english pronouns

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English pronouns

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Ex: My computer.Your pen. Our car.

possessive adjectives

His and HerRemember that in English, nouns don’t have a gender. We use ‘his’ we mean that the object is ‘of a man’, and ‘her’ ‘of a woman’.

Use: to express who owns (or ‘possesses’) something. A possessive adjective is used in front of a noun (a thing).

While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership.

Like all adjectives in English, they are always in front of the noun (My computer)We do not include an S to the adjective when the noun is plural like in many other languages.

Example: Our cars are expensive (yes) Ours cars are expensive (noup)

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ITS v/s IT's

Be careful not to confuse its and it's. Its = The possessive adjective for It. It's = a contraction of it is.

What’s your address?My car is in front of the school. This is Jack and this is his wife, Sue. Put your coats on the back of your seats.

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Independent possessive pronouns (also called just possessive pronouns) must be used without a noun.

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Possessive pronouns do not have an apostrophe (mine's)

We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a full noun phrase to avoid repeating words: Is that John's car? No, it's mine. (NOT No, it's [my car].)

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OBJECT PRONOUNS

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS

object PRONOUNS

We use these pronouns when they are the subject of a verb.I like London. You have eaten the chocolate. He plays football. She hates mushrooms. It was cold. We are French. They are going home.

In English, we also have object pronouns. It is usually the object that is affected in some way by the subject of the sentence.

How identify the object pronoun?

First, you need to identify which word receives the action of the verb. Mary ate the ice cream. Then you CHANGE "the ice cream" for the object pronoun and tachán! Mary ate it

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Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

and the reflexive pronouns?

Reflexive pronouns are words that refer to the subject and object of a sentence when they are the same. They are often used with verbs.