Lesson 10: Understanding Pronouns

Lesson 10: Understanding Pronouns in English

 

Vocabulary:
Pronoun (الضمير)
Personal pronoun (الضمير الشخصي)
Possessive pronoun (الضمير المتصل)
Reflexive pronoun (الضمير المتكلم)
Relative pronoun (الضمير النسبي)
Interrogative pronoun (ضمير الاستفهام)

Conversation:
Sarah: Hi, my name is Sarah.
Ali: Hi Sarah, I'm Ali.
Sarah: How are you today, Ali?
Ali: I'm good, thank you. How about you?
Sarah: I'm good too, thanks. What's your plan today?
Ali: I'm going to the mall to buy a gift for my sister.
Sarah: That's nice. Who are you buying the gift for?
Ali: I'm buying it for my sister. She's having her birthday tomorrow.
Sarah: Oh, that's great. What are you going to buy for her?
Ali: I'm not sure yet. I think I'll buy her a book or a necklace.
Sarah: That's a good idea. She'll love either of them.

I: أنا
You: أنت
He: هو
She: هي
We: نحن
They: هم
My: لي
Your: لك
His: له
Her: لها
Our: لنا
Their: لهم

Grammar:
-A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. There are several types of pronouns:
الضمير هو كلمة تحل محل الاسم في الجملة. هناك عدة أنواع من الضمائر
-Personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) refer to specific people or things.
-Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs) show ownership.
-Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves) are used when the subject and object of a sentence are the same.
-Relative pronouns (who, whom, whose, that, which) introduce a clause that provides additional information about a noun.
-Interrogative pronouns (who, whom, whose, what, which) are used to ask questions.
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Exercise:
Write the Arabic translation of the following sentences and identify the pronoun in each sentence:

She is reading a book.
They are my friends.
Whose car is this?
I will do it myself.
He gave me a present.