Get It Right Unit 1.1: Personal Pronouns As Subjects and Objects

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GET IT RIGHT UNIT 1.

1: PERSONAL
PRONOUNS AS SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS

By Ethok TESL
CHECKPOINT 1

1A 1B
Paris is a city of art and culture. Paris is a city of art and culture. It is also a
Paris is also a centre for fashion design. centre for fashion design.

RULE 1:
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
We use a pronoun to replace a noun so that we don’t have to repeat it.

Example:
The new car is small and compact. It is economical too.
** In this sentence: Noun—------The new car
Pronoun----It
CHECKPOINT 2

2A 2B
The principal addressed us this morning. The principal addressed us this morning.
They asked us to work hard for the exams. He/She asked us to work hard for the
exams.

RULE 2:
The PRONOUN must agree with the noun in number.
Singular pronouns replace singular nouns.
Plural pronouns replace plural nouns.

Example: The nurse smiled at me. She then took my temperature


** Singular noun-The nurse
Singular pronoun-She
CHECKPOINT 3
3A 3B
The chairman welcomed James and I. The chairman welcomed James and me.

RULE 3:
Pronouns used as the subject of the sentence must be in the subjective form.
Pronouns used as the object of the sentence must be used in the objective form.
Example:

a) He bought me a beautiful gift.


Subject
b) Nita told us her story.
Object
c) We searched everywhere for him.
Subject Object
REMEMBER!

• Pronouns have the following subjective and objective forms:


SUBJECTIVE FORM OBJECTIVE FORM
I ME
WE US
YOU YOU
HE HIM
SHE HER
IT IT
THEY THEM
REMEMBER!

• The words ‘… and I’ and ‘… and me’ are used in the following ways:

NOTE: SAMPLE SENTENCES:


1. NOUN/PRONOUN SUBJECT + AND + I A) Sue and I will come for the party.

Subject

B) You and I are in charge of the students.

Subject
REMEMBER!

• The words ‘… and I’ and ‘… and me’ are used in the following ways:

NOTE: SAMPLE SENTENCES:


2. NOUN/PRONOUN OBJECT + AND + ME A) Mdm Meenakshi asked Afifah and me to help her.

Object

B) Dad reminded you and me to wash the dishes.

Object
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