Why do you use substitute for names?

Here's a Sample:

1A.
Orange is my favorite color. Orange is the color of dusk. Orange is a mix of red and yellow.

1B. Substituting with "it."
Orange is my favorite color. It is the color of dusk. It is a mix of red and yellow.

2A.
Saint Joseph is the foster father of Jesus. Saint Joseph is the husband of Mary. Saint Joseph is our father, too.

2B. Substituting with "he."
Saint Joseph is the foster father of Jesus. He is the husband of Mary. He is our father, too.

Pronouns are noun (people, places, things, etc.) substitutes. They substitute names and other pronouns. Using the pronouns avoids monotonous repetition when you speak or write.

II.

1. pronouns are noun substitutes

Tip: If you want to be sure of choosing the correct pronoun, memorize the three pronoun cases and the pronouns that fit into each case.

There are only three cases:

Subjective (subjects come from this case)

Objective (objects come from this case)

Possessive ( possessive pronouns come from this)

You would never say: "Koji will drive I to the party."

You would never say: "Koji will drive myself to the party."

You would say: "Koji will drive me to the party."

2. personal pronouns - Personal pronouns directly replaces persons, places, and things. Use this with caution.

subjective case - If the pronoun is doing the action or the subject

She is a teacher.

objective case - Objects of verbs and objects of prepositions

The teacher looked at us.

possessive case - Everyone's expectation came real.

3. interrogative pronouns asks questions (who, which, what...)

4. relative pronouns - group of words that relates to their antecedents

Examples: who, whom, which, that

5. indefinite - These pronouns do not refer to definite persons or things.

Examples: All each neither none anybody

6. demonstrative - pointing pronouns (this that these those)

7.reciprocal - Each other and one another are the only reciprocal pronouns.

They are "I'll scratch-your-back-if-you'll-scratch-mine" pronouns.

8. reflexive are selfish pronouns. The reflexive pronoun should be used in only one instance when it reflects on the subject of the sentence

Example: I just want to be myself.

9. intensive - Intensives are like the reflexive pronouns that end with "self" or selves. They are used to emphasize.

Examples: we ourselves you yourselves

10. antecedent - An antecedent is a word to which a pronoun refers. Pronouns should agree in number with the antecedent.

Rosalinda Martinez

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