![man and woman meeting](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g1.jpg)
A: Hi! I'm Charles!
B: Hi, Charles! I'm Wendy. It's nice to meet you!
A: Nice to meet you too!
Pronouns
Pronouns are special words we use in place of names:
- Leslie is my uncle.
Leslieis a farmer.- Leslie is my uncle. He is a farmer.
- This is Jack. I work with
Jack.- This is Jack. I work with him.
In Grammar 1-1, we will study three kinds of pronouns:
Subject Pronouns
The subject usually comes before the verb of a sentence. Sometimes, the subject is more than one word:
- I am from Venezuela.
- My friends and I are having a great time!
- The time is six o'clock.
These are the main subject pronouns in English:
- I
- you
- he
- she
- it
- we
- they
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I am a student.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g3.jpg)
You are smart!
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g4.jpg)
He is my friend.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g5.jpg)
We are late.
It & They
We use it to talk about one thing or animal. It is not used to talk about people:
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It is beautiful!
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g7.jpg)
It is so fast.
We also use it to talk about the time and temperature:
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g8.jpg)
It's a beautiful day!
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g9.jpg)
It's snowing!
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It's 12:30 PM.
They is used to talk about more than one thing or animal. They can also be used to talk about people:
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Look at the strawberries. They are so red!
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g12.jpg)
Birds are in the sky. They are flying.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g13.jpg)
This is Joan and Paul. They are my parents.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g14.jpg)
Many people are at the game. They are excited.
Object Pronouns
The object of a sentence comes after the verb. Like subjects, sometimes objects are more than one word:
- The man is drinking coffee.
- I love pizza and spaghetti!
- I live with Peter and Jeff.
The main object pronouns in English are as follows:
- me
- you
- him
- her
- it
- us
- them
Notice the difference between subject and object pronouns:
Subject Pronouns | Object Pronouns |
---|---|
I | me |
you | you |
he | him |
she | her |
it | it |
we | us |
they | them |
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g15.jpg)
I love you, and you love me.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g16.jpg)
He is looking at her, and she is looking at him.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g17.jpg)
We help them, and they help us.
Object pronouns are also used after prepositions (words like "for", "with", "about", etc.):
- I didn't make this for Jack. I made it for you.
- Chris and Kelly are leaving. Do you want to say goodbye to them?
- I'm going to a party tonight. Would you like to come with me?
This & That
This and that are both subject and object pronouns. This refers to a thing close to the speaker. That refers to a thing far away.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g18.jpg)
This is my mother.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g19.jpg)
I love this!
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g20.jpg)
That is a nice car.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g21.jpg)
What is that?
This and that have a singular meaning. The plural form of this is these, and those is the plural form for that:
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g22.jpg)
This is delicious!
- These are delicious!
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g23.jpg)
That is my friend.
- Those are my friends.
This / these and that / those can be used with or without nouns:
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g24.jpg)
This is delicious.
or
This coffee is delicious.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g25.jpg)
These are ready to eat.
or
These vegetables are ready to eat.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g26.jpg)
That is my girlfriend.
or
That person is my girlfriend.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL115B/Unit%2001/Photos/1-1%20Grammar/1-1g27.jpg)
What are those?
or
What are those things?
Exercise
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