Pronouns Notes [Level-6]
Cases of pronouns:
Does the work of subject of a verb (or sentence)
Does the work of showing possession
Does the work of the object of a verb
Example:
Subjective case: (I, YOU, WE, HE, SHE, IT, THEY)
My name is Sunita. I go to school every day.
(subject → Subjective case)
Example:
Possessive case: (mine, yours, ours, his, hers, theirs)
I am Sunita. That diary is MINE.
(shows possession → Possessive case)
Example:
Objective case: (ME, YOU, US, HIM, HER, THEM, IT)
(object → Objective case)
(object → Objective case)
(object → Objective case)
(object → Objective case)
Relative Pronouns
See the given sentences:
Example 1:
I met Bobby. Bobby was carrying a pumpkin.
NOW: I met Bobby WHO was carrying a pumpkin.
WHO: Joins 2 sentences → Conjunction; Used in place of Bobby → Pronoun
Bobby → Antecedent of WHO (Relative pronoun)
Example 2:
I have found the pen. I had lost the pen.
NOW: I have found the pen WHICH I had lost.
WHICH: Relative pronoun since it joins 2 sentences and is used in place of ‘pen’
Pen → Antecedent of WHICH (Relative pronoun)
Example 3:
Here is the umbrella. You had lent me the umbrella.
NOW: Here is the umbrella THAT you had lent me.
THAT: Relative pronoun – joins 2 sentences & used instead of ‘umbrella’
Umbrella → Antecedent of THAT (Relative pronoun)
Cases of the relative pronoun who
Subjective case: WHO
Possessive case: WHOSE
Objective case: WHOM/WHO (in informal English)
Examples:
(Subjective case: Replaces ‘The players’)
(Possessive case: Replaces dog’s)
{Objective case: Replaces: the model (object of the sentence)}
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