Sentence structure: Pronouns: I, me, my, mine
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (I, she, they). In English, its form changes with its place in the sentence.
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Four places, four forms
I goes in the subject place, before the verb. me goes after a verb or a preposition. my goes before a noun (my bag). mine stands alone, without a noun.
Pronoun table
Example: I · me · my · mine · myself
Example: you · you · your · yours · yourself
Same person, different places
In the subject place: I.
Example: I like pizza.
Example: Grandma loves me.
Which one goes where?
Subject place: She sings in the choir. · After a verb or preposition: Dad drives us to school. · Before a noun: Their garden is full of flowers. · On its own: The red umbrella is hers.
More examples
Example: Ali has a kitten.
Example: He feeds it every morning.
Tip
it's = it is. its shows that something belongs to it: The dog wagged its tail. No apostrophe for belonging!
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