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English Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Artsun Akopyan
The tutorial “English Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives” contains all of the pronouns that are used in spoken English, namely personal, demonstrative, possessive, reflexive, indefinite, reciprocal, interrogative, relative pronouns, plus 4 demonstrative adjectives and 7 possessive adjectives.You will learn how to use pronouns in sentences through examples, illustrations and exercises, rather than theory. For beginners and intermediate learners to improve their English grammar and vocabulary.
English Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Artsun Akopyan
© Artsun Akopyan, 2020
ISBNВ 978-5-0050-6992-4
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Foreword
The illustrated tutorial “English Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives” contains all of the pronouns that are used in spoken English, namely personal, demonstrative, possessive, reflexive, indefinite, reciprocal, interrogative, relative pronouns, plus 4 demonstrative adjectives and 7 possessive adjectives.
You will learn how toВ use pronouns inВ sentencesthrough examples, illustrations and exercises, rather than theory. This handbook is for beginners and intermediateВ learners ofВ English as aВ second language (ESL) / English as aВ foreign language (EFL) who want toВ improve their English grammar and vocabulary.
About the Author
Artsun Akopyan is aВ writer and freelance translator based inВ Russia. He worked at aВ high school teaching Russian and at aВ university teaching English. His publications include books for English language learners, short stories and articles, translations ofВ fiction and nonfiction books from English into Russian.
What is aВ Pronoun?
Pronouns are words used instead ofВ nouns and noun phrases.
For example, I, you, he, she, himself, herself, this, that, who, whose, someone, and soВ on.
List ofВ Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Used inВ ThisВ Book
Personal subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.
Personal object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them.
Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives: this, that, these, those.
Possessive adjectives (determiners): my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, oneself.
Indefinite pronouns: one, ones, no one, nobody, none, nothing, some, any, somebody, anybody, someone, anyone, something, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, both, each, all, either, neither, another, other, others, many, few, little, much, plenty, several, less, more, most.
Reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.
Interrogative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, what, whoever, whichever, whatever.
Relative pronouns: that, who, whom, whose, which, whoever, whatever, whichever.
I, you, he/she/it, we, you,В they
The words I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they are personal subject pronouns.
IВ am
Read and translate the examples into your language:
IВ am aВ man.
IВ am aВ woman.
YouВ are
You are aВ boy.
You are not aВ man.
You are aВ child.
You are aВ girl.
You are not aВ woman.
You are aВ child,В too.
He / sheВ is
He is an oldВ man.
He is not aВ boy.
He is not aВ child.
She is an old woman.
She is not aВ girl.
She is not aВ child.
ItВ is
It is milk.
It is aВ bottle.
It is aВ milk bottle.
It is aВ cat.
It is aВ baby.
WeВ are
We areВ men.
We are youngВ men.
We are not oldВ men.
We are women.
We are young women.
We are not old women.
YouВ are
You are boys.
You are girls.
You are boys and girls.
You are children.
You are not men and women.
TheyВ are
They are people.
They are young andВ old.
They are young and old people.
They are men, women and children.
Revision: Units 1—7
Complete the sentences.
1.В IВ ____ aВ man.
2. She ____ aВ woman.
3. She ____ an old woman.
4. IВ ____ aВ woman.
5. It ____ milk.
6. They ______ people.
7. You ______ children.
8. He ____ an oldВ man.
9. ______ are aВ boy.
10. ____ is aВ bottle.
11. You ______ girls.
12. It ____ aВ baby.
13. They ______ young andВ old.
14. He ____ not aВ boy.
15. ______ are not aВ man.
16. You ______ aВ child.
17. You ______ not men and women.
18. We ______ young women.
19. It ____ aВ milk bottle.
20. ______ are aВ girl.
21. She ____ not aВ girl.
22. We ______ youngВ men.
23. You ______ boys.
24. It ____ aВ cat.
25. You ______ not aВ woman.
26. He ____ not aВ child.
27. You ______ boys and girls.
28. We ______ not oldВ men.
29. She ____ not aВ child.
30. They ______ young and old people.
31. We ______ not old women.
32. They ______ men, women and children.
Answers.
1.В IВ am aВ man.
2. She is aВ woman.
3. She is an old woman.
4. IВ am aВ woman.
5. It is milk.
6. They are people.
7. You are children.
8. He is an oldВ man.
9. You are aВ boy.
10. It is aВ bottle.
11. You are girls.
12. It is aВ baby.
13. They are young andВ old.
14. He is not aВ boy.
15. You are not aВ man.
16. You are aВ child.
17. You are not men and women.
18. We are young women.
19. It is aВ milk bottle.
20. You are aВ girl.
21. She is not aВ girl.
22. We are youngВ men.
23. You are boys.
24. It is aВ cat.
25. You are not aВ woman.
26. He is not aВ child.
27. You are boys and girls.
28. We are not oldВ men.
29. She is not aВ child.
30. They are young and old people.
31. We are not old women.
32. They are men, women and children.
Me, you, him, her, it, us, you,В them
The words me, you, him, her, it, us, you, and them are personal object pronouns.
Me
it’s = it is
It’s me. (informal English, modern use)
It is I. (formal English, oldВ use)
(It’s me. = It is I.)
Look atВ me!
Can you seeВ me?
Can you see me inВ the mirror?
Can you recognizeВ me?
