Lingo

Dummy and Impersonal Pronouns

5 Words

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it
1.
it
Pronoun

(subjective third-person singular pronoun) used when referring to something or an animal as the subject of a sentence

It is raining heavily outside.

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there
2.
there
Adverb

at a place that is not where the speaker is

Your keys are there on the counter.

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one
3.
one
Numeral

the number 1

I have one book.

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they
4.
they
Pronoun

(subjective third-person plural pronoun) used when referring to the things or people that were already mentioned

They are coming to visit us next week.

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you
5.
you
Pronoun

(second-person pronoun) used for referring to the one or the people we are writing or talking to

Can you please pass me the salt?

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