Monday 10 February 2014

pronouns



Pronouns


Subject pronouns
I / you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ you/ they
Object pronouns
Me/ you/ him/ her/ it/ us / you/ them
Possessive adjectives
My/ your/ his/ her/ its/ our/ your/ their
 Possessive pronouns
Mine/ yours/ his/ hers/ ours/ yours/ theirs


                a)     Subject pronouns:   S + verb:  I go/ you eat/ she writes………………
                b)      Possessive adjectives: + noun:  my book/ her dog/ our class/…………
c)       Object pronouns: can be a direct object of a verb: 
- I see Fatima 
- I see her
- she wants an apple 
-  she wants it
-Tom likes dogs 
Tom likes them.
d)      Possessive pronouns: usually come after or before verb to be:
-           This is our room    =   this room is ours
-          This is their car      =     this car is theirs
-          That car is theirs and this one is ours
-          Your  pen is green, but mine is blue
-          Her car is new, but  ours is old