Can you recognize me inВ the mask?
You
Is it you, Jack?
IВ can seeВ you.
IВ can hearВ you.
IВ cannot recognizeВ you.
IВ can see and hear you, but IВ cannot recognizeВ you.
Yes, it isВ you!
Him
Is it Batman?
Yes, it is him! (informal English)
Is it King Arthur?
Yes, it is he. (formal English)
(it is him = it isВ he)
It is Batman.
Can you compete withВ him?
Yes. IВ can beatВ him.
It is King Arthur.
Can you disobeyВ him?
Yes, IВ can argue withВ him.
Her
Who is the bride? Is it Maria?
Yes, it’s her. (informal English)
Is it Queen Elizabeth?
Yes, it is she. (formal English)
No, it is notВ she!
(it is her = it isВ she)
The woman on the left is aВ bride.
Do you likeВ her?
IВ admireВ her.
The woman on the right is not Queen Elizabeth.
She does not look likeВ her.
Ask her who sheВ is!
It
It is aВ cute monkey.
Do you likeВ it?
IВ likeВ it!
The monkey is holding aВ flute.
Can the monkey playВ it?
Can it playВ it?
The monkey cannot play the flute.
The monkey cannot playВ it.
It cannot playВ it.
Us
It’s us, your friends! (informal English)
It is we, the King and the Queen. (formal English)
(it’s us = it is we)
Look atВ us!
Can you recognizeВ us?
You know us very well.
Them
Look at the horse and theВ boy.
It’s them who are the winners! (informal English)
Behold the knights!
It is they who are the winners! (formal English)
(it’s them = it is they)
IВ know them.
Do you support them?
IВ am aВ fan ofВ them.
Revision: Units 8—14
Choose the correct word inВ parentheses.
1. It’s (me, I). (informal English)
2. It is (me, I) (formal English)
3. Look at (me,В I)!
4. Can you see (me, I) inВ the mirror?
5. Can you recognize (me, I) inВ the mask?
6. IВ can see and hear (you, me, I), but IВ cannot recognizeВ you.
7. It is (he, him)! (informal English)
8. Can you disobey (he, him)?
9. Yes, IВ can argue with (he, him).
10. It is (she, her). (formal English)
11. Do you like (she, her)?
12. IВ admire (she, her).
13. She does not look like (she, her).
14. Ask (she, her) who sheВ is!
15. It is aВ cute monkey. Do you like (him, her,В it)?
16. It’s (we, us), your friends! (informal English)
17. Look at (we,В us)!
18. Can you recognize (we,В us)?
19. It is (they, them) who are the winners! (formal English)
20. IВ know (they, them).
21. Do you support (they, them)?
22. IВ am aВ fan ofВ (they, them).
Answers.
1. It’s me.
2. It isВ I.
3. Look atВ me!
4. Can you see me inВ the mirror?
5. Can you recognize me inВ the mask?
6. IВ can see and hear you, but IВ cannot recognizeВ you.
7. It isВ him!
8. Can you disobeyВ him?
9. Yes, IВ can argue withВ him.
10. It isВ she.
11. Do you likeВ her?
12. IВ admireВ her.
13. She does not look likeВ her.
14. Ask her who sheВ is!
15. It is aВ cute monkey. Do you likeВ it?
16. It’s us, your friends!
17. Look atВ us!
18. Can you recognizeВ us?
19. It is they who are the winners!
20. IВ know them.
21. Do you support them?
22. IВ am aВ fan ofВ them.
This, that, these, those
The words this, that, these and those are demonstrative pronouns. They can also be used as demonstrative adjectives. Demonstrative pronouns replace the noun, whileВ demonstrative adjectives are followed byВ the nouns.
This/that woman
This is aВ woman. (demonstrative pronoun)
The woman is here.
She is here.
This woman is here. (demonstrative adjective)
That is another woman. (demonstrative pronoun)
The woman is there.
She is there.
That woman is there. (demonstrative adjective)
This/thatВ dog
This is aВ dog.
The dog is here.
It is here.
This dog is here.
That is anotherВ dog.
The dog is there.
It is there.
That dog is there.
This/thatВ ball
This is aВ ball.
The ball is here.
It is here.
This ball is here.
That is another ball.
The ball is there.
It is there.
That ball is there.
These/those people
These are people.
Two people are nearby.
They are running.
These people are running.
Those are two other people.
They are far away.
They are walking.
Those people are walking.
These/those horses
These are horses.
The horses are nearby.
They are running.
These horses are running.
Those are other horses.
The horses are far away.
They are standing.
Those horses are standing.
These/those books
These are books.
The books are here.
They are on the table.
These books are on the table.
Those are other books.
The books are there.
They are on the shelves.
Those books are on the shelves.
Revision: Units 15—20
Use this, that, these or those toВ complete the sentences.
1.В __________ ball is here.
2. __________ people are running. They are nearby.
3. __________ people are walking. They are far away.
4. __________ dog is there.
5. __________ horses are running. They are nearby.
6. __________ woman is here.
7. __________ ball is there.
8. __________ horses are standing. They are far away.
9. __________ dog is here.
10. __________ books are on the table. They are here.
11. __________ books are on the shelves. They are there.
12. __________ woman is there.
Answers.
1.В This ball is here.
2. These people are running. They are nearby.
3. Those people are walking. They are far away.
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