2 Subject Pronouns
Introduction
Pronouns are words used to avoid repetitions of a noun.
Subject pronouns replace a subject which is a person or a thing in a sentence.
Form
We distinguish subject pronouns depending on number (singular, plural) and gender (masculine, feminine, neutral).
Subject pronouns are used before verbs in the sentence.
| Subject | Person | Number | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1st person | sing. | - |
| You | 2nd person | sing. | - |
| He | 3rd person | sing. | masculine |
| She | 3rd person | sing. | feminine |
| It | 3rd person | sing. | neutral* |
| We | 1st person | plur. | - |
| You | 2nd person | plur. | - |
| They | 3rd person | plur. | - |
* (object/animal)
Example
- Subject of the verb
- I am fast.
- You are pretty.
- He is short.
- She is beautiful.
- It is big.
- We are young.
- You are athletes.
- They are fat.
- To replace the noun phrase subject and avoid repetitions
- [n/a]*
- Andy, take off that hat, you look funny.
- John is tall and he is also thin.
- Maria is from Spain, she is Spanish.
- I like the color red, it is passionate.
- Julia and I come from France, we are French.
- You and Peter always talk, you are really talkative.
- John and Maria are fat, they eat a lot.
*Not applicable to the first person singular.
Use
Subject pronouns are the pronouns used:
- As the subject of the verb;
- To replace the noun phrase subject and avoid repetitions.
Summary
Subject pronouns are used as the subject of the verb, or to replace a noun phrase subject, which has been previously mentioned, and avoid repetitions. They differ in gender and number, and are placed before verbs.
They are: I, you, he, she, it, we, you and they.
For example:
— “I am tall.” = I refers to the speaker.
— “He is tall.” = He refers to the one specific boy.
— “They are tall.” = They refers to some specific people.
NOTE: If you want to use subject pronouns as a replacement, it is not possible to do so with the first person singular (I).
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