PRONOUNS
NOTES:
‘possessive adjectives’ or ‘possessive pronouns’
Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronoun show:
1. that sth (something) belongs to sb (somebody)
2. the relationship between two or more people.
I am a student. This is my book. This book is mine. *We use ‘possessive adjectives’ before nouns.
You are hungry. This is your sandwich. This sandwich is yours. e.g: This is my book. They are our friends.
p.a. n
He is a driver. That’s his car. That car is his. *possessive pronouns are not followed by nouns.
She is a singer. This is her record. This record is hers. e.g: This bag is mine. That house is ours.
(The dog) It has got white fur. Its fur is white. ----------- *Use ‘WHOSE’ to ask who owns or possesses sth.
We are students. This is our classroom. This classroom is ours. e.g: Whose book is that?
It’s Şenel’s book. = It belongs to her.
You are a businessman. These are your cases. These cases are yours. It’s her book.
It’s hers.
They are tourists. These are their tickets. These tickets are theirs. e.g: Whose shoes are these?
They are John’s shoes. They belong to him.
They are his shoes.
They are his.
▪REMEMBER
You can use ‘WHOSE’ with our without a noun.
e.g: Whose glasses are these? = Whose are these (most probably demonstrating the glasses)? They are John’s. = They belong to John.
BE CAREFUL
WHO’S or WHOSE (They have the same pronunciation)
Who is Whose (asks about who owns sth)
We use object pronouns after:
Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun
1. verbs.
I know Tom. Tom knows me. e.g: I have got two cats. I love them very much.
You know Tom. Tom knows you. V
He knows Tom. Tom knows him.
2. prepositions.
She knows Tom. Tom knows her.
e.g: Look at her!
It is nice. I like it.
We know Tom. Tom knows us. preposition
You know Tom Tom knows you. The letter isn’t for me. It’s for you.
They know Tom. Tom knows them.
EXERCISES
A- Fill in the blanks with a suitable pronoun. 6- These are Mr and Mrs Brown. That’s _________ house.
1- This is Tim. _________ car is very fast. 7- Look at that cat. _________ eyes are green.
2- Jane and I are in the garden. _________ books are in the 8- Your friend and you look sad today. What’s _________ problem.
classroom. 9- A: Where is Brian? B: He is in _________ bedroom.
3- Are you a driver? Where is _________ car? 10- Mark’s and Mike’s bags are heavy. _________ bags are full.
4- I am a student. This is _________ school.
5- She is my friend. _________ name is Sue.
B- Rewrite these sentences using suitable pronouns.
1- Jane’s father is very thin. ________________________ .
2- Men’s trousers are very expensive. ___________________. 1- We are playing in the garden and Jim is playing with
3- Jim’s shirt is very long. ________________________. ______________.
4- Is your brother a businessman? ______________________. 2- Are the lights on? Turn ______________ off!
5- My mother and I would like some tea. _________________. 3- Where is my book? I’m looking for ______________.
6- These are Ayşe’s and my books. _____________________. 4- She’s very tired. Help ______________.
7- Mrs Brown’s daughters are in the garden. ______________. 5- I’m very thirsty. Give ______________ a glass of water.
8- Where is Gökçe’s mother. _______________________. 6- This is Ahmet’s pen. Give it to ______________.
9- My father’s car is blue. _______________________. 7- Look at ______________ Are they your friends?
10- That rabbit is grey. The rabbit’s ears are long. 8- Are you John Brown? There is a letter for ____________
____________________________________. 9- There is a pen on the table. Give ________ to me.
10- Is that Jim’s tie? Show ______________ this tie.
C-Fill in the blanks using suitable pronouns.
E- Fill in the blanks using a suitable pronoun.
1- Is this John’s tie? Yes, it is ______________. 1- Pass these books to your friends. They are __________.
2- My umbrella isn’t black. ______________ is grey. 2- A: Is this my umbrella? B: No, it isn’t________ umbrella.
3- There is a car near your house. Is it ______________? ______________ is on the table.
4- That green shirt isn’t Ayşe’s. ______________ is blue. 3- Gary and I are in the classroom. ______________ bags
5- They don’t like sandwiches. These sandwiches are not are under the desk over there.
______________. Could you bring ______________ to ______________?
6- Don’t take these keys. They are not ______________. 4- Mr and Mrs Rich are at the door. This is ________key.
7- A: There is a pair of brown gloves here. Are they your Please give ______________ to ______________
gloves or my gloves? 5- Look at that man. ______________ name is John Black.
B: I haven’t got brown gloves. They aren’t This passport is ______________.
______________ they are ______________. Give ______________ to ______________.
F- Underline the correct option.
D-Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
1. It’s their/ theirs problem, not our/ ours.
2. This is a nice camera. Is it you/ yours? 1. I need that book. Can you give it to me?
3. That’s not my/ mine umbrella. My/ Mine is black. 2. He wants the key. Can you give __________?
4. Whose books are these? Your/ Yours or my/ mine? 3. She wants the keys. Can you ____________?
5. Catherine is going out with her/ hers friends this 4. I want that letter. Can you _____________?
evening. 5. They want the money. Can you ____________?
6. My/ Mine room is bigger than hers/ her. 6. We want the photographs. Can you ______________?
7. They have got two children, but I don’t know theirs/
their names. I- Complete the sentences. Use my, his, their etc. with
8. Can we use your washing machine? Our/Ours isn’t the following words.
working. coat- homework-house-husband-job-key-name
9. Is this yours/ your house?
10. She is mine/ my sister. Her/ Hers name is Ann. 1. Jim doesn’t enjoy his job. It isn’t very interesting.
2. I can’t get in. I haven’t got _______________.
G- Complete the sentences using suitable pronouns.
3. Sally is married. ______________ works in a bank.
1. Who’s that woman? Why are you looking at _______? 4. Please take off ____________ and sit down.
2. ‘Do you know that man?’ ‘Yes, I work with _______:’ 5. ‘What are the children doing?’ ‘They’re doing
3. Where are the tickets? I can’t find _________. ______________________:’
4. I can’t find my keys. Where are __________? 6. ‘Do you know that man?’ ‘Yes, But I don’t know
5. We’re going out tonight. You can come with _________. _____________:’
6. I have got a new computer. Do you want to see ______? 7. We live in Barton street. ______________ is at
7. Maria likes music. _________ plays the piano. the end on the left.
8. I don’t like dogs. I’m afraid of __________.
9. I’m talking to you. Please listen to ________.
10. Where is Anna? I want to talk to ________.
11. You can have theses CDs. I don’t want _________.
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12. My brother has a new job, but _____ doesn’t like _______.
H- Complete the sentences.
