Pronouns 代名詞
BasicPronouns: he, him and our.
- Subject pronouns do the action: I, he, she, we, they.
- Object pronouns follow verbs and prepositions: me, him, her, us, them.
- Possessives go before nouns: my, his, her, our, their.
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§Text Passage
1I am a student at Wong Tai Sin Primary School. This is my friend Ken. He sits in front of me. She is our class monitor, and her name is Amy. We always help each other with our homework. Our teacher gives us stickers when we do well.
2Pronouns take the place of nouns. I, you, he, she, it, we and they are pronouns. We use them so we do not repeat names too many times. Look at that little bird! It builds a nest outside our window. Ken and Amy are in my group, and they clean the board after every lesson.
3Do you like our classroom? You can come and visit us one day. My mother says good friends make school happy. She is right, because I smile every day with Ken and Amy. We are good friends, and we learn together.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
I am a student at Wong Tai Sin Primary School.
我是黃大仙小學的學生。
This is my friend Ken.
這個是我朋友 Ken。
He sits in front of me.
他坐在我前面。
She is our class monitor, and her name is Amy.
他是我們班長，叫 Amy。
We always help each other with our homework.
我們做功課的時候常常互相幫忙。
Our teacher gives us stickers when we do well.
老師見我們做得好，就會給我們貼紙。
Pronouns take the place of nouns.
代名詞代替名詞。
I, you, he, she, it, we and they are pronouns.
I、you、he、she、it、we 同 they 都是代名詞。
We use them so we do not repeat names too many times.
我們用他們，就不會把名字重複太多次。
Look at that little bird!
看那隻小鳥！
It builds a nest outside our window.
他在我們窗外面築了個巢。
Ken and Amy are in my group, and they clean the board after every lesson.
Ken 同 Amy 都在我這一組，他們每節課之後都會幫忙抹黑板。
Do you like our classroom?
你喜不喜歡我們的課室？
You can come and visit us one day.
你有空可以來探我們。
My mother says good friends make school happy.
媽媽說好朋友令學校生活開心。
She is right, because I smile every day with Ken and Amy.
他說得對，因為我每天同 Ken、Amy 一起微笑。
We are good friends, and we learn together.
我們是好朋友，一起學習。
1Summary 重點摘要
Pronouns: he, him and our.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Used as the subject: I, he, she, we, they.
Used after verbs: me, him, her, us, them.
Shows who owns: my, his, her, our, their.
He is my friend. Give him the ball.
She is kind. I like her.
We are happy. Visit us.
They play here. Look at them.
Belonging to us: our classroom.
Belonging to them: their books.
3Step by step Steps
- Why pronounsPronouns take the place of nouns, so we need not repeat names. Ken is my friend. He sits in front of me — say Ken once, then let he do the job. Repeating Ken in every line sounds dull. Tip: name the person first, and only then switch to he or she.
- Subject pronounsThe seven subject pronouns — I, you, he, she, it, we, they — go before the verb: She is our class monitor, We always play together. Whoever does the action takes the subject form. Tip: I is always capital; you covers both singular and plural; it can stand for an animal or a thing.
- Object pronounsAfter verbs or prepositions use the object forms: me, you, him, her, it, us, them. In Ken sits in front of me, of is a preposition, so me; in Give him the book, him receives the book; in I like her, her follows like. Tip: he becomes him, she becomes her — the two sets never mix.
- PossessivesPossessives sit before nouns and say whose: my friend, her name, our classroom, their books. The set is my, your, his, her, its, our, their, and each one must be followed by a noun. Tip: its shows possession, it's is short for it is — the apostrophe changes everything.
- One clear tableOne clear table: I—me—my; he—him—his; she—her—her; we—us—our; they—them—their. Column one does actions, column two receives them, column three owns nouns. Chant it until the choice is instant. Tip: she shares her for both object and possessive — look for the noun after it: her bag.
- Trap positionsSay in front of me, not in front of I, and between you and me, not between you and I: of and between are prepositions, and object pronouns always follow them. Verbs behave the same way: Miss Lee teaches us English. Tip: when and joins two pronouns, each still follows its own position.
- Sentence practiceChain four lines: This is Amy introduces her; Her name is Amy uses the possessive; She is our monitor uses the subject form; We like her uses the object form. Point out each form as you read. Tip: in Her name is Amy, her owns the noun name; in We like her, her follows the verb — same spelling, different jobs.
5Worked example Example
Three-column practice: fix the wrong sentences and use all three forms — subject, object and possessive.
- Subject: She is our class monitor. He sits in front of me. Both subject pronouns sit before verbs.
- Object: Give him the book. Miss Lee teaches us English. him and us receive the actions.
- Possessive: Her name is Amy. Our classroom is big. her and our are followed by nouns.
- Trap: Ken sits in front of I is wrong — change it to in front of me; prepositions take object forms.
- Check: subject before verbs; object after verbs and prepositions; possessive before nouns — go through all three rules.
- Answer: She is our class monitor. Give him the book. Her name is Amy. Our classroom is big. Ken sits in front of me.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Who sits in front of me? Answer with a pronoun.
Q2Who is the class monitor?
Q3Fill in: Give ___ the book. (that boy)
Q4Fill in: ___ classroom is big. (belonging to us)
Q5Fix it: Me and Ken are friends.
8Recap Recap
- Subject pronouns do the action: I, he, she, we, they.
- Object pronouns follow verbs and prepositions: me, him, her, us, them.
- Possessives go before nouns: my, his, her, our, their.
- Mine stands alone; my needs a noun after it.
- After in front of, to and between, always use object pronouns.