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PRONOUNSSubject, Object, Possessive,

Reflexive

Universidad Central De Bayamón

Michael Nelson RodríguezTedu 220

Prof. Nancy Rodríguez

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INTRODUCTION There are different types of names in

sentences, they can be of people, places or things. We like to call this names nouns, but how do we change those nouns in a sentences if want to? To change a noun in a sentence we use the PRONOUNS. The pronouns replace a noun in a sentence, there are different types of pronouns that can be use.

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OBJECTIVE After learning the different types of

pronouns, the students will apply them in a multiple choice exercise of ten(10) items.

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PRONOUNS Pronouns are used to replace a

noun in sentence. When we want to change the name of a noun we use the pronouns.

Example:

Carlos and I went to the park yesterday.

We went to the park yesterday.

Pedro sings very well.

He sings very well.

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There are some pronouns that are some of the most used pronouns in sentences.

Here are those pronouns in Spanish and English form.

I Yo

He El

She Ella

It Eso ( Objeto, Animal)

They Ellos

We Nosotros

You Tu, Ustedes

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PRONOUNSI= We use I when we talk about

ourselves. I like to go swimming.

I run in the park every day.

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PRONOUNSHe= We use he when we talk about a masculine person. (Boy, Man)

He

Click Here For examples

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PRONOUNS

Carlos is jumping on the bed. He is jumping on the bed.

Pedro will go tomorrow. He will go tomorrow.

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PRONOUNS She= She is used when we talk about a female person. ( woman, girl)

She Click Here for examples

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PRONOUNS

Maria rides the bicycle She rides the bicycle.

Yvette is going to the movies. She is going to the movies.

The girl was eating candy. She was eating candy.

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PRONOUNS It= It is used to replace an animal or a thing.

It Click here for examples

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PRONOUNS

The dog likes to bite the couch. It likes to bite the couch.

The car was very cheap It was very cheap.

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PRONOUNS They= They is used when we want to replace more than one person in a sentence. If the noun consists of two people or more, the pronoun they is used.

They Click here for examples

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PRONOUN John and Luis are playing tennis. They are playing tennis.

Jessica and Pedro play a lot in the park. They play a lot in the park.

Juan, Jose, Eric, Carlos, Tyler, Stuart and Michael are in church.

They are in church.

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PRONOUNS Remember:

It is used when you replace one animal or thing. If that animal or thing is in plural form( is more than one), then you will use they instead of it.

  Click here for examples

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PRONOUNS

The snake is long It is long. It

The snakes are long. They are long. They 

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PRONOUNS We= we is used to replace more

than one person that includes you.

Michael and I went home. We went home. Jose and I are good friends. We are good friends.

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Remember:

There are several types of pronouns: Some of them are subject, object, possessive and reflexive pronouns. The rules for using all this pronouns are the same. The only thing that changes is the form.

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS Subject pronouns usually are at the beginning of the sentences and work as the subject( who or what the sentence is about). The subject pronouns are the same as the basic pronouns. They always are before the verb in a sentence. They work the same way as the basic pronouns.

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS Maria and I are going away. We are going away.

The cat runs very fast. It runs very fast.

Omar swims in the pool. He swims in the pool.

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS John likes to eat candy. Verb He likes to eat candy.

You and Maria go to the park.

Verb You go to the park.

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SUBJECT PRONOUNSSubject Pronouns

I

He

She

It

They

We

You

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VIDEO In the next following video you will see

the subject pronouns and how they are used.

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OBJECT PRONOUNS Object pronouns work the same

way as the basic pronouns or subject pronouns. They are used usually at the end of a sentence or after the verb.

Jose plays with Pedro. He plays with him. Maria likes John and Jose. She likes Them.

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OBJECT PRONOUNSSubject Pronouns Object Pronouns

I Me

He Him

She Her

It It ( Stays the same)

They Them

We Us

You You ( stays the same)

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OBJECT PRONOUNS Remember!

Subject pronouns goes before the verb in a sentence and the object pronoun goes after the verb in a sentence.

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OBJECT PRONOUNS Alex throws a rock at I. NOUN VERB NOUN

He throws a rock at me.

SUBJECT PRONOUN OBJECT PRONOUN

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OBJECT PRONOUNS You and Jessica found Luis and me. NOUN VERB NOUN

You found us. SUBJECT PRONOUN OBJECT PRONOUN

VERB

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OBJECT PRONOUNS This is a video that shows the object

pronouns and how they are used.

Click Here!!

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Possessive Pronouns replace a noun that is in form of ownership, when that noun owns something. This pronoun can be used anywhere in the sentence. They have the same rules as the other pronouns.

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSSubject Pronouns Possessive

Pronouns

I Mine

He His

She Hers

It ______ ( It is not use in the possessive

form)

They Theirs

We Ours

You Yours

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Examples:

This is Juan’s car.

His This is his car.

Possessive Pronoun

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

This car is not John and Eric’s, it is Maria’s.

Theirs Hers

This car is not theirs, it is hers.

Possessive Pronoun Possessive Pronoun

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Here is a video that shows the different

possessive pronouns.

