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2 Subject Pronouns A pronoun can substitute for the name or identity of the subject in a sentence: – Kim goes to the store. – She goes to the store. The common English subject pronouns are Traditionally, these are categorized according to person and plurality IYOUHESHEITWETHEY

3 Subject Pronouns (Spanish has no "it") English doesn’t pay much attention to the gender of plural subjects, but Spanish does SPANISH YoNosotros TúVosotros Él, Ella, ¤Ellos SPANISH Nosotras Vosotras Ellas SPANISH YoNosotros/as TúVosotros/as Él, Ella, ¤Ellos, Ellas ENGLISH I 1 st We You 2 nd You (all) He, She, It 3 rd They SINGULARPLURAL PERSON

4 Subject Pronouns Spanish also has two pronouns for "you" – T Ú = Y OU – U STED = Y OU The difference pertains to the social register – T Ú = Y OU ( FAMILIAR ) – U STED = Y OU ( FORMAL ) Because of its grammatical properties, USTED will always be grouped with él and ella (like- wise, USTEDES will group with ellos and ellas)

5 However, Latin American speakers use ustedes instead of vosotros Subject Pronouns Latin America YoNosotros/as Tú Él, Ella, Usted Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes Spain YoNosotros/as TúVosotros/as Él, Ella, Usted Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes SPANISH YoNosotros/as TúVosotros/as Él, Ella, Usted Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes

6 ENGLISH I 1 st We You 2 nd You (all) He, She, It 3 rd They Subject Pronouns SINGULARPLURAL PERSON

7 Subject Pronouns (Spanish has no "it") English doesn’t pay much attention to the gender of plural subjects, but Spanish does ENGLISH I 1 st We You 2 nd You (all) He, She, It 3 rd They SPANISH YoNosotros TúVosotros Él, Ella, ¤Ellos SPANISH Nosotras Vosotras Ellas SPANISH YoNosotros/as TúVosotros/as Él, Ella, ¤Ellos, Ellas SINGULARPLURAL

8 SPANISH YoNosotros/as TúVosotros/as Él, Ella, Usted Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes Subject Pronouns

9 However, Latin American speakers use ustedes instead of vosotros SPANISH YoNosotros/as TúVosotros/as Él, Ella, Usted Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes Subject Pronouns Spain YoNosotros/as TúVosotros/as Él, Ella, Usted Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes Latin America YoNosotros/as Tú Él, Ella, Usted Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes