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Pronouns
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Practise
Ten new questions every time. Answer them all, then check: you get your score, and the working for anything you missed.
In this lesson
- A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
- It stops you repeating the same name.
- And for I or me, take the other person out and listen.
Your turn
Which pronoun can take the place of the girls?
Show the answer
They: the girls are more than one person, so we use they!
The common mistake
Here's a common mistake. The teacher smiled at Zara and I. It sounds posh, so people think it's right. But take Zara out: the teacher smiled at I. That's wrong! It should be, the teacher smiled at Zara and me.
Try it at home
Retell a short story about a friend without using their name after the first sentence. Then play I or me: make up sentences with “and I” or “and me” and test them by taking the other person out.
Read the whole lesson
Hello, and welcome to Myriora English! Listen. Sam ate lunch. Then Sam went outside. Sam played football. Too many Sams! Pronouns fix that.
A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Sam ate lunch. Then he went outside. He played football. He stands for Sam, so we don't keep repeating the name.
Here are the pronouns you'll use most. I, you, he, she, it, we and they. And me, him, her, us and them.
Should you say I, or me? Here's a trick: take the other person out. Mum and I went to the park. Take Mum out: I went to the park. That sounds right, so I is right!
Let's try one together. Which is right: Tom and me played chess, or Tom and I played chess? Take Tom out, and say it out loud!
Tom and I played chess! Without Tom, you'd say I played chess, not me played chess. Well done if you said Tom and I!
Here's a common mistake. The teacher smiled at Zara and I. It sounds posh, so people think it's right. But take Zara out: the teacher smiled at I. That's wrong! It should be, the teacher smiled at Zara and me.
Your turn! Which pronoun can take the place of the girls? Pick the right card. You've got eight seconds, or pause the video. Go!
Time's up! They: the girls are more than one person, so we use they!
Quick review. A pronoun takes the place of a noun. It stops you repeating the same name. And for I or me, take the other person out and listen. See you next time!