INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO “DON BOSCO”

INGLES II

UNIT ONE

POSSESIVE PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES

CAPITALIZACION–ASKING QUESTIONS

A .
GRAMMAR.

This pen belongs to me (a)and (b)have the same meaning. They both

a) It’s mine MAIN show possession “mine” is a possessive

pronoun; “my” is a possessive adjective.
b) It is my pen MAI

POSSESIVE PRONOUNS POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES A possessive pronoun is used alone,

c) I mine. I have my pen. without a noun following it.
d) You yours. You have your pen.
e) She hers. She has her pen. A possessive adjective is used only with a
f) He his. He has his pen. noun following it.
g) We ours. We have our pens.
h) You yours. You have your pens.
i) They theirs. They have their pens.

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EXERCISE ONE. Fill out the correct possessive ADJECTIVES.

1. I have a bike. It's_____my _ bike

2. Mum and I have a boat. It's______OUR____ boat.

3. The children have a toy. It's__THEIR_____ toy.

4. John and Max have a skateboard. It's____THEIR_____ skateboard.

6. You have a dog. It's_____YOUR____ dog.

7. Max and you have a friend. It’s____________ friend.

8. Is this Peter’s book? No, ____________book is in the schoolbag.

9. Mary, is this your bike? No, ___________bike is behind the house.

10. The hamster is in house.

11. We go to school. ____________ school is nice.

12. Peter helps little brother.

13. Children, where are ____________exercise books?

14. The boys play with ________football.

15. Tommy, give me back __________pencil.

EXERCISE TWO. Fill out the correct possessive pronoun

1. I have a dog. That dog is______MINE.

2. She has a cat. That cat is ________HERS.

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3. We have a car. That car is _________OURS.

4. They have a bike. That bike is _______THEIRS.

5. He has a key. That key is __________________.

6. You have a hat. That hat is _________________.

7. That house is of Thelma and Louis. That house is_____________.

8. This is my guitar. This guitar is _______________.

9. Today is my father birthday. Today is _____________.

10. The Grammar book is of my teacher. The grammar book is__________.

B. GRAMMAR. CAPITALIZATION

CAPITALIZE: Capitaliza = use a big

1. The first word of a. We saw a movie last letter, not asmall
a sentence. night. It was very
letter.
good.

2. The names of b. I met George Adams

yesterday.
people

3. Titles used with c. I saw Doctor (Dr.) COMPARE:

the names of Smith. I saw a doctor
people Do you know I saw Doctor Wilson
Professor (Prof.)
Alston?

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4. Months, days, d) I was born in April NOTE. Seasons are not

holidays. Bob arrived last Monday. capitalized: spring,
It snowed in Cristhmas. summer,fall/autumn, winter.

5. The names of places:

e) He lives in Peru. COMPARE:
city She was born in
She lives in a city.
State/province California.
They are from Mexico. She lives in New York City.
country
Tibet is in Asia. COMPARE:
continent They crossed the
ocean Atlantic Ocean. They crossed a river.
lake Chicago is on Lake They crossed the Yellow River
Michigan.
river
The Nile River flows
desert north.
The Sahara Desert is in
mountain
Africa.
We visited the Rocky
Mountains.
COMPARE:
I go to the University
school
of Florida I go to a university
business
I work for the General I go to the University of Texas.
Electric.

COMPARE:
street,etc.
building He lives on Pat Avenue We went to a park.
We have class in Ritter We went to Central Park.
park,zoo
Hall.
I went jogging in Forest
Park.

6. The names of f. I’m taking Chemisry 101 COMPARE:

courses this term. I’m reading a book about
psychology.
I’m taking Psychology 101 this
term.

7. The names of g. She speasks Spanish. Words that refer to the names of
languages and nations, nationalities and
We discussed Japanese
nationalities languages are always capitalized.
customs.

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8. The names of h. Buddism, Christianity, Words that refer to the names of
religions
Hinduism, Islam and religions are always capitalized.

Judaism are mayor

religions in the world

9. The pronun I i.Yesterday I fell off my The pronoun “I” always

bicycle capitalized.

C GRAMMAR. YES/NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS.

YES/NO QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWER + LONG ANSWER

Do you know Jim Smith? Yes, I do I know Jim Smith.

Yes I do No, I don’t I don’t know Jim Smith.
No, I don’t

Did it rain las night?

Yes, it did It rained last night.
Yes, it did
No, it didn’t It didn’t rain last night.
No, It didn’t

Are you studying English? Yes, I am I am studying English.

Yes, I am No, I’am not I’m not studying English.
No, I am not

Was Ann in class? Yes, she was Ann was in class.

Yes she was No she wasn’t Ann wasn’t in class.
No, she wasn’t

Will Rob be here soon? Yes, he will Rob will be here soon.

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No, he won’t Rob won’t be here soon.

Can you swin? Yes, I can I can swin

Yes, I can No, I can’t I can’t swin
No, I can’t

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