You are going to watch a short film about personal pronouns.
They're really easy, and really important. Read this:
Alex and Tim drove to Paris to visit Marc. Alex and Tim got lost. Alex and Tim stopped at a gas station. Alex and Tim met a girl. The girl's name was Alice. Alice gave Alex and Tim directions. Then Alex and Tim drove into Paris. Alex and Tim parked the car near Marc's apartment building. Marc's apartment was very old. Alex and Tim went to Marc's house and rang Marc's doorbell. Alex and Tim were surprised when Alice opened the door. Alex and Tim didn't know Alice was Marc's girlfriend. |
BORING!
And...it sounds stupid, doesn't it?
In English, just like in Dutch, we don't like to say the same words again and again.
So we use pronouns to replace them.
(Kijk, ik heb het ook net gedaan: words werd them!)
So, let's try that again. Let's filter out Alex, Tim and Alice.
Alex and Tim drove to Paris to visit Marc. Alex and Tim got lost. Alex and Tim stopped at a gas station. Alex and Tim met a girl. The girl's name was Alice. Alice gave Alex and Tim directions. Then Alex and Tim drove into Paris. Alex and Tim parked the car near Marc's apartment building. Marc's apartment was very old. Alex and Tim went to Marc's house and rang Marc's doorbell. Alex and Tim were surprised when Alice opened the door. Alex and Tim didn't know Alice was Marc's girlfriend. |
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Now, watch the video explanation.
Take notes!