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Subject Pronouns. By: Señora B. Johnson. What is a pronoun?. A pronoun is a word that is used to replace a noun. (ex. Ana She , Manuel y Ramón They ). Subject Pronouns in English. Approach subject pronouns as you would a novel – in persons. Singular Plural. 1 st person I We
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Subject Pronouns By: Señora B. Johnson
What is a pronoun? A pronoun is a word that is used to replace a noun. (ex. Ana She, Manuel y Ramón They)
Subject Pronouns in English Approach subject pronouns as you would a novel – in persons. SingularPlural 1st person I We 2nd person You You/You all/Ya’ll 3rd person He They She They It They
Subject Pronouns in Spanish SingularPlural 1st person Yo Nosotros/Nosotras 2nd personTú(informal)Vosotros/Vosotras (informal – in Spain) Usted (formal)Ustedes (formal – in Sp. ANDformal & informal outside of Sp.) 3rd person Él Ellos Ella Ellas
Read the following story Ana is a bright girl! Ana always impresses me with her intelligence. Ana is not only nice, but sweet. To only be five years old, Ana has the makings of a good leader. It sounds crazy to keep repeating Ana’s name. After saying her name the first time we can replace her name with the subject pronounSHE.
If the person is younger, or you know him/her well, be informal - Tú If he/she is older, or unfamiliar be Formal - Usted (Ud.) The same applies to a male –Tú/Ud.
Nosotros, or Nosotras if there are only females present.
Vosotros, or Vosotras if informal in Spain • Ustedes (Uds.) if formal in Spain, or it can Be both formal and informal outside of Spain.
Practica Replace the following people with the appropriate subject pronoun. él 1. Javier - ella 2. La señora Johnson - Nosotros/nosotras if only females 3. María y yo – 4. Juan y tú - vosotros (in Spain), ustedes (Uds.)
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