School of Graduate Studies

Qualifying program - Post Graduate

Written expression skills
(skill 43 ,44 & skill 45)
Presented by: Dua’ Ahmed
ID#:8221111
Supervised by: Dr. Hamzeh Hawamdeh
Table of content
Outlines….……………………………………………………...2
Objective ……………………………………………………….3
Introduction..….……………………………………………..….4
References …………………………………………………..….5
Outlines
• Skill 43 DISTING UISH SUBJECT AND OBJECT
PRONOUNS
• Skill 44 DISTINGUISH POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND
PRONOUNS
• Skill 45 CHECK PRONOUN REFERENCE FOR
AGREEMENT
Objective
• Identify PRONOUN and mention some exercise about it.
• Conditions and uses of it.
Introduction
Pronouns are words, such as he, she, or it, that take the place of
nouns.
They come as a subject or object, and that they agree with the
noun it is replacing
• Before the verb and is called subject.
• After the verb and is called object.
• After a preposition and it is the object to the preposition and
its phrase work as an adverb
 Types of pronoun
• Subject pronoun
• Object pronoun
• Possessive pronoun
• Possessive adjective pronoun
 Skill 43 Subject & Object
Pronouns
Subject Object
I Me
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
We Us
They Them

Subject pronoun is used as the subject of a verb. An object pronoun can be

used as the object of a verb or the object of a preposition .
Eg:
• Sally gave the book to John.
She , it , him
• Him and the girl are going shopping.
Him X
He
• The gift was intended for you and I.
IX
Me
 Exercise 43 (T) or (F)
1. The worst problem with it is that he cannot afford it _ C__
2. They saw Steve and I at the movies last night after class._I_
3. Perhaps you would like to go to the seminar with they and their friends.__
4. The m other took her son to the doctor’s office because he was feeling
sick____
5. I did not know that you and her were working together on the project.___
6. She did not buy the sweater because it had a small hole in it ___
7. The man leading the seminar gave me all the information I needed to
make a decision.____
8. The cords connecting the computer to its printer need to be replaced
before them wear down.___
9. He is going to the party with you and me if you do not mind.___
10. You and her ought to return the books to the library because they are
already overdue. ___
 Skill 44: Possessive
adjectives &Pronouns
Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns
My Mine
Your Your
His His
Her Hers
Its --
Our Ours
Their Theirs
Must be accompanied by a noun Cannot be accompanied by noun

A possessive adjective describes a noun.

A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun.
both show who or what owns a noun . However, possessive
adjectives and possessive pronouns do not have the same
• The possessive pronoun only comes at the end of the sentence
OR after the verb never before it.
• The possessive pronouns always refer to a noun somewhere
before them in the sentence.
(mine = my bag/school/car/etc.)
Eg:
• They lent me their book.
Adjective
• They lent me theirs.
Pronoun
• Each morning they read theirs newspapers.
Theirs X
Newspapers (Noun)
Their
• Could you give me your.
Your X
not accompanied by a noun
Yours
 Exercise 44 (T) or (F)
1. If she borrows your coat, then you should be able to borrow her ____
2. Each pot and pan in her kitchen has its own place on the shelf. _____
3. Mary and Mark invited theirs parents to see their new apartment. _____
4. When my roommate paid her half o f the rent, I paid mine. _____
5. All students need to bring theirs own pencils and answer sheets to the exam.
_____
6. All her secretaries are working late tonight to finish her report. _____
7. The horse trotting around the track won its race a few minutes ago. _____
8. Before the report is finalized, the information in their notes and our must be
proofed. _____
9. She worked all day cooking food and making decorations for her son’s
birthday party. _____
10. The weather in the mountains this weekend will be extremely cold, so
please take yours heavy jackets.____
Skill 45: PRONOUN REFERENCE
FOR AGREEMENT
• The boys will cause trouble if you let him.
Him X
Them
• Everyone must give their name.
Their X
Her or his
• PRONOUN AGREEMENT
• 1. Be sure that every pronoun and possessive agrees with the
noun it refers to.

• 2. You generally check back in the sentence for agreement.

• Always check what comes after the pronoun.
• If there is a NOUN, use POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES!
(my, your, our, his, her, their, its).
• If there is NO NOUN after the space, check the position of the
pronoun: (after or before the verb, or after a preposition):
• If the pronouns before the verb, use a SUBJECT PRONOUN. (I, you,
we, they, he, she, it)
• If the pronoun is after the verb or after a preposition no matter where
the preposition is, use an OBJECT PRONOUN. (me, you, him, her,
us, them, it)
 Exercise 45 (T) or (F)
1. If a person really wants to succeed, they must always work hard. ___
2. If you see the students from the math class, could you return their exam papers to
them? ___
3. Some friends and I went to see a movie, and afterwards we wrote a critique about
them.___
4. If you have a problem , you are welcome to discuss it with me before you try to
resolve them. ___
5. I know you had a terrible time last week, but you must try to forget about it.___
6. At the start o f the program, each student needs to see his advisor about his
schedule.___
7. In spite o f its small size, these video recorders produce excellent tapes.___
8. Whatever the situation, you should reflect profoundly about them before coming
to a decision.___
9. The people 1 admire most are those who manage to solve their own problems.__
10. If anyone stops by while I am at the meeting, please take a message from
them.___
 References
• Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL(R) Test