English Grammar Essentials: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs & More
English Grammar Fundamentals
The noun on the predicate is an object.
Any word to describe a verb
Objects:
Direct: What
Indirect: Whom
Prepositional Object:
The vs. a/an
The: specific: singular and plural
a/an: general – singular
Personal Pronouns
Subject Pronouns
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Objective Pronouns
me
you
him
her
it
us
you
them
Possessive Adjectives
my
your
his
her
its
our
your
their
Possessive Pronouns
mine
yours
his
hers
its
ours
yours
theirs
Reflexive Pronouns
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
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