Pronouns and Possessives Adjectives

and possessives

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Pronouns

SUBJECT PRONOUNS, OBJECT PRONOUNS, AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

Natasha Speaks English; she is my teacher.

example

They go before the principal verb.

Position

They are used to replace the names of people, objects, animals, places, or concepts.

use

(Subject-personal) pronouns

the car is a 2019 ford

Janeth is stressed

pedro and janeth live together

Pedro works in a hospital

some Examples

she is in bogota

it is red

they are married

he is a doctor

(SUBJECT-personal) PRONOUNS

SUBJECT PRONOUNS, OBJECT PRONOUNS, AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

She plays with the boy - She plays with him.

example

They go after the principal verb.

Position

They are used to replace the names of people, objects, animals, places, or concepts.

use

Object pronouns

She loves Mr. COOPER

We don't buy fast food

i live with GEORGE AND SUE

He works with Natalia

some Examples

I live with them

We don't buy it

he works with her

sHE LOVES HIM

object PRONOUNS

SUBJECT PRONOUNS, OBJECT PRONOUNS, AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

uses

We will clean the room ourselves.

3. To emphasize the subject:

I sometimes talk to myself.

2. As the object of a preposition when the subject and object are the same:

The cat liked itself.

1. When the subject and the object are the same:

REFLEXIVE pronouns

Reflexive PRONOUNS

SUBJECT PRONOUNS, OBJECT PRONOUNS, AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVES

mine yoursours theirshishers---

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

myyourourtheirhisherits

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

'S

Possessive nouns

We have different forms to express possession in English

content

Where is Glenn's car?This is Ms. Baker's classWhat's your daughter's married name?I love Dickens's novels

aDD 'S ( an apostrophe + s) to a name or a singular noun.

POSSESSIVE nouns

The women's roomThe boys' clothesThe jacksons' car

Add an aposthophe to plural nouns that end in s. For irregular plurarl, such as women or children add 's.

POSSESSIVE nouns

Jean and Ralph's house

Add 's to the name or noun that comes last in a list of two or more.

POSSESSIVE nouns

POSSESSIVES

mine yoursours theirshishers---

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

myyourourtheirhisherits

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

'S

Possessive nouns

possessive adjectives

They are used to express possession or ownership1. They have no number2. They have different forms3. They are never used alone

+ info

1. they have no number

• My cellphone
• My cellphones

• Your pencil
• Your pencils

• Our car
• Our cars

Mys cellphonesYours pencilsOurs cars

Don't pluralize adjectives

2. they have different forms

• I - my
• You . your

• We - our
• They - their

• He - his
• She - her
• It - its

It is his laptop It is her laptop

Each Subject pronoun has a different possessive

3. They ARE NEVER USED ALONE

house(s)car(s)bike(s)

noun

myyour ourtheirhisherits

possessive adjective

It isThey are

Subject + verb (Optional)

Possessive adjectives go before a noun

Be careful!

Contraction with the verb to be

you'rethey'reHe'sIt's

Possessive adjectives

myyourourtheirhisherits

Some words are pronounced the same way!

Let's practice

• It is ________ cellphone (you)
• It is ________ pencil (he)
• They are _______ keys (I)
• He is _______ teacher (we)
• She is ________ mother (they)

Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives

POSSESSIVES

mine yoursours theirshishers---

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

myyourourtheirhisherits

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

'S

Possessive nouns

They ARE USED ALONE

mineyours ourrtheirshishers

possessive PRONOUN

This house is

Subject + verb

Possessive pronouns don't go before a noun

Is this yours or theirs?

those gloves are mine

Are these your son's shoes?

is this your dvd or your friends'?

those gloves are my gloves

some other Examples

that is her coat

Are these his?

that is hers

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