Pronouns By: Anneli Võikar Pronouns are small words that take the place of a noun. We can use a pronoun instead of a noun. Pronouns are words like: he, you, ours, themselves, some, each... If we didn't have pronouns, we would have to repeat a lot of nouns. Types of pronouns Personal pronouns Reflexive pronouns Demonstrative pronouns Interrogative pronouns Indefinite pronouns Relative pronouns Possesive pronouns Reciprocal pronouns Pronoun case Personal pronouns Personal pronouns represent specific people or things. We use them depending on: number person gender Case Singular: subject- I, you, he, she, it ; object-me, you, him, her, it. Plural: subject-we, you, they ; object-us, you, them. Examples: 1) Do you like coffee? (subject) 2) John loves you. (object) Reflexive pronouns We use a reflexive pronoun when we want to refer back to the subject of the sentence or clause
fickle- püsimatu weak-willed - tahtetu, iseloomult nõrk vague- ebamäärane, selgusetu to be easily led- kergesti eksitav Tactless- taktitundetu Kiddish- lapsik detached- eraklik, erapooletu rebellious- mässumeelne Intractable - allumatu, juhtimatu, tõrges Erratic - ettearvamatu, mittenõustuv, tujukas quick-tempered - äkilise iseloomuga boastful - hooplev foolhardy hulljulge, uisapäisa daredevil - uljaspea impatient - kannatamatu Inflexible- jäik, järeleandmatu Possesive- omastav Resentful- nördinud Self-indulgent- enesekeskne Greedy- ahne
* Names of groups of islands, desert, mountain ford University ranges, regions: the Phillippines, the East/West Indies, The Sahara, the Alps, the Ruhr * Names of some theatres (Her Majesty's), ho- tels (Brown's), restaurants (Leoni's) and hos- · Expectional geographical names: the Crimea, pitals (Guy's). (NB! The possesive case!) the Caucasus, the Ukraine, the Congo, the Hague, the City, the East/West End, the Su- dan, the Yemen, the Mall, the Strand, the North/ South Pole, the Equator, the Middle East, the Isle of... · Names of theatres, cinemas, hotels, pubs, ca- fes, restaurants, museums, galleries, libraries, hospitals, banks etc.: the Bolshoi Theatre, the Tate Gallery, the Optiva Bank, the British Mu- seum etc. · Names of certain buildings / istitutions: the
annaabi.ee 
