COMMON CORE: SUBJECT PRONOUNS

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COMMON CORE: SUBJECT PRONOUNS

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS

What are the subject pronouns in English?

We use these subject pronouns in English

Subject Pronoun	Singular or Plural - Who?	Masculine or Feminine
I	Singular - first person	Masculine or feminine
You	Singular - second person	Masculine or feminine
He	Singular - third person	Only masculine
She	Singular - third person	Only feminine
It	Singular - third person	Object / thing / animal
We	Plural - first person	Masculine or feminine
You	Plural - second person	Masculine or feminine
They	Plural - third person	Masculine or feminine

When do you use IT?

IT is normally used when we refer to objects, things, animals or ideas (and not normally people).

o The dog is big. It is also hairy. (It = the dog)

o My bed is small but it is comfortable. (It = my bed)

Sometimes when we do not know the sex of a baby (we do not know if it is a boy or girl), then we can use IT .

o Their baby is very small. It only weighs 2 kilos. (It = the baby.)

We use IT we when talk about the time, weather or temperature.

o It is five o'clock (= the time is five o'clock)

o It is cold today. (= the weather is cold today.)

o It is 30º outside right now. (= the temperature is 30º outside right now)

He	Mr. Ken Jake Nicholas My Father	She	Mrs. Flintstone Miss Jackson Cynthia My Mother	It	The book The cat The school The weather
They		Lily and Marshall The cat and the dog Jill and James She and Barnie

Examples:
a. Tony and Timothy are basketball players. ===> They are basketball players.
b. Miss White is very clever. ===> She is very clever.
c. Richy is an English teacher. ===> He is an English teacher.
d. Lion is the king of the jungle. ===> It is the king of the jungle.
EXERCISE
Use the appropriate subject pronouns to rewrite the following sentences.