Let's learn Pronouns
Channel: Aesha talks
Date: 2023-06-16

Pronouns
Pronouns are words we use in the place of a full noun. 
There are many, different kinds of pronouns.
- We have both subject and object pronouns
Subject: I, you, he, she, it, we,  they
Object: me, you, him, her, it, us, them

- This is Tabish. He is my brother. I do not think you have met him.
- This is Annie. She is my sister. Have you met her before?
Talk to a friend. Ask them to help you.
- You could go to a doctor. They might help you.

Subject pronouns:
We use subject pronouns as subject of the verb:
- I like your dress.
- You are late.
- He is my friend
- It is raining
- She is on holiday
- We live in England.
- They come from London.

Remember: English clauses always have a subject:
His father has just retired. Was a teacher. He was a teacher.
I am waiting for my wife. She is late.
If there is no other subject we use it or there. We call this a dummy subject.

Object pronouns
 We use object pronouns:
 As the object of the verb:
- Can you help me please?
- I can see you.
- She doesn’t like him.
- I saw her in town today.
- We saw them in town yesterday, but they didn’t see us.

After prepositions:
- She is waiting for me.
- I will get it for you.
- Give it to him.
- Why are you looking at her?
- Do not take it from us.
- I will speak to them. 

Pronouns: this, that, these and those
We use this (singular) and these (plural) as pronouns
to talk about people or things near us:
- This is a nice cup of tea.
- Whose shoes are these?

To introduce people:
- This is Aysha.
- These are my friends, Aysha and Tabish.
WARNING:
We do not say These are Aysha and Tabish.
We say: This is Aysha and this is Tabish.

Why do we use that and those?
We use that (singular) and those (plural):
- to talk about things that are not near us:
What is that?
- This is our house, and that is Aysha’s house over there.
- Those are very expensive shoes.

We also use that to refer back to something someone said or did:
- Shall we go to the market?
- Yes, that’s a good idea.
- I have got a new job.
- That is great.
- I am very tired.
- Why is that?

this, these, that, those with nouns:
We also use this, these, that and those with nouns to show proximity
We use this and these for people or things near us:
We have lived in this house for twenty years.
Have you read all of these books?
… and that and those for people or things that are not near us:
Who lives in that house?
Who are those people?

One and Ones
We use one (singular) and ones (plural) to avoid unnecessary repetition.
See those two girls? A is the tall one and J is the short one.
Which is your car, the red one or the blue one?
My clothes are torn. I need some new ones.
See those two girls. BM is the one on the left.
Let’s look at the photographs. The ones you took in Paris.

We often use them after Which ... in questions:
- You can borrow a book. Which one do you want?
- There are lots of books here. Which ones are yours?

Reflexive pronouns:
Singular: myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself
Plural: ourselves - yourselves – themselves
Emphasis
- She walked home by herself.
- I baked the bread myself.
- He dressed himself in spite of his injuries.