Pronouns (to use simple) 1
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The document discusses different types of pronouns in English including personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, and possessive adjectives. It provides examples of how each type is used and lists the pronouns and adjectives for each person including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd singular and plural. Specifically, it notes that pronouns substitute for nouns while adjectives accompany nouns, and it provides tables showing the pronouns and adjectives used for subjects, objects, possession, and describing possession for different persons.
Pronouns (to use simple) 1
- 1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS, POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
- 2. 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.
- 3. SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS (Before verbs as subjects) Mary is terribly upset today. She is terribly upset today. 1ST SINGULAR Tom’s house is red and white. It is red and white. 3RD 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? 2ND SINGULAR I YOU HE 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) SHE 3RD SINGULAR (THING) IT 1ST PLURAL 2ND PLURAL 3RD PLURAL WE YOU THEY
- 4. 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 2ND SINGULAR 3RD SINGULAR (MALE) ME YOU HIM 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) HER 3RD SINGULAR (THING) IT 1ST PLURAL 2ND PLURAL 3RD PLURAL US YOU THEM
- 5. 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 2ND SINGULAR 3RD SINGULAR (MALE) MINE YOURS HIS 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) HERS 3RD SINGULAR (THING) ITS 1ST PLURAL 2ND PLURAL 3RD PLURAL OURS YOURS THEIRS
- 6. 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 2ND SINGULAR 3RD SINGULAR (MALE) MY YOUR HIS 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) HER 3RD SINGULAR (THING) ITS 1ST PLURAL 2ND PLURAL 3RD PLURAL OUR YOUR THEIR
- 7. PERSON SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES 3RD SINGULAR (MALE) I YOU HE ME YOU HIM MINE YOURS HIS MY YOUR HIS 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) SHE HER HERS HER 3RD SINGULAR (THING) IT IT ITS ITS WE YOU THEY US YOU THEM OURS YOURS THEIRS OUR YOUR THEIR 1ST SINGULAR 2ND SINGULAR 1ST PLURAL 2ND PLURAL 3RD PLURAL