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Pronoun - 221221 - 213621
Pronoun - 221221 - 213621
Use 1:
We use subject pronouns as subjects of sentences and object pronouns as objects: Singular subject
pronouns (I, you, he, she, it):
Use 2:
We use subject pronouns before the verb:
I saw Mr.Brown this morning.
Later we went home.
We use noun + 's or apostrophe(') to show that something belongs to someone. To form
the possessive:
Which is correct?
Where is the bowl of your dog?
Where is your dog's bowl?
Where is the your dog bowl?
1. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Possessive adjectives tell us who things belong to. We put them before a noun: Singular
possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its):
This is my laptop.
This is not your bag.
Mary doesn't like his pants.
Her dog is small.
The chameleon can change its color.
Which is correct?
That food is ours and not her.
That food is my and not theirs.
That food is ours and not theirs.
THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Use 1:
We use this (singular) and these (plural) to talk about things that are near us:
This is a nice a cup of tea.
Whose shoes are these?
We use that (singular) and those (plural) to talk about things that are not near us:
This is our house, and that's Rebecca's house over there.
Those are very expensive shoes.
We use a singular verb after this/that and a plural verb after these/those:
This car is expensive.
These cars are expensive.
That is beautiful.
Those are beautiful.
EXERCISES
Choose the correct form:
We use one to replace a singular countable noun and ones to replace a plural
countable noun:
Which is your car, the red one or the blue one?
My trousers are torn. I need some new ones.
Which is correct?
Help yourself to some cake.
Enjoy yourself to some cake.
Behave yourself to some cake.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
Use 2:
We use indefinite pronouns to refer to people, places or things without saying exactly who,
where or what they are:
• We use pronouns ending in -body or -one for people (someone/somebody, anyone/anybody,
everyone/everybody, no one/nobody):
• We use pronouns ending in -where for places (somewhere, anywhere, everywhere, nowhere):
Keith is looking for somewhere to live.
I looked everywhere for my key.
There is nowhere as beautiful as Paris.
Max would follow you anywhere.
EXERCISES
Choose the correct form:
You can choose---------from the menu.
1.anything. 2.anyone