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.

Tom’s house is red and white.It is red and white.

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?

1ST SINGULAR I2ND SINGULAR YOU3RD SINGULAR (MALE)

HE3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE)

SHE3RD SINGULAR (THING)

IT1ST PLURAL WE2ND PLURAL YOU3RD PLURAL 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.

1ST SINGULAR ME2ND SINGULAR YOU3RD SINGULAR (MALE)

HIM3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE)

HER3RD SINGULAR (THING)

IT1ST PLURAL US2ND PLURAL YOU3RD PLURAL 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.

1ST SINGULAR MINE2ND SINGULAR YOURS3RD SINGULAR (MALE)

HIS3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE)

HERS3RD SINGULAR (THING)

ITS1ST PLURAL OURS2ND PLURAL YOURS3RD PLURAL THEIRS

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES(Before the noun in a noun phrase)

It is tom’s house.It is his house.

This is Susan’s car.This is her car.

Those are my parents’ keys.

Those are their keys.

1ST SINGULAR MY2ND SINGULAR YOUR3RD SINGULAR (MALE)

HIS3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE)

HER3RD SINGULAR (THING)

ITS1ST PLURAL OUR2ND PLURAL YOUR3RD PLURAL THEIR

PERSON SUBJECTPERSONAL PRONOUNS

OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

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