3. Pronouns take the place of
nouns. The word or phrase
replaced by a pronoun is
called an antecedent
antecedent.
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4. I read a book. It was good.
(Book is a noun. It is a pronoun
Book
that refers to the antecedent,
book.)
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5. PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS
When using pronouns,
you must also make sure
that they agree with their
antecedents in number
(singular or plural) and
gender.
The gender of a noun may
be masculine (male),
feminine (female), or
neuter (referring to things).
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6. Mrs. Johnson teaches
English.
She teaches English.
The boy learns
English.
He learns English.
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7. OBJECT POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE
SUBJECT
PRONOUN PRONOUN ADJECTIVE
PRONOUN
SINGULAR I Me Mine My name
You You Yours Your name
She, he, it Her, him, it Hers, his, its Her, his, its
name
PLURAL We Us Ours Our names
You You Yours Your names
they them theirs Their names
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8. A subject pronoun is used as
the subject of a sentence.
She is my best friend.
It is my bag.
Does he know the answer?
You and I will meet later.
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9. An object pronoun is used as
the object of the verb
(direct/indirect object) or the
object of a preposition.
I will tell you a story.
Give me the book .
The teacher gave her a warning.
John read it to them.
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10. show who owns
something.
2. They don’t have apostrophes.
3. They are not followed immediately by a
noun.
4. They stand alone.
Example
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11. √√√√√√√
CORRECT
This book is hers. Yours is over there.
XXXXXXXX INCORRECT
This book is her’s. Your’s is over there.
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12. Possessive Adjectives
There are 2 ways to express possession
in English using adjectivals:
1. Use ‘s to show an item belongs to a
specific person,
e.g. Nadia’s book.
2. Use a possessive adjective,
e.g. her book.
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13. Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives
An adjective is used to describe a noun. A pronoun is
used in place of a noun. Pronouns are used in
grammar in the same way as nouns are. They refer to
persons or things named or understood in the context
of a conversation or reading. Possessive pronouns and
adjectives are used to indicate the ownership of
something.
possessive pronouns are used alone.
Possessive adjectives have nouns following them.
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14. POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES PRONOUNS
• I have my pen. • I have mine.
You have your book. •
• You have yours.
• She has her lunch. • She has hers.
He has his baseball glove. •
• He has his.
• We have our boat. • We have ours.
You have your jacket. •
• You have yours.
They have their tickets. •
• They have theirs.
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