Grammar
A pronoun can replace a noun and refers to a specific person or thing. There are different types of pronouns but for now it’s enough for you to know that words such as I, you, he, she, it, we, they and variations of these e.g. mine, yours or myself, yourself etc are all pronouns.
Words in bold in the following sentence are pronouns:
I like him but I don’t think she does as she fell out with him some time ago.
This, that, these, those are also pronouns and so are words such as everyone, everything, whoever, whichever.
Words in bold in the following sentence are pronouns:
You can kiss whomever you like but I don’t approve of that.
As you can tell, pronouns work a bit like nouns - to see what nouns are check Step by step grammar 1: Nouns - in other words they substitute nouns but aren't proceeded by articles (a/an/the). Pronouns act as a shortcut and save you from repeating the name of a person or thing you have already mentioned.
I hope this was easy. If you haven’t subscribed to www.englishfocused.com yet do it now as there’s more to come. Next Wednesday we will explain what an adverb is.
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Grammar
Step by step grammar 4: Pronouns
A pronoun can replace a noun and refers to a specific person or thing. There are different types of pronouns but for now it’s enough for you to know that words such as I, you, he, she, it, we, they and variations of these e.g. mine, yours or myself, yourself etc are all pronouns.
Words in bold in the following sentence are pronouns:
I like him but I don’t think she does as she fell out with him some time ago.
This, that, these, those are also pronouns and so are words such as everyone, everything, whoever, whichever.
Words in bold in the following sentence are pronouns:
You can kiss whomever you like but I don’t approve of that.
As you can tell, pronouns work a bit like nouns - to see what nouns are check Step by step grammar 1: Nouns - in other words they substitute nouns but aren't proceeded by articles (a/an/the). Pronouns act as a shortcut and save you from repeating the name of a person or thing you have already mentioned.
I hope this was easy. If you haven’t subscribed to www.englishfocused.com yet do it now as there’s more to come. Next Wednesday we will explain what an adverb is.
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- Step By Step Grammar 5: Adverbs
An adverb is a word that we use when describing a verb. It usually ends in –ly and answers the questions: how? (quickly, carefully) When? (recently) How often? (regularly, weekly) . Most adverbs are formed by simply adding the aforementioned –ly to...
- Me, Myself And I
Which sentence from the following three is correct? Me and her likes watching movies. Me and her like watching movies. Myself and her like watching movies. If you chose any of the three, this means you still have a lot to learn about personal pronouns....
- Step By Step Grammar 2: Verbs
As mentioned last Wednesday, today we are talking about verbs. The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence as the sentence would not exist without the verb! It’s a word that we use to express actions, emotions and beings. In its dictionary...
- Step By Step Grammar 1: Nouns
It was suggested to me that I should write more about basics of the English language, particularly the grammar as sadly, many of us, including native English speakers, struggle with terminology that is used in grammar books of various shapes and forms....
- Pronouns And Determiners - An Overview
Some words can be both pronouns and determiners, and in some other cases pronouns and determiners are closely related, so it seems to make sense to look at them together. Determiners can be divided into two groups, usually called groups A...