SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND

PRONOUNS

© Beni Suárez Prado (2012-2013)

Subject pronouns

I

YOU

HE

SHE

IT

WE

YOU

THEY

• We use them instead of nouns in the subject position. (Se utilizan en lugar de los sustantivos en la función de sujeto)My mother She

has got brown hair

• They always go before the verb. (Siempre van delante del verbo)We are students of EnglishHe is Pep’s best friend.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

They indicate possession (indican posesión)

They haven’t got genre or number (no tienen ni género ni número)

They always go before a noun (siempre van delante de un sustantivo)

My bike ---- My pencil ---- My books

MY

YOUR

HIS

HER

IT

OUR

YOUR

THEIR

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSThey indicate

possession (indican posesión)

They haven’t got genre or number (no tienen ni género ni número)

We use them instead of the possessive adjejective + noun(se utilizan en lugar del adjetivo posesivo y del sustantivo)

This is my book ---- This book is MINE

They go after the verb (van detrás del verbo)

MINE

YOURS

HIS

HERS

ITS

OURS

YOURS

THEIRS

PRACTICE1-Change the nouns to subject pronouns

1-My mother and I like Michael.____________________________________________2-That dog is looking at that cat.___________________________________________3-Why is Anne phoning her boyfriend?___________________________________________4-Tina and Sam don’t speak Italian.___________________________________________5-Carol is afraid of mice.___________________________________________6-Those people are looking at Sarah.__________________________________________7-My brothers are watching a film.__________________________________________

PRACTICE

PRACTICE COMPLETE WITH A POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE OR PRONOUN.

1-Don’t take that jacket. It’s not (YOU)___________. It’s ( I)________.2-This is (I) _________ problem, not (YOU)_________ .3-This key is (SHE)_________, not (THEY) ____________.4-That’s not (WE)_________house. (WE) _________ is the brown one over there. 5-SiLvia, don’t touch Mary’s mobile. It’s (SHE) _________ and (SHE) __________ doesn’t want anybody to touch it. 6-This is my new school. (IT) __________ garden is enormous.7-Look at my sister. __________ is very happy because it’s _________birthday tomorrow.8-July is looking at (THEY) __________. 9-This is not (I) _________ pen. That one is (I)_________.10-(WE) _______ don’t eat meat. __________ are vegetarians.11-I am looking at Rose. __________ looks nice.12-Give me (I)_________ hat. It’s _____________