1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS, POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

2. PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE? A pronoun substitutes a noun or a whole noun phrase: The house is red. It is red. An adjective accompanies a noun in a noun phrase: John’s house is red. His house is red.

3. SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS (Before verbs as subjects) Mary is terribly upset today. She is terribly upset today. Tom’s house is red and white. It is red and white. Susan and Pete want to go to the party. They want to go to the party. * Is Dad travelling to London next week? Is he travelling to London next week? 1ST SINGULAR I 2ND SINGULAR YOU 3RD SINGULAR (MALE) HE 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) SHE 3RD SINGULAR (THING) IT 1ST PLURAL WE 2ND PLURAL YOU 3RD PLURAL THEY

4. OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS (After verbs as objects) I gave my husband a very nice surprise. I gave him a very nice surprise. All the students did their exercises yesterday. All the students did them yesterday. I will go to the party with Sam. I will go to the party with him. 1ST SINGULAR ME 2ND SINGULAR YOU 3RD SINGULAR (MALE) HIM 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) HER 3RD SINGULAR (THING) IT 1ST PLURAL US 2ND PLURAL YOU 3RD PLURAL THEM

5. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (Not followed by a noun) This house is Tom’s. This house is his. Whose car is this? It’s mine. This is her idea. This idea is hers. 1ST SINGULAR MINE 2ND SINGULAR YOURS 3RD SINGULAR (MALE) HIS 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) HERS 3RD SINGULAR (THING) ITS 1ST PLURAL OURS 2ND PLURAL YOURS 3RD PLURAL THEIRS

6. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (Before the noun in a noun phrase) It is tom’s house. It is his house. This is Susan’s car. This is her car. Those are my parents’ keys. Those are their keys. 1ST SINGULAR MY 2ND SINGULAR YOUR 3RD SINGULAR (MALE) HIS 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) HER 3RD SINGULAR (THING) ITS 1ST PLURAL OUR 2ND PLURAL YOUR 3RD PLURAL THEIR

7. PERSONSUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES 1ST SINGULAR IMEMINEMY 2ND SINGULAR YOU YOURSYOUR 3RD SINGULAR (MALE) HEHIMHIS 3RD SINGULAR (FEMALE) SHEHERHERSHER 3RD SINGULAR (THING) IT ITS 1ST PLURAL WEUSOURSOUR 2ND PLURAL YOU YOURSYOUR 3RD PLURAL THEYTHEMTHEIRSTHEIR