LEARN ENGLISH IN PIGDIN

This episode talks about pronoun and the personal pronoun. The pronoun is used to replace the a noun in order to avoid unnecessary repetition of the noun and boredom while reading. The personal pronoun is a type of pronoun that points to people directly. They are the: first person( I/ME, WE/US), second person(YOU), and third person(HE/HIM, SHE/HER, IT/IT, THEY/THEM). TAKEAWAY: "A joyful life is an individual creation that can not be copied from a recipe." ––– Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

In this episode, Oladoyin consciously goes back to make a correction on one of the previous episodes of LEARN ENGLISH IN PIDGIN: Letter O and Number Zero. She gives a shout out to Woliagba and Sammytutors for their contribution to this episode. Take Away: "It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness." ---Roy T Bennett

Oladoyin draws you into her mind to see what she feels and she shares her resolve not to give up. Background song: Fountain by Judikay.

Me is an object pronoun and it is used at the end of a sentence: The food is for me. It is also joined with a noun at the object position: The food is for Shola and me. Take Away: "One day, people who didn't believe in you will tell everyone how they met you." ––– Johnny Depp

"I and ME" are both first person singular pronouns. "I" is a subject singular pronoun used to begin a sentence: I am leaving for Lagos today. Also, when referring to ourselves with someone else in the subject position, we make use of "I" and not "me": Okoro and I are going to the river. TAKEAWAY: " Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken. A stick becomes a flute when it's loved." --- Yoko Ono

THIS and THESE should not be pronounced the same way. They both have different vowel sounds. THIS has the short vowel /I/ while THESE has the long vowel /I:/. THIS is a singular demonstrative pronoun; it points to just one thing: This is my brother. THESE is a plural demonstrative pronoun; it points to two or more things: These are my brothers. TAKEAWAY: "If you're that depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem." ---Robin Williams

HIS AND IS HIS and IS both have the same pronunciation but they belong to different parts of speech. HIS is a pronoun: a possessive pronoun. Example: His book. IS is an auxiliary verb; auxiliary verb sometimes serve as a main verb in a sentence i.e. it can stand alone in a sentence. Example: It is mine. Take away: Great things have small beginnings. ---Francis Drake

HIS AND IS HIS and IS both have the same pronunciation but they belong to different parts of speech. HIS is a pronoun: a possessive pronoun. Example: His book. IS is an auxiliary verb; auxiliary verb sometimes serve as a main verb in a sentence i.e. it can stand alone in a sentence. Example: It is mine. Take away: Great things have small beginnings. ---Francis Drake

IT'S is the contraction of IT IS and IT HAS: •It's raining(It is raining.) •It's been raining(It has been raining.) ITS is a possessive pronoun used to show ownership(possession): Bingo wagged its tail. ITS shows that the tail belongs to Bingo. A contraction is a word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe. A pronoun is used to replace a noun in a sentence. Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership.(hers, his, theirs, yours, its) TAKE AWAY: " Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ---Andy Warhol

IT'S is the contraction of IT IS and IT HAS: •It's raining(It is raining.) •It's been raining(It has been raining.) ITS is a possessive pronoun used to show ownership(possession): Bingo wagged its tail. ITS shows that the tail belongs to Bingo. A contraction is a word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe. A pronoun is used to replace a noun in a sentence. Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership.(hers, his, theirs, yours, its) TAKE AWAY: " Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ---Andy Warhol