Pronouns Kinds of Pronouns Subject Pronouns Complement Pronouns

Pronouns

Kinds of Pronouns Subject Pronouns Complement Pronouns Possessive Pronouns 2 Possessive Adjectives Reflexive Pronouns

1. Subject Pronouns 3

Subject Pronouns This kind of pronouns occurs in the subject position of a sentence or after the verb be. I You He She It We You They 4

Examples of Subject Pronouns Ø I am going to the store. Ø We have lived here for twenty years Ø It was she who called you. (after the verb be) Ø She and I have seen this movie before. Ø We students are going to have a party. 5

2. Complement Pronouns 6

Complement Pronouns This form of pronouns occurs in complement position. They can complement a verb or, in some cases, a preposition. Me You Him Her It Us You them 7

Examples of Complement Pronouns Ø They called us on the telephone. Ø The teacher gave him a bad grade. Ø John told her a story. Ø The policeman was looking for him. after preposition Ø To us, it seems like a good bargain. after preposition 8

3. Possessive Adjectives 9

Possessive Adjectives Possessive adjectives indicate ownership. Unlike possessive pronouns, possessive adjectives modify nouns rather than replacing them. I My Your He His She Her It Its We Our Your They Their 10

Examples of Possessive Adjectives Ø John is eating his dinner. Possessive adjectives must precede a noun. Ø This is not my book. Ø The cat has injured its foot. Ø She forgot to do her homework. Ø Our school is next to a hospital. 11

4. Possessive Pronouns 12

Possessive Pronouns These pronouns cannot precede a noun. They are pronouns and thus replace the noun. I My Mine Yours He His She Hers It Its We Ours Yours They Theirs 13

Examples of Possessive Pronouns Ø I have a book. Ø Your teacher is the same as our teacher. This is my book. Your teacher is the same as ours. The book is mine. Our teacher is the same as yours. 14

Examples of Possessive Pronouns Ø Her dress is green and mine is red. Ø My sister puts her bags in a cupboard while mine are all hung. Ø After doing his own homework, Benny helped me doing mine. Ø This is my cat, not yours. 15

5. Reflexive Pronouns 16

Reflexive Pronouns These pronouns usually follow the verb and indicate that the subject is both giving and receiving the action. I Myself Yourself He Himself She Herself It Itself We Ourselves Yourselves They Themselves 17

Examples of Reflexive Pronouns Ø He sent the letter to himself. Ø She served herself in the cafeteria. Ø We hurt ourselves playing football. Ø John bought him a new car. (him = another person) Ø John bought himself a new car. (himself = John) 18

Summary Subject Pronouns Complement Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns I Me My. . . Mine Myself You Your. . . Yourself He Him His. . . His Himself She Her. . . Herself It It Its. . . Itself We Us Our. . . Ourselves You Your. . . Yourselves They Them Their. . . Theirs themselves 19

Exercises 20

Change the nouns with proper subject pronouns 1. (George). . . . is dreaming. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (The board). . . . is green. (my mother and I). . . are watching TV. (the kids). . . . are playing in the garden. (the paintings). . . are on the walls. (Victoria). . . . is from Germany. (Angelina). . . . has got a brother. (The dog). . . . is sleeping on the couch. Are. . . Kevin’s sister? . . . . am studying English pronouns. 21

Substitute the underlined words with complement pronouns e. g. The teacher always gives the students homework. The teacher always gives them homework. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. I am reading the book to my little sister. Susan is riding her bike. My father is writing a letter to John. I don’t know the answer. Open the window, please. Can you tell the people the way to the airport? Mr. Andrew gave the books to Marissa and me. 22

Fill in the blanks with a correct possessive adjective. 1. Is this Jane’s dog? Yes it is. . . . dog. 2. The dog is chasing. . . . own tail. 3. “Peter, is. . . . father at home? ” 4. I am going to. . . . aunt’s house this evening. 5. Rudy is showing. . . . stamps to Ali. 6. We always keep. . . . classroom clean. 7. “Children, have you all finished. . . . homework? ” 8. The children are proud of. . . . school. 23

Put either subject/complement pronouns in the blanks. 1. (Argus). . . lives in Liverpool. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I met (George). . . in the office. They sing with (I). . . in the choir. Lisa likes (her new dress). . . (Bob and Jack). . . are working in the garden. Where are the cupcakes? Did you eat. . . ? Is (Alisa). . . your girlfriend? (Caroline and I). . . . saw Jack in the restaurant. 24

Fill in the blanks with POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE or POSSESSIVE PRONOUN correctly. 1. Whose bike is this? Is it really (you). . . . ? 2. Is he (you). . . . brother? 3. Hey! This is not (we). . . . car. (We). . . . is red. 4. Lisa broke. . . . left leg. 5. This is (I). . . house. Where is (they). . . . ? 6. Stop! These sweets are all (I). . . . 7. Is this Emily’s room? –Yes it’s. . . . 25

Complete these sentences with correct reflexive pronouns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I can’t help you, Bob. You’ll have to solve your problem by. . . . Jane didn’t join the rest of us. She sat in the back of the room by. . . You may think Stan is telling the truth, but I. . . . don’t believe him. It is important for all of us to be honest with. . . . Now that their children are grown, Mr. and Mrs. Grayson live by. . . You. . . . have to make the decision, Ann. No one can make it for you. I don’t know what to tell you, Sue and Jack. You will have to take care of the problem. . . . When everybody else forgot his birthday, Ralph decided to give. . . A birthday present. 26

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