Hey Elvis, I am very happy today as…
My uncle John is coming to stay with us for
four days.
Uncle John will bring many sweets and toys
for me.
Uncle John will take me for a picnic.
[Elvis laughs]
Hey Elvis, what’s so funny?
Jimmy, you repeated the word “uncle John”
“Uncle John” is a naming word and hence
is a noun.
Instead of repeating the noun, you can use
a pronoun.
A pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns.
For example:
You can use the pronoun “He” instead of “Uncle John”.
Thus, you can say:
Uncle John is coming to stay with us for four
days.
He will bring many sweets and toys for me.
He will take me for a picnic.
The words:
I
You
He
She
It
They and
We
are all pronouns.
I
He
She
It
Are used for singular nouns
They and we are used for plural nouns.
For example,
I like Omar.
He is my best friend.
Siya has a dog.
She named it Ginger.
“You” is used both with singular and plural
noun.
For example,
Do you remember what we covered in last lecture?
You are the best student.
All of these pronouns come in the telling
part of the sentence.
Jimmy, I hope now you know how to use pronouns.
Yes, I know now that nouns can be replaced
with pronouns like I, he, she, it, you, they
and we.
