Pronouns

Un pronome è una parola che prende il posto di un sostantivo. Ecco i diversi tipi di pronome nella lingua inglese.

Pronomi soggetto

I pronomi soggetto sostituiscono il sostantivo che è il soggetto della frase.

He would like to sit down.

They are not happy with their meal.

That building is so big it blocks the sun.

She hadn't thought about how many people would be coming to dinner.

We would like to sit at a window table.

Pronomi oggetto

I pronomi oggetto sostituiscono il sostantivo che è oggetto della frase.

Come with us to the movies.

Take her to the hospital if she is sick

Amelia won't bring it home.

Your friend wants to play with you.

Tell him I said no thank you.

Pronomi possessivi

I pronomi possessivi sostituiscono i sostantivi come soggetto o oggetto di una frase.

That bike is not hers.

His one is not the same.

Theirs is the green one.

That’s mine!

The red house is ours.

Pronomi riflessivi

I pronomi riflessivi si usano quando il soggetto della frase è uguale all'oggetto del verbo nella frase.

She hurt herselfplaying tennis.

They can cook for themselves this weekend

He blamed himself for the accident.

You can show yourself out.

Pronomi intensivi

Questi pronomi enfatizzano il soggetto. Un pronome intensivo è diverso da un pronome riflessivo perché può essere rimosso senza alterare il significato della frase.

The President himself ordered them to stop.

The event itself went really well.

The lawyers themselves couldn't even figure it out.

We would love to make all of the arrangements ourselves.

Pronomi indefiniti

I pronomi indefiniti non si riferiscono a una persona, una quantità o una cosa specifica. Si collocano nella stessa posizione che occupano i sostantivi in una frase.

Everyone	He told everyone to take out their pens.
Everybody	Everybody needs to take a holiday once in a while.
Everywhere	They looked everywhere for the lost cat.
Everything	I did everything I could but it was no good.
Someone	Is there someone who can help me?
Somebody	Somebody. left their bag behind.
Somewhere	Let’s go somewhere fun on the weekend.
Something	He dropped something on his way out.
Anyone	Anyone can learn a new language with LingQ
Anybody	Does anybody here know first aid?
Someone	Is there someone who can help me?
Somebody	Somebody. left their bag behind.
Somewhere	Let’s go somewhere fun on the weekend.
Something	He dropped something on his way out.
Anyone	Anyone can learn a new language with LingQ.
Anybody	Does anybody here know first aid?
Anywhere	Don’t go anywhere, I’ll be right back.
Anything	Do you have anything you want to say to me?
No one	Sorry, no one here is interested.
Nessuno	Nobody wants to eat here, let’s go somewhere else.
Nowhere	I have nowhere to go.
Nothing	There is nothing to do here, it's so boring.

Domande

Le domande si formano quando utilizziamo i pronomi indefiniti con le parole "every", "some" e "any". La risposta a queste domande è solitamente "yes" o "no".

Did everyone eat already?

Have you done anything interesting today?

Has he been everywhere he needed to go?

Domande negative

Queste domande possono essere rese negative utilizzando la seguente struttura. La risposta attesa a queste domande è "no".

Didn’t everyone eat already?

Haven’t you done anything interesting today?

Hasn’t he been everywhere he needed to go?

Le domande con il pronome indefinito "some" possono essere rese negative nel modo seguente. La risposta attesa a questo tipo di domande è "yes".

Aren’t you looking for something like this?

Don’t I know you from somewhere?

Shouldn’t somebody be watching the children?

Wouldn’t someone like to try these cakes?