Personal Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Personal pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition. Possessive adjectives show who is the owner of something. They are very important in everyday life.
Table of Contents
1.Subject pronouns
1.1Subjects in a Sentence
Subject pronouns are words that replace specific nouns (people, places, or things) to avoid repetition in sentences (See the topics Parts of Speech and Parts of Sentence).
Subject pronouns are the subjects in a sentence.
| Singular | Plural | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | I | We | |
| 2nd person | You | You | |
| 3d person | He | They | Masculine |
| 3d person | She | They | Feminine |
| 3d person | It | They | Neuter |
| Example | Comment |
|---|---|
| I am a doctor. | 1st person singular, the subject |
| You are a doctor. | 2nd person singular, the subject |
| He is my brother. | 3d person singular, Masculine, the subject |
| She is my sister. | 3d person singular, Feminine, the subject |
| It is my book. | 3d person singular, Neuter, the subject |
| We are friends. | 1st person plural, the subject |
| You are doctors. | 2nd person plural, the subject |
| They are my friends. | 3d person plural, the subject |
Practice Examples
Jack is my friend. → _____ is my friend.
These girls are at home. → _____ are at home.
Sarah is my sister. → _____ is my sister.
2.Object pronouns
2.1Objects in a Sentence
Object pronouns are words that replace specific nouns (people, places, or things) to avoid repetition in sentences.
Object pronouns are objects of a verb or preposition in a sentence (See the topic Parts of Sentence).
| Singular | Plural | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | me | us | |
| 2nd person | you | you | |
| 3d person | him | them | Masculine |
| 3d person | her | them | Feminine |
| 3d person | it | them | Neuter |
| Example | Comment |
|---|---|
| Give me the book. | 1st person singular, an object |
| I want to tell youa story. | 2nd person singular, an object |
| Give him the book. | 3d person singular, Masculine, an object |
| Give the book to her. | 3d person singular, Feminine, an object |
| Pass it to my brother. | 3d person singular, Neuter, an object |
| Could your friend help us? | 1st person plural, the object |
| I will call you guys a bit later. | 2nd person plural, the object |
| I agree with them. | 3d person plural, the object |
Practice Examples
She gives (I) _____ the book.
We visit (she) _____ and (he) _____ every weekend.
I see (she) _____ at the store.
3.Possesive adjectives
3.1Who is the Owner?
Possessive adjectives show the owner of something and answer the question Whose?.
We often use possessive adjectives as well with parts of the body, articles of clothing and family members.
| Singular | Plural | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | my | our | |
| 2nd person | your | your | |
| 3d person | his | their | Masculine |
| 3d person | her | their | Feminine |
| 3d person | its | their | Neuter |
| Example | Comment |
|---|---|
| It is my book. | 1st person singular, I am the owner |
| Raise your right hand! | 2nd person singular, you are the owner |
| He always takes off his coat here. | 3d person singular, Masculine, he is the owner |
| It is her car in the parking lot. | 3d person singular, Feminine, she is the owner |
| The hotel has its own SPA. | 3d person singular, Neuter, it(the hotel) is the owner |
| We are leaving our books here. | 1st person plural, we are the owners |
| Can I use your cars guys? | 2st person plural, you are the owners |
| John and Mary want to find their tablets. | 3d person plural, they are the owners |
A possessive adjective MUST ALWAYS have a NOUN after it!
| It is my car. | |
| Is this your book? | |
| These are our clothes. |
Practice Examples
I have a dog. → This is _____ dog.
She has a car. → This is _____ car.
They have a house. → This is _____ house.
4.Summary
4.1Subject / Object Pronouns + Possessive Adjectives
| person | Who?What? | Whose? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBJECT PRONOUNS can be only Subjects in a sentence |
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES | OBJECT PRONOUNS can be Objects in a sentence |
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | We | my | our | me | us |
| 2 | You | You | your | your | you | you |
| 3 | He She It |
They | his her its |
their | him her it |
them |
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