The Subject, Object and Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

CONTENTS
Personal pronouns: subjects and objects
Possessive nouns
Possessive pronouns and adjectives
1
PERSONAL PRONOUNS: SUBJECTS AND
OBJECTS
Gina is running fast.

She is late for work.
2
OBJECTS
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
SUBJECT PRONOUNS: I we you he, she, it they
OBJECT PRONOUNS: me us you him, her, it them
(a) Emma is a professor. She has a PhD.

(b) Bill is a kind person. I like him very much.
Emma
Bill him
she
3
OBJECTS
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
(c) Marcela has a new blue car. It is nice.
new blue car it
4
OBJECTS
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
S
(d) Ahmid and I are teachers.
O
(e) Mary met Ahmid and me at our school.
O of PREP
(f) Mary often has lunch with Ahmid and me.
pronoun part of subject subject pronoun

pronoun part of object object pronoun
5
OBJECTS
(d) Ahmid and I are teachers.
(e) Mary also works with Ahmid and me.
(f) Mary often has lunch

Ahmid withare
and me Ahmid and me.
teachers.
pronounMary
part works with Ahmid
of subject and I. pronoun
subject
pronoun part of object object pronoun
6
OBJECTS
SINGULAR PRONOUNS: I me you he, she, it him, her

PLURAL PRONOUNS: we us you they them
(g) Emma works hard. She is a good teacher.
(h) The exams are long. They can be difficult.
(i) My husband and I like to travel. We often fly.
plural pronoun
singular pronouns plural nouns
singular nouns
7
LET’S PRACTICE
I
me
me ?
Do you want to go for a walk with Spot and ___
8
LET’S PRACTICE
I
me
Waldo and ___

I usually walk him at night.
9
LET’S PRACTICE
they
them
I bought some peaches at the store.
I will serve them

____ for dessert tonight.
10
POSSESSIVE NOUNS
I try to remember my
classmates’ names.
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POSSESSIVE NOUNS
‘
SINGULAR: (a) Do you know the teacher s name?
‘
PLURAL: (b) Do you know the teachers names?
‘
PLURAL: (c) Do you know the children s names?
SINGULAR
(d) the teacher the teacher’s name
her cat her cat’s name
a woman that woman’s name
(e) Miles Miles’/Miles’s name
12
POSSESSIVE NOUNS
SINGULAR POSSESSIVE NOUN:

SINGULAR
noun + apostrophe
(d) the teacher + -s
the teacher’s name
her cat her cat’s name
a woman that woman’s name
two possibilities
(e) Miles Miles’/Miles’ name 13

POSSESSIVE NOUNS
‘
SINGULAR: (a) Do you know the teacher s name?
‘
PLURAL: (b) Do you know the teachers names?
‘
PLURAL: (c) Do you know the children s names?
PLURAL
(f) the workers the workers’ names
my friends my friends’ names
(g) men men’s names

children the children’s names
14
POSSESSIVE NOUNS
PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN:

PLURAL noun + -s + apostrophe
(f) the workers the workers’ names
my friends my friends’ names
IRREGULAR PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN:

noun + apostrophe + -s
(g) men men’s names
children the children’s names 15
POSSESSIVE NOUNS
COMPARE
(h) Camilla’s here.
Camilla’s = Camilla + is
(i) Camilla’s son is here.

Camilla’s = a possessive
16
LET’S PRACTICE
The __________
engineer’s drawing is almost complete.
1. engineer’s
2. engineers’
17
LET’S PRACTICE
1. engineer’s
2. engineers’
Sometimes people work
in teams.
The __________
engineers’ drawing
is for a new symphony hall.
18
LET’S PRACTICE
1. engineer’s
2. engineers’
A project may require
multiple drawings.
engineers’ drawings
The __________
are almost complete.
19
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
That suitcase is mine.

It is my suitcase.
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The suitcase belongs to me.
(a) It’s mine. same meaning

(b) It is my suitcase.
possessive pronoun
possessive adjective
21
POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES
(c) I have mine. I have my suitcase.
(d) You have yours. You have your suitcase.
(e) She has hers. She has her suitcase.
(f) He has his. He has his suitcase.
(g) We have ours. We have our suitcases.
(h) You have yours. You have your suitcase.
(i) They have theirs. They have their suitcases.
(j) -------- I have a suitcase. Its
handle is broken.
used alone used only with a noun
22
COMPARE its vs. it’s:
(k) I read a great book. Its title is Moby Dick.
its = a possessive adjective
(l) It’s wonderful to read a good book.
it’s = contraction of it + is
23
COMPARE their vs. there vs. they’re
(m) The travelers have their suitcases.

possessive adjective sound
(n) The suitcases are over there. the
same
an expression of place
(o) They’re very heavy.

they + are
24
LET’S PRACTICE
The elephant is spraying sand on ___

its back
with ___
its trunk. ___
It’s fun to watch!
it’s
its
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CONTENTS

Personal pronouns: subjects and objects

Possessive pronouns and adjectives

Gina is running fast.

(a) Emma is a professor. She has a PhD.

(c) Marcela has a new blue car. It is nice.

new blue car it

pronoun part of subject subject pronoun

(d) Ahmid and I are teachers.

(e) Mary also works with Ahmid and me.

(f) Mary often has lunch

SINGULAR PRONOUNS: I me you he, she, it him, her

(h) The exams are long. They can be difficult.

(i) My husband and I like to travel. We often fly.

Waldo and ___

I bought some peaches at the store.

I will serve them

(e) Miles Miles’/Miles’s name

SINGULAR POSSESSIVE NOUN:

(e) Miles Miles’/Miles’ name 13

(g) men men’s names

PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN:

IRREGULAR PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN:

(i) Camilla’s son is here.

That suitcase is mine.

The suitcase belongs to me.

(a) It’s mine. same meaning

COMPARE its vs. it’s:

(k) I read a great book. Its title is Moby Dick.

its = a possessive adjective

(l) It’s wonderful to read a good book.

COMPARE their vs. there vs. they’re

(m) The travelers have their suitcases.

(o) They’re very heavy.

The elephant is spraying sand on ___

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