PRONOUNS OUTLINE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

PRONOUNS

OUTLINE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS THIS THESE vs THAT THOSE THIS/THESE: NEAR (CLOSE TO YOU) THAT/THOSE: FAR (FAR FROM YOU)

THIS / THESE We use this (singular) and these (plural) to refer to something that is here / near. Examples: • This is my child. (singular) • These are our children. (plural) CLOSE TO YOU

THAT / THOSE We use that (singular) and those (plural) to refer to something that is there / far. Examples: • That is my shoe. (singular) • Those are my shoes. (plural) FAR FROM YOU

THE PRONOUNS

PERSONAL PRONOUNS Person Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun 1 st Singular I Me 2 nd Singuar You 3 rd Singular (Male) He Him 3 rd Singular (Female) She Her 3 rd Singular (Neutral) It It 1 st Plural We Us 2 nd Plural You 3 rd Plural They Them

PRACTICE 1) ______ is dreaming. (George) 2) ______ is green. (the blackboard) 3) ______ are on the wall. (the posters) 4) ______ is running. (the dog) 5) ______ are watching TV. (my mother and I) 6) ______ are in the garden. (the flowers) 7) ______ is riding his bike. (Tom) 8) ______ is from Bristol. (Victoria) 9) ______ has got a brother. (Diana) 10) ______ ate the banana. (the monkey)

ANSWERS 1) He is dreaming. (George) 2) It is green. (the blackboard) 3) They are on the wall. (the posters) 4) It is running. (the dog) 5) We are watching TV. (my mother and I) 6) They are in the garden. (the flowers) 7) He is riding his bike. (Tom) 8) She is from Bristol. (Victoria) 9) She has got a brother. (Diana) 10) It ate the banana. (the monkey)

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Person Poss. Adjectives Poss. Pronouns 1 st Singular My Mine 2 nd Yours 3 rd Singular (Male) His 3 rd Singular (Female) Hers 3 rd Singular (Neutral) Its x 1 st Plural Ours 2 nd Plural Yours 3 rd Plural Theirs Singuar Poss. Adj: Pronoun + Noun Poss. Pronoun: Noun + Pronoun

EXAMPLE 1. I have a bike. It's _____ bike. MY 2. Mum and I have a boat. It's _____ boat. OUR 3. The horse has an apple. It's _____ apple. HIS 4. They have a bike. That bike is _______ ! THEIRS 5. He has a key. That key is _____ ! HIS 6. You have a hat. That is ____ ! YOURS

PRACTICE Choose the right possessive adjective: 1. This scarf belongs to my aunt Tina. This scarf is _____. 2. I have a car. _____ car is black. 3. This toy belongs to you. This toy is _____. 4. Nancy is from England. _____ husband is from Australia. 5. Farid and Nadia go to a high school. _____ little brother goes to primary school. 6. That book belongs to those kids. That book is _____ . 7. This bicycle belongs to my neighbor Bill. This bicycle is _____. 8. Two students didn't do ______ mathematics homework. 9. We have a dog. _____ name is Pancho. 10. This apartment belongs to me and my cousin. This apartment is _____.

ANSWERS Choose the right possessive adjective: 1. This scarf belongs to my aunt Tina. This scarf is HERS. 2. I have a car. MY car is black. 3. This toy belongs to you. This toy is YOURS. 4. Nancy is from England. HER husband is from Australia. 5. Farid and Nadia go to a high school. THEIR little brother goes to primary school. 6. That book belongs to those kids. That book is THEIRS . 7. This bicycle belongs to my neighbor Bill. This bicycle is HIS. 8. Two students didn't do THEIR mathematics homework. 9. We have a dog. HIS name is Pancho. 10. This apartment belongs to me and my cousin. This apartment is OURS.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUN Person Pronoun 1 st Singular Myself 2 nd Singuar Yourself 3 rd Singular (Male) Himself 3 rd Singular (Female) Herself 3 rd Singular (Neutral) Itself 1 st Plural Ourselves 2 nd Plural Yourselves 3 rd Plural Themselves

PRACTICE 1) Robert made this T-shirt _______. 2) Lisa did the homework _______ 3) We helped _______ to some cola at the party. 4) Emma, did you take the photo by _______ ? 5) I wrote this poem _______. 6) He cut _______ with the knife while he was doing the dishes. 7) The lion can defend _______. 8) My mother often talks to _______. 9) Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help _______. 10) Alice and Doris collected the stickers _______.

ANSWERS 1) Robert made this T-shirt himself. 2) Lisa did the homework herself. 3) We helped ourselves to some cola at the party. 4) Did you take the photo by yourself ? 5) I wrote this poem myself. 6) He cut himself with the knife while he was doing the dishes. 7) The lion can defend itself/himself. 8) My mother often talks to herself. 9) Tim and Gerry, if you want more milk, help yourselves. 10) Alice and Doris collected the stickers themselves.