pronouns
pronouns ...
subject, object, demonstratives...
- Subject Pronouns - I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they function as the subject of a sentence:
I live in New York.
Do you like playing tennis?
He doesn't want to come this evening.
She works in London.
It won't be easy.
We are studying pronouns at the moment.
You went to Paris last year, didn't you?
They bought a new car last month.
- Object Pronouns - me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them serve as the object of a verb:
Give me the book.
He told you to come tonight.
She asked him to help.
They visited her when they came to New York.
She bought it at the store.
He picked us up at the airport.
The teacher asked you to finish your homework.
I invited them to a party.
- Demonstrative Pronouns - this, that, these, those refer to things. 'this' and 'these' refer to something that is near. 'that' and 'those' refer to things that are away.
This is my house.
That is our car over there.
These are my colleagues in this room.
Those are beautiful flowers in the next field.
- Possessive pronouns: yours, mine, theirs, ours, hers, his, its. They are often confused with possessive adjectives which modify the noun following it in order to show possession.Possessive pronouns demonstrate ownership. Here are some examples of possessive pronouns used in sentences: