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Forms and use of personal pronouns<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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INDEX OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n

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  • Personal pronouns<\/li>\n
  • The object pronoun is also used after prepositions<\/li>\n
  • The specific case of “one”<\/li>\n
  • Indefinite pronouns<\/li>\n
  • The expletive pronoun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    A pronoun is a small word that is placed in place of a noun, a phrase, or even a clause, to avoid repetition.\u00a0It agrees in number and gender with the noun, phrase or clause it replaces, which is called the antecedent.\u00a0The pronoun refers to its logical antecedent in a sentence or paragraph, or in the context of dialogue.\u00a0Within a sentence, the logical antecedent is usually the previous or most recent noun.<\/p>\n

    Personal pronouns<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    The personal pronouns in English are quite easy to master<\/strong>.\u00a0However, it is important to remember that for the third person singular, the choice of the pronoun depends on the gender of the antecedent: ( \u00e9l)<\/em> he (etc.) if it refers to a man or an unknown person, \u201c she\u201d<\/em>\u00a0if she is refers to a woman, and to everything else.<\/p>\n

    The feminine pronouns ”\u00a0she”<\/em>\u00a0ella\u00a0\/ “her”<\/em> ella \/ ella are only used with women ( “una mujer<\/em>“<\/em>\u00a0(a lady etc.)<\/strong> , or with some creatures or animated or moving objects that the English language can give a quality of femininity (examples “perro” <\/em>\u00a0dog,\u00a0” gato” <\/em>\u00a0cat,\u00a0 “barco”<\/em>\u00a0 boat).<\/p>\n

    The object pronoun is also used after prepositions.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Don’t confuse possessive pronouns (used in place of a noun) with possessive adjectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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    Subject pronoun<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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    of object<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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    Possessive pronoun<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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    Possessive adjective<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    1st person sg<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nmine<\/td>\nme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2nd person sg<\/td>\nyou<\/td>\nyou<\/td>\nyours<\/td>\nyour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3rd person sg<\/td>\nhe, she,<\/p>\n

    it, one<\/td>\n

    		him, her,<\/p>\n

    it, one<\/td>\n

    		His, hers,<\/p>\n

    hits<\/td>\n

    		His, her, its<\/p>\n

    One’s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    1st person pl<\/td>\nwe<\/td>\nUs<\/td>\nours<\/td>\nour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2nd person pl<\/td>\nyou<\/td>\nyou<\/td>\nyours<\/td>\nyour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3rd person pl<\/td>\nthey<\/td>\nthem<\/td>\ntheirs<\/td>\ntheir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Examples:<\/p>\n

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    • Look at that man. Can you see him? He\u2019s over there, and that\u2019s his wife with him.\u00a0<\/em>(Mira a ese hombre. \u00bfPuedes verlo? \u00c9l est\u00e1 all\u00ed, y esa es su esposa con \u00e9l).<\/li>\n
    • There are two bikes in Peter\u2019s garage; the green bike is his and the blue one is mine.\u00a0<\/em>(Hay dos bicicletas en el garaje de Peter; la bicicleta verde es suya y la azul es m\u00eda)<\/li>\n
    • We \u2018ve lost our way; can you help us please?\u00a0<\/em>(Hemos perdido nuestro camino; \u00bfPuedes ayudarnos porfavor?)<\/li>\n
    • Have you seen my phone? I can\u2019t see mine, but yours is over there.\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfHas visto mi tel\u00e9fono? No puedo ver el m\u00edo, pero el tuyo est\u00e1 ah\u00ed).<\/li>\n
    • One should always bring a map with one, in case one loses one\u2019s way\u00a0<\/em>(Siempre se debe traer un mapa con uno, en caso de que se pierda).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The specific case of “uno” (one)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      The word ”\u00a0one”\u00a0<\/em>causes problems not only for students, but also for linguists<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0Unlike other pronouns, one can be used as a noun, to replace a previously mentioned noun.\u00a0In the last example given above, we find the phrase,<\/p>\n

      Indefinite pronouns<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      There are other pronouns similar to personal pronouns, and they are generally used as personal pronouns;\u00a0These\u00a0are indefinite pronouns or impersonal pronouns<\/strong> : they include words like someone, anyone, anything, whoever, and even enough or much or all (alguien, cualquiera, cualquier cosa, quien sea, e incluso suficiente o mucho o todo)<\/em>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

      Examples:<\/p>\n

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      • Someone told me you\u2019re going to New York next week. \/\u00a0<\/em>Alguien me dijo que ir\u00e1s a Nueva York la semana que viene.<\/li>\n
      • I can\u2019t see anything \/\u00a0<\/em>No puedo ver nada<\/li>\n
      • Whoever said that was obviously not telling the truth \/\u00a0<\/em>Quien dijo eso, obviamente no estaba diciendo la verdad.<\/li>\n
      • Plenty was said at the meeting, but the directors couldn\u2019t agree. \/\u00a0<\/em>Se habl\u00f3 mucho en la reuni\u00f3n, pero los directores no estuvieron de acuerdo.<\/li>\n
      • Enough is enough \/\u00a0<\/em>Suficiente es suficiente<\/li>\n
      • All is not lost. \/\u00a0<\/em>No todo est\u00e1 perdido.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Neutral gender pronouns<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        Sometimes we need to use a third person singular pronoun to refer to a person, without knowing if this is male or female, or without wanting to specify gender.\u00a0For obvious reasons, we cannot use it;\u00a0but we cannot use it either, since it is not a gender-neutral personal pronoun, but rather refers to an object.<\/p>\n

        The classic solution in English is to use they \/ their as a singular pronoun<\/strong>\u00a0: keep in mind, however, that while these pronouns can take on a singular meaning, they are still used in the normal way, as if referring to a plural entity.<\/p>\n

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        • Always avoid wearing the\u00a0“his or her<\/em>\u00a0“<\/strong> (el or ella) that is sometimes used: this is not a good style, even if it is occasionally necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          The <\/strong>pron equivalent expletive<\/span><\/h2>\n

          It is known as an expletive pronoun or a fictitious pronoun;\u00a0This means that it does not refer to a noun that has already been mentioned<\/strong>\u00a0;\u00a0refers to a noun object or complement that has not yet been specified.<\/p>\n

          It is a third-person pronoun, but it can be used in the singular or plural, depending on the noun it refers to.\u00a0It is normally only used with the verb\u00a0be<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0, it can be used with any tense of the verb, even preceded by a modal verb.\u00a0Only occasionally can it be used with other verbs, such as go, stop, or appear.<\/p>\n

          Examples:<\/p>\n

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          • There was a huge explosion \/\u00a0<\/em>Hubo una enorme explosi\u00f3n<\/li>\n
          • There are thirteen mistakes on your spelling test. \/\u00a0<\/em>Hay trece errores en su prueba de ortograf\u00eda.<\/li>\n
          • I think there is a hole in my bucket. \/\u00a0<\/em>Creo que hay un agujero en mi balde.<\/li>\n
          • I think some people will come. \/\u00a0<\/em>Creo que vendr\u00e1n algunas personas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            And this is everything we have prepared for you related to the different pronouns in English.\u00a0Remember, that all the calls for the official English exams are uploaded on\u00a0this platform.<\/p>\n\n\n

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