@ subject Personal Pronouns Subject Personal Pronouns | *,We use subject personal pronouns to show sul coe who or what does something. They replace Proper nouns or common nouns and go before the verb as subjects. The boy is a student. He is a student. NOT The boyé is a This is my pencil. It is red. ‘student. ae This is a cat. It is black. BUT * We use he for men/boys and she for This is Kitty. She is my cat. She is black. women/girls. * We use they for people, animals and things. This is Mr Benson. He is a teacher. Tom and George are British. They are ___ This is Sue. She is a student. classmates. * We use it for animals or things. However, This is a pencil and this is a pen. They are we often use he/she for animals. new.+ Ve use possessive adjectives to show who something belongs to, Mary is a student, This is her bag, + Possessive Adjectives aivays go before nouns and don't take an article, This is my catUU Leh lam I'm | am not I'm not Am |? Yes, | am. You are You're You are not You aren't Are you? Yes, you are. He is He's He is not He isn't Is he? Yes, he is. She is She's She is not She isn't Is she? Yes, she is. tis | It's Itis not Itisn't Isit? Yes, itis. We are We're Wearenot | Wearen't Are we? Yes, we are, They are They're They are not | Theyaren't | Are they? | Yes, they are. You are You're You are not | Youaren't — Are you? Yes, you are, * To form the negative of the verb be, we put not after the verb. | am not a teacher. © To form the interrogative of the verb be, we put the verb before the subject. Are you Brazilian? We use short forms when we speak or when we write to friends. No, I'm not, » No, you aren't. No, he isn’t. No, she isn't. No, itjsn’t, No, we aren't. No, you aren't. No, they aren't.