English Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Artsun Akopyan
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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 to use pronouns in sentencesthrough examples, illustrations and exercises, rather than theory. This handbook is for beginners and intermediate learners of English as a second language (ESL) / English as a foreign language (EFL) who want to improve their English grammar and vocabulary.
About the Author
Artsun Akopyan is a writer and freelance translator based in Russia. He worked at a high school teaching Russian and at a university teaching English. His publications include books for English language learners, short stories and articles, translations of fiction and nonfiction books from English into Russian.
What is a Pronoun?
Pronouns are words used instead of nouns and noun phrases.
For example, I, you, he, she, himself, herself, this, that, who, whose, someone, and so on.
List of Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Used in This 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, they
The words I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they are personal subject pronouns.
I am
Read and translate the examples into your language:
I am a man.
I am a woman.
You are
You are a boy.
You are not a man.
You are a child.
You are a girl.
You are not a woman.
You are a child, too.
He / she is
He is an old man.
He is not a boy.
He is not a child.
She is an old woman.
She is not a girl.
She is not a child.
It is
It is milk.
It is a bottle.
It is a milk bottle.
It is a cat.
It is a baby.
We are
We are men.
We are young men.
We are not old men.
We are women.
We are young women.
We are not old women.
You are
You are boys.
You are girls.
You are boys and girls.
You are children.
You are not men and women.
They are
They are people.
They are young and old.
They are young and old people.
They are men, women and children.
Revision: Units 17
Complete the sentences.
1. I ____ a man.
2. She ____ a woman.
3. She ____ an old woman.
4. I ____ a woman.
5. It ____ milk.
6. They ______ people.
7. You ______ children.
8. He ____ an old man.
9. ______ are a boy.
10. ____ is a bottle.
11. You ______ girls.
12. It ____ a baby.
13. They ______ young and old.
14. He ____ not a boy.
15. ______ are not a man.
16. You ______ a child.
17. You ______ not men and women.
18. We ______ young women.
19. It ____ a milk bottle.
20. ______ are a girl.