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS Reflexive Pronouns follow the

noun in a sentence. They are used when the sentence goes back to the beginning or back to the noun or pronoun. The reflexive pronoun in a sentence is connected to the noun or pronoun in the sentence.

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNSSubject Pronouns Reflexive

Pronouns

I Myself

He Himself

She Herself

It Itself

They Themselves

We Ourselves

You Yourself

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

Carlos went by himself noun reflexive pronouns

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

Mario and I are usually playing by ourselves

Noun reflexive pronoun

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNSRemember: You will use the noun in the

sentence to know what reflexive pronoun you are going to use.

For example: If the pronouns for the noun is he, then the

reflexive pronoun will be himself.

Just follow the reflexive pronoun table.

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS Here’s a video of the reflexive pronouns.

Click Here!!

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EXAMPLES Subject Pronoun:

John went to the store. He went to the store.

Subject pronoun

Erick and I are going to the park. We are going to the park.

Subject pronoun

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EXAMPLESSubject Pronouns:

The mouse is looking for the cheese. It is looking for the cheese.

Subject pronoun

Alicia drives to work everyday. She drives to work everyday.

Subject pronoun

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EXAMPLESSubject Pronouns:

The horses run in the field. They run in the field.

Subject pronoun

I like this car a lot. I like this car a lot.

Subject pronoun

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EXAMPLES Object Pronouns:

Luis is going with Alex. He is going with him. Object pronoun

Sandra plays with Pedro and me. She plays with us. object pronoun

I always give food to the dog. I always give food to It. object pronoun

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EXAMPLES Object Pronouns:

The teacher always gives Jessica a good grade. The teacher always gives her a good grade. object pronoun

My brother swims with Sam and Jack in the pool. My brother swims with them in the pool. object pronoun

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EXAMPLES Possessive Pronouns:

Chris’s car is blue. His is blue. Possessive pronoun

That house is Maria and Juan’s house.That house is theirs. Possessive

pronoun

The shirt is my shirt. The shirt is mine. Possessive pronoun

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EXAMPLESPossessive Pronouns:

That house is Maria and Juan’s house.

That house is theirs.

Possessive pronoun

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EXAMPLES Reflexives Pronouns:

Mike and I go to school by ourselves.

reflexive pronoun

Angelica sings by herself.

reflexive pronoun

I eat with my parents, but sleep by myself.

reflexive pronoun

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EXAMPLESReflexive Pronouns:

The dog bites Itself.

reflexive pronoun

Miguel sent a letter to himself.

reflexive pronoun

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EXERCISE #1 Alexander was at my house

yesterday.

A. TheyB. UsC. OurselvesD. He

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A. THEY Incorrect… There is only one person

in the subject. You need more than one person to use They.

Go to the next exercise

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B. US Incorrect… Us is used after the verb

in a sentence and it is used when there is more than one subject in a sentence and one includes you. Us is the object pronoun for We.

Go to the next exercise

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C. OURSELVES Incorrect… Ourselves is like we or

us, but in the form of the reflexive pronoun.

Go to the next exercise

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D. HE

Correct!!!

Go to the next exercise

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EXERCISE #2 Valeria and I go to the beach every

month.

A. HimB. HerC. WeD. Mine

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A. HIM Incorrect… Him is used after the verb

and it it is used in the same way as He.

Go to the next

exercise

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B. HER Incorrect… Her is used after the verb

and it is used in the same way as she.

Go to the next

exercise

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C. WE Correct…

Go to the next

exercise

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D. MINE Incorrect… Mine is in a possessive form

and it is used the same way as I.

Go to the next

exercise

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EXERCISE # 3 The cats are not afraid of the mouse.

A. They, itB. It, theyC. It, themD. You, it

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A. THEY, IT Correct… The subject the cats is in

plural form and the mouse is singular. Both of them are talking about animals.

Go to the next

exercise

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B. IT, THEY Incorrect… The subject( the cats) is in

plural form and the subject( the mouse) is in singular form.

Go to the next

exercise

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C. IT, THEM Incorrect… It is not used to replace (the

cats) and them is for the plural form, ( the mouse) is in singular form.

Go to the next

exercise

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D. YOU, IT Incorrect… You does not replace an

animal and It Is used with something in a singular form.

Go to the next

exercise

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EXERCISE #4 That house is John and Carla’s house.

A. WeB. TheirsC. ThemD. My

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A. WEINCORRECT… We is used when there’s

more than one person and one of them is you.

Go to the next

exercise

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B. THEIRS Correct… the subject is in a possessive

form and it is talking about more than one person.

Go to the next

exercise

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C. THEM Incorrect… Them is an object pronoun,

the noun in the sentences is in a possessive form and you have to use a possessive pronoun.

Go to the next

exercise

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D. MY Incorrect…. My is a possessive pronoun,

but it is not the one you use when the noun is about more than one person. My is used like we use I.

Go to the next

exercise

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EXERCISE # 5 Jessica is going to the see the movie by

__________.

A. IB. HerselfC. SheD. Yours

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A. I Incorrect… The pronoun has to go back

and mention the noun. The pronoun has to be reflexive.

