The document provides examples of using pronouns instead of nouns in conversations. It explains that pronouns can be used for people, places, animals, and things. Examples are given showing how pronouns like "I", "you", "he", "she", "it", "we", and "they" can replace nouns in sentences when the noun is understood from the context. Sample dialogues demonstrate inserting the correct pronouns before and after verbs to refer to the subject or object of each sentence.
1. Mr.
Bill
Phone: 086 – 050 – 0379
E-mail: mrbillgreaves@gmail.com
Web site: www.englishwithmrbill.com
2. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Subject pronoun Verb Object pronoun
In front of the verb Doing word After the verb
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
One man or boy he him
One lady or girl she her
One animal or thing it it
I and more people we us
Other people or things they them
3. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I
I am speaking
4. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
I am speaking to you
I (pronoun before the verb) am speaking (verb) to you (pronoun after the verb)
5. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
You are speaking to me
You (pronoun before the verb) are speaking (verb) to me (pronoun after the verb)
6. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
One man or boy he him
One lady or girl she her
Look! He (one man or boy) is talking to her (one lady or girl)
He (pronoun before the verb) is speaking (verb) to her (pronoun after the verb)
7. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
One man or boy he him
One lady or girl she her
Look! She (one lady or girl) is talking to him (one man or boy)
She (pronoun before the verb) is speaking (verb) to him (pronoun after the verb)
8. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
One man or boy he him
One lady or girl she her
One animal or thing it it
Look! He (one man or boy) is looking at it(one animal or thing)
He (pronoun before the verb) is looking at (verb) it (pronoun after the verb)
9. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
One man or boy he him
One lady or girl she her
One animal or thing it it
Look! She (one lady or girl) is looking at it(one animal or thing)
She (pronoun before the verb) is looking at (verb) it (pronoun after the verb)
10. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
One man or boy he him
One lady or girl she her
One animal or thing it it
Look! It (one animal or thing) is looking at her(one lady or girl)
It (pronoun before the verb) is looking at (verb) her (pronoun after the verb)
11. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
One man or boy he him
One lady or girl she her
One animal or thing it it
Look …
12. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Person speaking I me
Person spoken to you you
One man or boy he him
One lady or girl she her
One animal or thing it it
I and more people we us
Other people or things they them
Look
my friends, other people
Before the verb, they, after the verb, them
13. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Belonging to Pronouns
Belonging to me: it is my cat it is mine
Belonging to you: it is your cat it is yours
Belonging to him: it is his cat it is his
Belonging to her: it is her cat it is hers
Belonging to it: it is its cat it is its
Belonging to us: it is our cat it is ours
Belonging to them: it is their cat it is theirs
14. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Examples
“Hello, _____(person speaking) am ______ (belonging to you) room attendant. How
are _____ (person being spoken to)?”
“_____(person speaking) am fine, thanks. Do _____ (person being spoken to) like
_____ (belonging to you) job?”
“Oh, yes, _____ (thing – job) is great. The guests are very nice and _____ (the
guests) always smile at _____ (person speaking, after the verb). The other room
attendants are friends of _____ (belonging to me). _____ (I and other room
attendants) make a great team. _____ (belonging to me) friends always make _____
(person speaking after the verb) laugh. Are _____ (person being spoken to) and
_____ (belonging to you) wife enjoying _____ (belonging to you) time here?”
“ Yes, _____ (person speaking, I, and one other person) are.”
15. Pronouns
To be used instead of nouns – people places, animals and things
Examples
“Hello, I (person speaking) am your (belonging to you) room attendant. How are you
(person being spoken to)?”
“I (person speaking) am fine, thanks. Do you (person being spoken to) like your
(belonging to you) job?”
“Oh, yes, it (thing – job) is great. The guests are very nice and they (the guests)
always smile at me (person speaking, after the verb). The other room attendants are
friends of mine (belonging to me). We (I and other room attendants) make a great
team. My (belonging to me) friends always make me (person speaking after the
verb) laugh. Are you (person being spoken to) and your (belonging to you) wife
enjoying your (belonging to you) time here?”
“ Yes, we (person speaking, I, and one other person) are.”