Pronouns
A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Example story:
Mary is one of the heads of the ToJi Corporation. Mary works with Mr. James and
Mr. James' son Tom. Mr. James and Mr. James' son Tom are experts in
biochemistry. Mary, Mr. James, and Tom researched and invented a drug for
cancer treatment.
If the story above is written using pronouns:
Mary is one of the heads of the ToJi Corporation. She works with Mr.
James and his son Tom. He and his son Tom are experts in
biochemistry. They researched and invented a drug for cancer treatment.
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns refer to a
person:
- I
go to school.
- You
are a student.
- They
are Koreans.
- He
works here.
- We
gave her food.
The word ‘it' refers to an
object:
- I
drank it.
- It is
big.
- They
cut it into halves.
|
Singular Subject
|
Singular Object
|
Singular Reflexive
|
Plural Subject
|
Plural Object
|
Plural Reflexive
|
|
First
|
I
|
me
|
myself
|
we
|
us
|
ourselves
|
|
Second
|
you
|
you
|
yourself
|
you
|
you
|
yourselves
|
|
Third
|
Male
|
he
|
him
|
himself
|
they
|
them
|
themselves
|
|
Third
|
Female
|
she
|
her
|
herself
|
they
|
them
|
themselves
|
|
Third
|
Neutral
|
it
|
it
|
itself
|
they
|
them
|
themselves
|