Go to the next

exercise

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B. HERSELF Correct… The pronoun goes back to

mention the noun in the sentence and because of that you have to use a reflexive pronoun.

Go to the next

exercise

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C. SHE Incorrect… She is used to replace a

female in the noun, but in this sentence you have to use the reflexive form of the pronoun she.

Go to the next

exercise

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D. YOURS Incorrect… Yours is a possessive

pronoun and In this sentences you had to use a the reflexive pronoun.

Go to the next

exercise

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EXERCISE #6 Joshua takes the Spanish class with Jose

and me.

A. His, oursB. Him, TheirsC. I, Myself D. He, Them

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A. HIS, YOURS Incorrect… His and Yours are possessive

pronouns and the nouns in the sentences are not in a possessive form.

Go to the next

exercise

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B. HIM, THEIRS Incorrect… The first noun in the

sentence is before the verb in the sentence and the second noun is not possessive.

Go to the next

exercise

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C. I, MYSELF Incorrect… I is not the correct pronoun

for Joshua and Myself is a reflexive pronoun.

Go to the next

exercise

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D. HE, THEM Correct… He is used to replace a male in

a noun and them is the object form of they.

Go to the next

exercise

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EXERCISE #7 That pen is my pen.

A. YouB. HisC. MineD. Ourselves

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A. YOU Incorrect… you is not in a possessive

form.

Go to the next

exercise

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B. HIS Incorrect… His is a possessive pronoun,

but it is used when it talks about a man or a boy.

Go to the next

exercise

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C. MINE Correct… Mine is a possessive pronoun

and talks about you.

Go to the next

exercise

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D. OURSELVES Incorrect… Ourselves is a possessive

pronoun, but it is used like you use we.

Go to the next

exercise

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EXERCISE #8 Maria and Pablo played a lot with

Michael, but now only Pablo plays with Michael. Maria now plays with Julia and Me.

A. Theirs, his, he, himself, Hers, TheyB. Ours, it, yourself, him, we, IC. They, him, he, him, she, themD. It, you, his, mine, us, yours

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A. THEIRS, HIS, HE, HIMSELF, HERS, THEY

Incorrect…. The nouns are not in a possessive form and you have to watch were the nouns are in the sentence.

Go to the next

exercise

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B. OURS, IT, YOURSELF, HIM, WE, I

Incorrect… The nouns are not in a possessive form and you have to watch were the nouns are in the sentence.

Go to the next

exercise

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C. THEY, HIM, HE, HIM, SHE, THEM

Correct… you used only the subject and object pronouns and you knew where to put them.

Go to the next

exercise

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D. IT, YOU, HIS, MINE, US, YOURS

Incorrect… The nouns are not in a possessive form and you have to watch were the nouns are in the sentence.

Go to the next

exercise

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EXERCISE #9 Claudia and Mike did not want to go to

the dance together. Now Claudia is going by________ and Mike is going by ________.

A. He, her, yours, she, ourselvesB. her, us, themselves, him, yourselfC. they, she, herself, he, himselfD. They, hers, myself, he, itself

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A. HE, HER, YOURS, SHE, OURSELVES Incorrect… There are no possessive

nouns in the sentence and two of the pronouns that go on the lines have to be reflexive.

Go to the next

exercise

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B. HER, US, THEMSELVES, HIM, YOURSELF

Incorrect… There are no possessive nouns in the sentence and two of the pronouns that go on the lines have to be reflexive.

Go to the next

exercise

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C. THEY, SHE, HERSELF, HE, HIMSELF

Correct… The two reflexive pronouns for the blanks are correct and the other nouns are replace by subject pronoun.

Go to the next

exercise

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D. THEY, HERS, MYSELF, HE, ITSELF

Incorrect… There are no possessive nouns in the sentence and two of the pronouns that go on the lines have to be reflexive.

Go to the next

exercise

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EXERCISE # 10 That cat was Jessica’s cat, but Marco took

the cat to John and me , so Alex could take care of the cat. The cat did not want to be with Alex. That is why John and Alex staid by _________.

A. Hers, he, us, he, it, him, they, themselvesB. It, she, ours, him, we, mine, hers, itC. Her, his, ours, him, it, them, ThemselvesD.

She, he, they, we, me, him, theirs, themselves 

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A. HERS, HE, US, HE, IT, HIM, THEY, THEMSELVES Correct… All of the pronouns were use

in this sentence and you were able to use them all correctly.

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B. IT, SHE, OURS, HIM, WE, MINE, HERS, IT

Incorrect… All the pronouns are use in this sentence, watch where the nouns are and look for reflexive pronoun for the blank.

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C. HER, HIS, OURS, HIM, IT, THEM, THEMSELVES Incorrect… All the pronouns are use in

this sentence, watch where the nouns are and look for reflexive pronoun for the blank.

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 D. SHE, HE, THEY, WE, ME, HIM, THEIRS, THEMSELVES

Incorrect… All the pronouns are use in this sentence, watch where the nouns are and look for reflexive pronoun for the blank.

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