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Pronouns
1 Personal pronouns
Young children refer to themselves by name. They also refer to other people by name. As we get older, we replace names with pronouns. Since these pronouns stand for people, we call them personal pronouns. There are five personal pronouns that refer to one person. They are: I - you - he - she - it. Three personal pronouns refer to more than one person. They are: we - you - they. In the following exercise, you can use each of them in turn.
2 Possessive pronouns
Besides personal pronouns, there are also possessive pronouns. They tell us who something belongs to. They are: my – your – his – her – its / our – your – their. Next exercise.
3 Reflexive Pronouns
Personal pronouns can also change.
- When we ask who is doing something, we say: I, you, he, she, it — we, you, they.
- When we say who something happens to, we use these forms: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them.