Elizabeth's English Lectures (CEO, A-listers Academy/ALA)

Photo credit: Freepik The Demonstrative Pronouns   The words this , that , these , and those are used to refer to a thing or things. They point or demonstrate which object is meant (or which objects are meant) that's why they are called Demonstrative Pronouns . They always refer to a definite person or thing, but the words they refer to is stated later, as shown in the following examples: This is the dress that I bought in SM Shopping Center. There are some mangoes on her table. Those were given by his handsome neighbor. Now this is a bit tricky. The words this, that, these , and those may also function as adjectives, as shown in the following examples: This pen, that apple, these pens, those apples As a rule, a word that refers to a noun is an adjective; therefore, the words this, that, those , and those are adjectives when they are followed by a noun. The Interrogative Pronouns We use the words who, whose, whom, which,

Photo credit: Freepik Indefinite Pronouns are the pronouns that do not refer to a specific thing or person, thus the term Indefinite. Here is a list of Indefinite Pronouns, arranged alphabetically.  Another Anybody Anyone Anything Each Either Everybody Everyone Everything Neither No one Nobody One Somebody Someone Note: Everybody and Everything sound Plural, but they are Singular. PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Both Many Few Several Note: The Pronouns Some , All , Any , and None may be singular or plural depending on their meaning in a sentence. Example: All of the pork has been eaten. (singular) All of the pigs were slaughtered. (plural Some of this salad is sour. (singular) Some people are complaining about the sour salad. (plural) None of the wine is from is smooth enough for my palate. (singular) None of the doors were broken. (plural) Has any of the wine been served? (singu

Photo credit: Freepik  In the previous blog post, we discussed the many forms of Personal Pronouns . In this post, we will discuss Compound Personal Pronouns . A Compound Personal Pronoun is formed simply by adding –self or –selves to the Personal Pronoun . First Person :   (the person speaking) myself, ourselves   Second Person : (the person spoken to) yourself,  (singular) yourselves (plural)  Third Person :   (the person spoken about, usually our topics in gossips, joke ^_^ ) himself, herself, itself, oneself, themselves Note: It’s never correct to say hisself or theirselves, so don’t do it. There are two kinds of Compound Personal Pronouns . A.      Intensive Compound Personal Pronoun Example: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao himself delivered the flowers to me. Why do we call this pronoun an Intensive Pronoun ? Because it shows the intensity—Manny himself, not another person, OMG, it’s Manny himself, in flesh and in blood, who delivered

Photo credit: Freepik I’m sure you will get irritated while reading this very short paragraph. Mr. Yamamoto is a business person. Mr. Yamamoto often travels from Japan to other countries in Asia. Mr. Yamamoto meets many business people from many different countries. Mr.   Yamamoto likes his job. Mr. Yamamoto can travel and do business at the same time. I’m right. You got irritated, right? Why? It’s because I used Mr. Yamamoto five times, and it’s irritating to read the same name again and again. It just feels awkward. This is the reason why we need Pronouns. Pronouns are Noun substitutes. Now, let’s read the same paragraph, substituting Mr. Yamamoto with the pronoun He. Mr. Yamamoto is a business person. He often travels from Japan to other countries in Asia. He meets many business people from many different countries. He likes his job. He can travel and do business at the same time. Now, that's definitely better. See? Pronouns are also very important.