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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
                                                  ENGLISH – CLASS VII

         LESSON NOTES – Module 6

         Topic: Pronouns
         Definition

        A pronoun (I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose,
         someone, everybody, etc.) is a word that takes the place of a noun. In the sentence Joe saw Jill,
         and he waved at her, the pronouns he and her take the place of Joe and Jill, respectively. There are

         three types of pronouns: subject (for example, he); object (him); or possessive (his).
         Rule 1. Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. You can
         remember subject pronouns easily by filling in the blank subject space for a simple sentence.

              Example: ___ did the job.
              I, he, she, we, they, who, whoever, etc., all qualify and are, therefore, subject pronouns.
         Rule 2. Subject pronouns are also used if they rename the subject. They will follow to be verbs,

         such as is, are, was, were, am, will be, had been, etc.
              Examples:
              It is he.

              This is she speaking.
              It is we who are responsible for the decision to downsize.

         NOTE
         In informal English, most people tend to follow to be verbs with object pronouns like me, her, them.
         Many English scholars tolerate this distinction between formal and casual English.
              Example: It could have been them.

              Technically correct: It could have been they.
              Example: It is just me at the door.

              Technically correct: It is just I at the door.
         Rule 3. This rule surprises even language watchers: when who refers to a personal pronoun (I, you,
         he, she, we, they), it takes the verb that agrees with that pronoun.

              Correct: It is I who am sorry. (I am)
              Incorrect: It is I who is sorry.
              Correct: It is you who are mistaken. (you are)

              Incorrect: It is you who's mistaken.
         Rule 4. In addition to subject pronouns, there are also object pronouns, known more specifically
         as direct object, indirect object, and object of a preposition (for more detail, see the definition of

         a verb in the Finding Nouns, Verbs, and Subjects section). Object pronouns
         include me, him, herself, us, them, themselves.
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