PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVES

SUBJECTPRONOUNS

OBJECTPRONOUNS

POSSESSIVEADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVEPRONOUNS

REFLEXIVEPRONOUNS

IYouHeSheIt

WeYou

They

MeYouHimHerItUsYou

Them

MyYourHisHerItsOurYourTheir

MineYoursHis

HersIts

OursYoursTheirs

MyselfYourselfHimselfHerselfItself

OurselvesYourselvesThemselves

Subject pronouns are used as the subject of the sentence:He is my favourite uncle.They live in a house in my street.

Object pronouns are used as the direct or indirect object of a verb.They are also used after prepositions:

Look at my new camera; I bought it yesterday.Susan sent me a present.Can I go to the party with them?

Possessive adjectives accompany the noun:My house is over there.Where’s your car?

Possessive pronouns substitute the noun:Don’t touch that bicycle; it’s mine (= my bicycle).This is my umbrella; yours (= your umbrella) is in the hall.

Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and the object of theverb are the same person or thing. We also use them to emphasise.

When she saw herself in the mirror she couldn’t believe it.Teacher: “Who did your homework?”Student: “Nobody helped me; I did it myself”.