allow anything to distract your/you your/you yourself/me yourself/me mine/yourself mine/yourself him/yours him/yours our/mine our/mine

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