PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PRONOUN

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS, POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

PERSONAL PRONOUNS, POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE? • A pronoun substitutes a noun or a whole noun phrase:

PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE? • A pronoun substitutes a noun or a whole noun phrase: The house is red. It is red. • An adjective accompanies a noun in a noun phrase: John’s house is red. His house is red.

SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS (Before verbs as subjects) Mary is terribly upset today. She is

SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS (Before verbs as subjects) Mary is terribly upset today. She is terribly upset today. 1 ST SINGULAR Tom’s house is red and white. It is red and white. 3 RD SINGULAR (MALE) Susan and Pete want to go to the party. They want to go to the party. * Is Dad travelling to London next week? Is he travelling to London next week? 2 ND SINGULAR I YOU HE 3 RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) SHE 3 RD SINGULAR (THING) IT 1 ST PLURAL 2 ND PLURAL 3 RD PLURAL WE YOU THEY

OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS (After verbs as objects) I gave my husband a very nice

OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS (After verbs as objects) I gave my husband a very nice surprise. I gave him a very nice surprise. All the students did their exercises yesterday. All the students did them yesterday. I will go to the party with Sam. I will go to the party with him. 1 ST SINGULAR 2 ND SINGULAR 3 RD SINGULAR (MALE) ME YOU HIM 3 RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) HER 3 RD SINGULAR (THING) IT 1 ST PLURAL 2 ND PLURAL 3 RD PLURAL US YOU THEM

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (Not followed by a noun) This house is Tom’s. This house is

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (Not followed by a noun) This house is Tom’s. This house is his. Whose car is this? It’s mine. This is her idea. This idea is hers. 1 ST SINGULAR 2 ND SINGULAR 3 RD SINGULAR (MALE) MINE YOURS HIS 3 RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) HERS 3 RD SINGULAR (THING) ITS 1 ST PLURAL 2 ND PLURAL 3 RD PLURAL OURS YOURS THEIRS

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (Before the noun in a noun phrase) It is tom’s house. It

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (Before the noun in a noun phrase) It is tom’s house. It is house. This is Susan’s car. This is her car. Those are my parents’ keys. Those are their keys. 1 ST SINGULAR 2 ND SINGULAR 3 RD SINGULAR (MALE) MY YOUR HIS 3 RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) HER 3 RD SINGULAR (THING) ITS 1 ST PLURAL 2 ND PLURAL 3 RD PLURAL OUR YOUR THEIR

PERSON SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES 3 RD SINGULAR (MALE) I

PERSON SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES 3 RD SINGULAR (MALE) I YOU HE ME YOU HIM MINE YOURS HIS MY YOUR HIS 3 RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) SHE HERS HER 3 RD SINGULAR (THING) IT IT ITS WE YOU THEY US YOU THEM OURS YOURS THEIRS OUR YOUR THEIR 1 ST SINGULAR 2 ND SINGULAR 1 ST PLURAL 2 ND PLURAL 3 RD PLURAL