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PRONOUNS CHART

Subject PronounI

youhe, she, itwe

youthey

Object Pronounme

youhim, her, itus

youthem

Possessive adjectivemy

yourhis, her, itsour

yourtheir

Possessive Pronounsmine

yourshis, hers, itsours

yourstheirs

Subject pronouns replace nouns in the sentence. They are located in front of the main verb in a sentence, orafter the auxiliary verb in a question

a. He is here, but he is absent because she told him that he did not have to takeit .

b. Lee is here, but John is absent because the professor told John that John didnot have to take the exam .

Object pronouns replace object in the sentence. They go after the verb or after a preposition in sentences.He saw me . He spoke to me . After me , you can go

Possessive adjectives show ownership. It answers the question " Whose ?" and it is always followed by a noun.That is her book. It is not her book. Her book is over there.

Possessive pronouns are used alone. They do not have nouns after them. Possessive pronouns replace theexpression "belongs to."

That book belongs to me. That is my book. That book is mine

Possessive Nouns Most nouns have a possessive form. The possessive form shows ownership or a relationship. Itreplaces the word of or have . It answers the question "Whose?" A possessive noun has another noun after it,except when the possessed object is clear to the reader

My sister has a nice friend. = = My sister 's friend is nice.The teachers have briefcases. = = The teacher s' briefcases

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSAdd the correct possessive pronoun:It belongs to me, it's ___________ It belongs to my father, it's ___________ It belongs to her, it's ___________ It belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, it's ___________ It belongs to me and my wife, it's ___________

It belongs to my mother, it's __ It belongs to him, it's ___________ It belongs to you, it's ___________ It belongs to the dog, it's ___________ It belongs to them, it's ___________ Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective or pronoun, using the word in parentheses ( ) to help you .1. Is this ___________ book? (your/yours)2. Give Maria ___________ umbrella. (her/hers)3. No, it's not your turn to answer, it's ___________ . (our/ours)4. No, that's not __________ car. ___________ is a convertible. (my/mine)5. Excuse me. Is this ___________ classroom. (our/ours)6. The cat is cold. ___________ fur is wet. (his/hers/its)7. We didn't bring any drinks to the party. Can we drink ____________ ? (your/yours)8. Jim brought ___________ coat. But he is hot and doesn't need it. You can use ___________. (his/his)

Complete the sentences below using the correct possessive from of the word in parentheses.1. This is ____________ book. (he)2. We must go now. ____________ time is up. (we)3. That sweater is _____________. (Karen)4. This sweater is not ____________ . (I) It's ____________ . (you)

5. This tennis court is not ___________ because we did not reserve it. (we)6. This tennis court must be ____________ . (they)7. That is not ____________ pen. (I) It is _____________ . (he)

MAKE THE RIGHT POSSESSIVE S SIrene has a house.Those cats have a toy mouseTom and Sue have a carHenry and Judy both have carsthe cars of my sisterThe teacher has a problem

the screen of that computerHenry has two brothersThe child has three dogsthe exams of that teacherthe books of that studentthe eraser on the pencil