PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PRONOUN







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PERSONAL PRONOUNS, POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

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 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 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 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 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 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