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Pronouns

and possessives

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS, OBJECT PRONOUNS, AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

(Subject-personal) pronouns

use

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

Position

They go before the principal verb.

example

Natasha Speaks English; she is my teacher.

some Examples

he is a doctor

Pedro works in a hospital

she is in bogota

Janeth is stressed

they are married

pedro and janeth live together

it is red

the car is a 2019 ford

(SUBJECT-personal) PRONOUNS

SUBJECT PRONOUNS, OBJECT PRONOUNS, AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

Object pronouns

use

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

Position

They go after the principal verb.

example

She plays with the boy - She plays with him.

some Examples

he works with her

He works with Natalia

We don't buy fast food

We don't buy it

I live with them

i live with GEORGE AND SUE

sHE LOVES HIM

She loves Mr. COOPER

object PRONOUNS

SUBJECT PRONOUNS, OBJECT PRONOUNS, AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

REFLEXIVE pronouns

uses

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

The cat liked itself.

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

I sometimes talk to myself.

3. To emphasize the subject:

We will clean the room ourselves.

Reflexive PRONOUNS

SUBJECT PRONOUNS, OBJECT PRONOUNS, AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVES

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We have different forms to express possession in English

Possessive nouns

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

my your our their his her its

'S

mine yours ours theirs his hers ---

POSSESSIVE nouns

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

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

POSSESSIVE nouns

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

The women's room The boys' clothes The jacksons' car

POSSESSIVE nouns

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

Jean and Ralph's house

POSSESSIVES

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Possessive nouns

mine yours ours theirs his hers ---

my your our their his her its

'S

possessive adjectives

They are used to express possession or ownership 1. They have no number 2. They have different forms 3. They are never used alone

1. they have no number

Don't pluralize adjectives

Mys cellphones Yours pencils Ours cars

  • My cellphone
  • My cellphones
  • Your pencil
  • Your pencils
  • Our car
  • Our cars

+ info

2. they have different forms

Each Subject pronoun has a different possessive

It is his laptop It is her laptop

  • I - my
  • You . your
  • We - our
  • They - their
  • He - his
  • She - her
  • It - its

3. They ARE NEVER USED ALONE

Possessive adjectives go before a noun

possessive adjective

Subject + verb (Optional)

noun

my your our their his her its

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

It is They are

Be careful!

Some words are pronounced the same way!

Contraction with the verb to be

Possessive adjectives

my your our their his her its

you're they're He's It's

Let's practice

Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives

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

POSSESSIVES

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Possessive nouns

mine yours ours theirs his hers ---

my your our their his her its

'S

They ARE USED ALONE

Possessive pronouns don't go before a noun

possessive PRONOUN

Subject + verb

mine yours ourr theirs his hers

This house is

some other Examples

those gloves are mine

those gloves are my gloves

that is her coat

that is hers

Is this yours or theirs?

is this your dvd or your friends'?

Are these his?

Are these your son's shoes?