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Personal pronouns and possessive adjectives –

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Subject pronouns
Before the verb

We use subject pronouns as the subject of the verb (before the verb).

• I like your dress.

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 • You are late.
• He is my friend.
• It is raining.
• She is on holiday.
• We live in England.
• They come from London.

Object pronouns
After the verb

We use object pronouns as the object of the verb (after the verb).

• Can you help me please?

• I can see you.
• She doesn’t like him.
• I saw her in town today.
• We saw them in town yesterday, but they didn’t see us.

After a preposition

We use object pronouns after prepositions.

• She is waiting for me.

• I’ll get it for you.
• Give it to him.
• Why are you looking at her?
• Don’t take it from us.
• I’ll speak to them.

Possessive adjectives
Before a noun

We use possessive adjectives before a noun, they modify a noun.

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 • My dog is big.
• Her cat is brown.
• Their sister works downtown.

Possessive pronouns
Without a noun

A possessive pronoun is NOT followed by a noun.

• The dog is mine.

• The brown cat is hers.
• The car is ours.

Whose

We use whose to ask about possession).

• Whose car is that?

• Whose is that car?

Exercise 1
Choose the correct subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns,
possessive adjectives to complete the sentences below.

1Look at this picture. These are my daughters. names are

Jane and Laura.

2John was born in Bristol but father was born in Manchester.

3I want to go to a Rihanna concert. I really like .

4I don't have my mobile phone. Can I use ?

5We need help. Can you help ?

6Carla and Ned have a really nice car. I love car.

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 7This T-shirt is not mine. Is it ?

8I am going to see the Rolling Stones. Do you like ?

9We live in a nice house but neighbours are horrible!

10I miss my parents. I want to send a postcard.

GRAMMAR – Possessive Adjectives vs.

Possessive Pronouns
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It’s easy to confuse these two sets of words because they are very
similar but perform different functions.

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• POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
As the name says, it’s an adjective which means it modifies a noun, and that
noun must be expressed.
This is my book. That is her car. Their house is beautiful.
• POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
As it’s a pronoun it replaces the noun in a clause AND shows
possession.
This book is mine. That car is hers. Our house is not as beautiful as theirs.

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Activity 2.

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Activity 3.

Listen the audio and do the exercises

1. Answer these questions about the interview.

1) What do they say about the jacket?

a) It is not his jacket.

b) It is her jacket.

2) What do they say about the car?

a) It is their new car.

b) It belongs to their friends.

3) When is the meeting?

a) two o'clock
b) two thirteen

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 4) Where is her desk?

a) Next to his.
b) Next to Bob's desk

4. Listen the audio and answer

Conversation 1
1) Completa los espacios vacíos con la expresión correcta.

• Beth's
• mine
• sure
• her jacket
• Whose
• someone
• your
• his
• Tom's

Man: Is this jacket?

Woman: No, that's not .
Man: is it?
Woman: Maybe it is jacket.
Man: No, that is jacket over there.
Woman: I'm not then.
Man: Is it jacket?
Woman: No, it is too big to be .
Man: Well, it belongs to

Conversation 2
2) Completa los espacios vacíos con la expresión correcta.

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• Whose
• nice
• their kids
• their
• too
• belongs

Man: car is this?

Woman: That to Joe and Sue.
Man: Wow! I like car.
Woman: I know. It is very .
Man: It's big !
Woman: Yes, they need space for .

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 Conversation 3
3) Completa los espacios vacíos con la expresión correcta.

• until • room
• anymore • our
• meeting • Are we
• Got
Man: When is meeting?
Woman: It is not 2.
Man: in room 213?
Woman: No, not .
Man: OK, where is the then?
Woman: Our new is 216.
Man: it.

Conversation 4
4) Completa los espacios vacíos con la expresión correcta.

an: I like the new office. So, where is ?

Woman: is over there. It is next to .
Man: Nice. And where is desk?
Woman: is over there.
Man: Where is desk?
Woman: His is in the back, by the .

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Activity 5.

Check your answers for the activity 3 and underline the

possessive pronoun in color pink and the possessive adjective in
yellow in every conversation.

Example:

Possessive Adjective Possessive Pronouns

Point 1: The possessive Point 2: The possessive

adjective goes before a noun. pronoun takes the place of
the adjective
1. my - This is my desk. pronoun and noun.
2. your - This is your desk.
3. her - This is her desk. 1. mine - This is mine.
4. his - This is his desk. 2. yours - This is yours.
5. its - This is its desk. 3. hers - This is hers.
6. their - This is their desk. 4. his - This is his
7. our - This is our desk. 5. theirs - This is theirs.
6. ours - This is ours.

Conversation 1
Man: Is this your jacket?
Woman: No, that's not mine.
Man: Whose is it?
Woman: Maybe it is Tom's jacket.
Man: No, that is his jacket over there.
Woman: I'm now sure then.
Man: Is it Beth's jacket?
Woman: No, it is too big to be her jacket.
Man: Well, it belongs to someone.

Conversation 2
Man: Whose car is this?
Woman: That belongs to Joe and Sue.

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Man: Wow! I like their car.
Woman: I know. It is very nice.
Man: It's big too!
Woman: Yes, they need space for their kids.

Conversation 3
Man: When is our meeting?
Woman: It is not until 2.
Man: Are we in room 213?
Woman: No, not anymore.
Man: OK, where is the meeting then?
Woman: Our new room is 216.
Man: Got it.

Conversation 4
Man: I like the new offfice. So, where is my desk?
Woman: Yours is over there. It is next to mine.
Man: Nice. And where is Jill's desk?
Woman: Hers is over there.
Man: Where is Bob's desk?
Woman: His is in the back, by the window.

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