Personal Pronoun
- are used instead of a name to avoid repetition and to improve the flow of
sentences.
Sample Paragraph:
James is my best friend. James is a good tennis player. James won many tennis
competitions.
Explanation:
If you notice, James' name is repeated three times. This is where the importance
of the pronoun comes in. Instead of using this pronoun repeatedly, we can use
an appropriate pronoun.
Let’s Try!
1. James is my best friend. James is a good tennis player. James won many
tennis competitions. (✘ )
2. James is my best friend. He is a good tennis player. He won many tennis
competitions. (✔ )
You see? We avoided the repeated use of a noun through a pronoun.
Cases of Personal Pronouns
• Subjective
Subjective Pronouns
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Try using the subjective pronouns in this sentence:
1. _____ ate the food.