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PRONOUNS

Pronouns

Pronouns replace nouns: I and me, mine, myself, someone. Each form has its own place in the sentence.

Subject / objectPossessiveReflexive
+She knows meThat bag is hersHe cut himself
−We don't know themThat bag isn't mineI didn't hurt myself
?Do you know him?Is this pen yours?Did you enjoy yourself?

I → me · he → him · she → her · we → us · they → them · you, it: no change · mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs · myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

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Subject and object pronouns

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Use I, you, he, she, it, we, they before a verb. After a verb or a preposition use me, you, him, her, it, us, them.

I / he / she…+ verb+ me / him / her…

  • She called me yesterday.
  • I'm going with them.
  • I see he every day.
  • I see him every day.

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Where is Anna? I can't find .

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Something, anything, nobody…

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Use something, someone and somewhere in statements, and anything, anyone and anywhere in questions and after not. Never use not with nothing or nobody.

subject+ verb / don't + verb+ something / anything

  • I want something to drink.
  • I don't know anyone here.
  • I don't know nothing.
  • I don't know anything.

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I'm hungry. I want to eat.

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It for weather, time and distance

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English needs a subject in every sentence. Use it when there is nothing else: weather, time, days and distances.

It+ is / gets+ adjective / time

  • It rains a lot in autumn.
  • It's half past six.
  • Is cold today.
  • It's cold today.

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takes two hours to get to Odesa by train.

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Everyone and nobody take a singular verb

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Everyone, everybody, someone, nobody and everything are singular, so they take a singular verb, even when they mean many people.

everyone / nobody+ verb + s+ rest

  • Everyone in my class likes music.
  • Nobody knows the answer.
  • Everyone are ready.
  • Everyone is ready.

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Everybody coming to the party tonight.

A2

Mine, yours, hers…

New

Use mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs without a noun. My, your, her, our and their always need a noun after them.

This book+ is+ mine / yours

  • This seat is mine.
  • Is that coat yours?
  • This book is my.
  • This book is mine.

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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.

Their garden is nice, but our is bigger.

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Myself, yourself, by myself

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Use myself, himself, themselves and similar words when the subject and the object are the same person. By myself means alone, without help.

subject+ verb+ myself / himself

  • I cut myself in the kitchen.
  • She cooked dinner by herself.
  • I enjoyed me at the party.
  • I enjoyed myself at the party.

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You and they for people in general

New

Use you for people in general, including yourself. Use they for other people or an organisation you are not part of.

you / they+ verb+ …

  • You can buy stamps at the post office.
  • They say it will snow tomorrow.
  • Can buy stamps at the post office.
  • You can buy stamps at the post office.

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'They say the film is great.' Here they means  .

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Each other, one another

New

Use each other (or one another, more formal) when two or more people do the same thing to each other. Do not add to or with.

subject+ verb+ each other

  • We help each other with homework.
  • They looked at each other and laughed.
  • We know us well.
  • We know each other well.

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Anna and Tom met in 2020 and they know well.