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i- 15 SUMMARY: PERSONAL PRONOUNS
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SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS PRONOUNS PRONOUNS ADJeCTICZS
I tne mine my name(s)
YOU You yours your name(s)
she her hers her name(s)
he him his his name(s)
it it its nam(s)
us
YOU
them
ours
yours
theirs
our name(s)
your mame(s)
their name(s)
(a) We saw an accident.
(b) Anna saw it too.
( C) I have my pen. Sue has hers.
(d) Her pen is blue.
Personal pronouns are used as:
subjects, as in (a);
objects, as in (b);
OR to show possession, as in (c) and (d).
(e) I have a book. It is on my desk.
Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular
h/ noun. In (e): book and it are both singular.
( f) I have some Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural noun.
In (f): books and they are both plural.
EXERCISE 43: PRONOUN review. Find and correct the errors in pronoun usage.
Dear Heidi,
Everything is going fine. I like &new apartment very much. Its large and
comfortable. I like me roommate too. Him name is Alberto. You will meet them
when your visit I next month. His from Colombia. His studying English too. Were
classmates. We were classmates last semester too.
We share the rent and the utility bills, but us don't share the telephone bill.
He pays for his's calls and my pay for my. He's telephone bill is very high because
he has a girlfriend in Colombia. He calls she often. Sometimes her calls he. Them
talk on the phone a lot.
Ours neighbors are Mr. and Mrs. Black. Their very nice. We talk to it often.
Ours apartment is next to their. Theirs have a three-year-old* daughter. Shes
really cute. Hers name is Joy. Them also have a cat. Its black and white. Its eyes
*NOTE: When a person's age is used as an adjective in front of a noun, the word year is singular (NOT
plural) and hyphens (-) are used: a threeyearold daughter.
WCORR~~: They have a three years old daughter.
CORRECT: They have a three-yewold daughter. OR: Their daughrer is three years old.
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