Gs Pronouns and Possessives 2
Gs Pronouns and Possessives 2
Gs Pronouns and Possessives 2
We use personal pronouns (I, me, he, him, etc.) to replace names or nouns when it is clear what
they refer to. We use possessives (my, your, her) when it is not necessary to name the person the
thing belongs to.
You used she because it’s the subject and her because it’s the object.
Sophie
Hakan
Very good. Here’s the list of all the personal pronouns and possessive
adjectives:
Possessive Possessive
Subject pronoun Object pronoun
adjective pronoun
I me my mine
you you your yours
he him his his
she her her hers
it it its -
we us our ours
they them their theirs
Yes, you’re right, but nowadays we avoid using he for people in general,
and he or she is very long, so we use they instead, especially when we’re
speaking.
Yes. We sometimes use they for single nouns which refer to groups of people.
We usually use it/they for animals, but when people are talking about their
own pets, they use he or she.
Ah, we don’t use one to mean everyone very much. It sounds very old-
fashioned and too formal. We use you to mean people in general.
You can see the sea from the top of that mountain. (you = people in
general)
That's true. But, I haven’t met the Queen and you should use you!