In this lesson, you will learn all about PRONOUNS. Also see - MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH & HOW TO AVOID THEM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dax90QyXgI&list;=PLmwr9polMHwsR35rD9spEhjFUFa7QblF9 See the lesson on WHO vs. WHOM here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX_E_p4tfW0 ★★★ Also check out ★★★ ➜ ALL GRAMMAR LESSONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmwr9polMHwsR35rD9spEhjFUFa7QblF9 ➜ VERBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LciKb0uuFEc&index;=2&list;=PLmwr9polMHwsQmAjoAxtFvwk_PaqQeS68 ➜ NOUNS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sBYpxaDOPo&index;=3&list;=PLmwr9polMHwsQmAjoAxtFvwk_PaqQeS68 ➜ ADJECTIVES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnmeV6RYcf0&index;=5&list;=PLmwr9polMHwsQmAjoAxtFvwk_PaqQeS68 ➜ ADVERBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKL26Gji4UY&index;=6&list;=PLmwr9polMHwsQmAjoAxtFvwk_PaqQeS68 ➜ CONJUNCTIONS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FdEaeD1MdY&index;=7&list;=PLmwr9polMHwsQmAjoAxtFvwk_PaqQeS68 For more FREE English lessons, SUBSCRIBE to this channel. Transcript: Hi and welcome back to our series of lessons on the parts of speech, my name is Ganesh and this lesson is all about pronouns. Now pronouns are a huge topic, there are many different types of pronouns and there are a lot of grammar points relating to pronouns so in this lesson we're going to focus on the most important types of pronouns and on how to avoid common mistakes that people make with them. We will start by talking about personal pronouns then we'll move onto reflexive pronouns and then we'll look at indefinite pronouns and finally we'll turn to interrogative pronouns. Now if these names sound scary don't worry, by the end of this lesson you will understand all of them and you'll know how to use them correctly. Before we begin just remember if you have any questions at all just let me know in the comments section below and I'll talk to you there. OK so first of all what is a pronoun? A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence. Replaces means it takes the place of a noun. For example consider these sentences Corey works with Paige. Cory likes working with Paige. Corey and Paige do many projects together. Of course that sounds very repetitive because we keep saying Corey and Paige. So can you tell me how you would improve the sentence? You can say he likes working with her, They do many projects together. That sounds much more natural because we're using the pronouns he, her and they in the place of nouns. And that type of pronoun - pronouns that talk about people are called personal pronouns because they refer to persons even though the pronoun it is considered a personal pronoun. Now personal pronouns come in three types - subject, object and possessive pronouns. A subject pronoun is used in the place of a subject in a sentence. For example in this sentence, I saw Lily yesterday - Here which is the pronoun? The pronoun is I and it's a subject pronoun because I do the action and you can replace that with any other subject pronoun. You can say we saw Lilly yesterday or he saw Lilly yesterday etc. An object pronoun is used in the object position in a sentence. For example Lily saw them yesterday. Here them is an object pronoun and you could use any other object pronoun in that place. So what do possessive pronouns do? Possessive pronouns show possession - that means they show that you have something. For example if I said this is our house the pronoun our shows that this house belongs to me and my family for example. I could also say this house is ours That means the same thing. Now all of these - the whole group of personal pronouns are actually very simple and I'm sure you use them correctly most of the time but there are two areas where people commonly make mistakes with them. The first is in using the pronouns I and me. Of course those are the simplest but those are also where a very common error occurs and that is when combining I or me with another noun or a pronoun. For example we know that Cory and Paige work together but let's say that Corey wants to say this sentence I have four options on the screen and I would like you to tell me which is the correct way to say it - I and Paige work together, Paige and I work together, Me and Paige work together or Page and me work together - which is correct? Well here we need an object pronoun so we cannot use me. Between the first two options the first option is grammatically correct but the best way to say this is Page and I work together. That is because when you put the other person first it's more respectful and in English it's considered more polite so Paige and I work together is the best way. Now instead of Paige you could use any noun.

• published: 26 Sep 2016
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