Video Transcripts:

Mastering the Mechanics: Introduction to Pronouns

Last updated 5/31/2016

 

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Slide changes to a mostly gray slide with the heading: Pronouns

Below the text reads:

Replace a noun

The teacher gave the rest to the students

She gave it to them

Singular	I * you he she it	me * you him her it	mine * yours his hers	myself * yourself himself herself itself
Plural	** we ** you they	** us * you them	** ours * yours theirs	** ourselves * yourself themselves

 

Tip: Avoid the second person in scholarly writing:

Rather than this: I am going to tell you about childhood obesity

Try this: This paper is about childhood obesity

Additional resource: https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/partsofspeech

Audio: Pronouns. Pronouns are words that replace a noun. So in this example, we have a few nouns that are in blue text here. The teacher gave the test to the students. And in this second sentence here we've replaced these nouns with pronouns. "She gave it to them". Here's this chart that lists pretty much all of the pronouns that you'll be using in your writing. And we also have additional resources on pronouns.

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