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Friday, January 4, 2008

PRONOUNS

A pronoun is a word that is used to take the place of a noun.

Nominative Pronoun
The pronouns I, we, you, he, she, it, and they are called subject or nominative pronouns because they are used as subject or as predicate nominative of the sentence. A predicate nominative comes after the linking verb.
examples: It ruined our picnic.
Jenny and I are good companions.
We are the new batch of graduates.

Objective Pronoun
The pronouns me, you, him, her, it, us, and them are used as object of the verb or of the preposition. They are called objective pronouns. Object or objective pronouns follows an action verb or a preposition like as, for, to, and width.
examples: Please bear with us.
I dedicate this song to you.
The poem was recited by him.

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