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1const e={slug:"pronouns-overview",title:"Pronouns (overview)",category:"pronouns",level:"A1",metaTitle:"English Pronouns Guide | I, You, He, She, It, We, They | VivaLingua",metaDescription:"Master English pronouns: subject (I, you, he), object (me, you, him), possessive (my, mine), reflexive (myself). Clear guide with 6 exercises.",whatIsIt:'Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition. SUBJECT PRONOUNS (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) do the action: "I like pizza." OBJECT PRONOUNS (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) receive the action: "She likes me." POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) come before nouns: "my book". POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) stand alone: "The book is mine." REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) refer back to the subject: "I hurt myself."',formationTable:[{subject:"Subject pronouns",positive:"I, you, he, she, it, we, they",negative:"I don't / He doesn't / They don't",question:"Do I? / Does he? / Do they?"},{subject:"Object pronouns",positive:"me, you, him, her, it, us, them",negative:"He doesn't like me.",question:"Does he like me?"},{subject:"Possessive adjectives",positive:"my, your, his, her, its, our, their + noun",negative:"not my book",question:"Is this your book?"},{subject:"Possessive pronouns",positive:"mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs (alone)",negative:"not mine",question:"Is this yours?"},{subject:"Reflexive pronouns",positive:"myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves",negative:"not used",question:"Did you hurt yourself?"},{subject:"Example",positive:"I love my book. The book is mine. I bought it myself.",negative:"not used",question:"not applicable"}],formationNotes:["Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they (do the action)","Object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, them (receive the action)","Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their (+ noun)","Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs (stand alone)","Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves","Subject pronouns come BEFORE the verb → I like pizza. / She runs fast.","Object pronouns come AFTER the verb or preposition → She likes me. / Give it to him.","Possessive adjectives need a noun after → my book (not: my alone*)"],usageRules:[{rule:"Subject pronouns — do the action (before verb)",example:'"I like pizza." / "She runs fast." / "They are happy." / "He is tall." / "We play soccer."'},{rule:"Object pronouns — receive the action (after verb or preposition)",example:'"She likes me." / "I know him." / "Give it to her." / "Look at them." / "He told us."'},{rule:"Possessive adjectives — before nouns (ownership)",example:'"my book" / "your house" / "his car" / "her phone" / "our school" / "their dog"'},{rule:"Possessive pronouns — stand alone (no noun after)",example:'"The book is mine." / "Is this yours?" / "The car is his." / "The house is ours."'},{rule:"Reflexive pronouns — action comes back to subject",example:'"I hurt myself." / "She taught herself." / "He cut himself." / "We enjoyed ourselves."'}],commonMistakes:[{wrong:"Me like pizza.",correct:"I like pizza.",explanation:"Use subject pronouns (I, he, she, we, they) before the verb, not object pronouns."},{wrong:"She likes I.",correct:"She likes me.",explanation:"Use object pronouns (me, him, her, us, them) after the verb."},{wrong:"This is my.",correct:"This is mine. OR This is my book.",explanation:"Possessive adjectives (my, your) need a noun. Use possessive pronouns (mine, yours) alone."},{wrong:"I hurt me.",correct:"I hurt myself.",explanation:"Use reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself) when action comes back to subject."}],quickSummary:["Subject: I, you, he, she, it, we, they (do action) → I like pizza.","Object: me, you, him, her, it, us, them (receive action) → She likes me.","Possessive adj: my, your, his, her, its, our, their (+ noun) → my book","Possessive pronoun: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs (alone) → It's mine.","Reflexive: myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves (action back) → I hurt myself.","Before verb: subject pronoun | After verb: object pronoun","With noun: possessive adjective | Alone: possessive pronoun"],conversation:{context:"Friends talking about belongings",lines:[{speaker:"Tom",line:"Is this your book?"},{speaker:"Lisa",line:"No, it's not mine. Maybe it's his."},{speaker:"Tom",line:"John, is this yours?"}

1,{speaker:"John",line:"Yes! I've been looking for it. Thank you!"},{speaker:"Tom",line:"No problem. I found it myself on the table."},{speaker:"Lisa",line:"Did you hurt yourself with that book?"},{speaker:"Tom",line:"No, I'm fine. We should put our things away carefully!"}]},exercises:[{type:"gap-fill",instructions:"Complete with the correct pronoun.",items:[{sentence:"___ like pizza. (I/me)",answer:"I"},{sentence:"She likes ___. (I/me)",answer:"me"},{sentence:"This is ___ book. (my/mine)",answer:"my"},{sentence:"The book is ___. (my/mine)",answer:"mine"},{sentence:"I hurt ___. (me/myself)",answer:"myself"},{sentence:"___ are happy. (They/Them)",answer:"They"}]},{type:"multiple-choice",instructions:"Choose the correct pronoun.",items:[{question:"___ like pizza.",options:["I","me","my"],correct:0,explanation:'Use subject pronoun "I" before the verb.'},{question:"She likes ___.",options:["I","me","my"],correct:1,explanation:'Use object pronoun "me" after the verb.'},{question:"This is ___ book.",options:["my","mine","I"],correct:0,explanation:'Use possessive adjective "my" before nouns.'}]},{type:"error-correction",instructions:"Find and correct the mistake.",items:[{sentence:"Me like pizza.",corrected:"I like pizza.",explanation:'Use subject pronoun "I" before the verb.'},{sentence:"She likes I.",corrected:"She likes me.",explanation:'Use object pronoun "me" after the verb.'},{sentence:"This is my.",corrected:"This is mine. OR This is my book.",explanation:'Use possessive pronoun "mine" alone or add a noun after "my".'}]},{type:"transformation",instructions:"Replace the noun with a pronoun.",items:[{original:"John likes pizza.",prompt:"replace John",answer:"He likes pizza."},{original:"I like Mary.",prompt:"replace Mary",answer:"I like her."},{original:"This is John's book.",prompt:"replace John's",answer:"This is his book."}]},{type:"matching",instructions:"Match pronouns with types.",columnA:["I, you, he, she, it, we, they","me, you, him, her, it, us, them","my, your, his, her, its, our, their","mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs","myself, yourself, himself, herself","Before verb"],columnB:["subject pronouns","object pronouns","possessive adjectives","possessive pronouns","reflexive pronouns","subject pronouns"],answers:[0,1,2,3,4,5]},{type:"open-cloze",instructions:"Complete with pronouns.",text:"___ like pizza. She likes ___. This is ___ book. The book is ___. I hurt ___. ___ are happy.",answers:["I","me","my","mine","myself","They"]}],relatedTopics:["subject-object-pronouns","possessive-pronouns","reflexive-pronouns","nouns-overview"]};export{e as default};