Today we continue with our review of the different parts of speech in the English language.\u00a0 The two parts of speech that I will review today are pronouns and prepositions.<\/p>\n
Pronouns<\/strong> Example paragraph without pronouns<\/em>: Example paragraph with pronouns <\/em>(pronouns are in bold): There are a number of different types of pronouns.\u00a0 I have listed these different types below with some examples.<\/p>\n Personal Pronouns: I, me, you, he, him, she, they<\/p>\n Demonstrative Pronouns:\u00a0 this, that, these, those<\/p>\n Possessive Pronouns: yours, mine, his, hers<\/p>\n Interrogative Pronouns\u2028: who, what, which<\/p>\n Reflexive Pronouns\u2028: myself, yourself, himself, herself<\/p>\n Reciprocal Pronouns\u2028: each other, one another<\/p>\n Indefinite Pronouns\u2028: another, much, nobody, few, such<\/p>\n Relative Pronouns\u2028: who, whom, which Prepositions<\/strong> Carol ate a snack [before] lunch<\/em>. There is one very simple rule about prepositions in English. And, unlike most rules in English, this rule has no exceptions.\u00a0 Here is the rule: A preposition is always followed by a noun.<\/p>\n Although this rule is very simple it does not make selecting the right preposition to use in the right situation any easier.\u00a0 Learning which preposition to use in the right situation takes practice!\u00a0 Here is a list of very common prepositions you are likely to use regularly in English.<\/p>\n about Today we continue with our review of the different parts of speech in the English language.\u00a0 The two parts of speech that I will review today are pronouns and prepositions. Pronouns Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. You use a pronoun instead of a noun, that is, the pronoun replaces the noun…<\/p>\n
\nPronouns are words that take the place of nouns. You use a pronoun instead<\/em> of a noun, that is, the pronoun replaces the noun. Pronouns are words like: he, she, you, ours, themselves, some, and each.\u00a0 If we didn’t have pronouns to use when speaking and writing, we would have to repeat the same noun over and over again, which is not an ideal way to communicate. The following is an example of how to use pronouns to replace nouns.<\/p>\n
\nJames went to Paris. James visited Jerry. Jerry is James’ friend.\u00a0 James and Jerry went to the Eiffel Tower and James and Jerry took pictures there.\u00a0 James took pictures of Jerry and the city and Jerry took pictures of James and the city.<\/p>\n
\nJames went to Paris.\u00a0 He<\/strong> visited his<\/strong> friend Jerry. They<\/strong> went to the Eiffel Tower and they<\/strong> took pictures there.\u00a0 They<\/strong> took pictures of each other<\/strong> and the city.<\/p>\n
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\nA preposition is a word in control of, and usually in front of, a noun or pronoun.\u00a0 A preposition expresses a relationship between the noun and another word in the sentence.\u00a0 In the following examples the prepositions are in brackets [ ] and the nouns that are being controlled are in italics<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nThe children studied [at] school<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nas
\nat
\nby
\nbut
\nduring
\nexcept
\nfor
\nfrom
\nin
\ninto
\nof
\non
\nover
\nthan
\nthrough
\nto
\nunder
\nup
\nwith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"