Pronouns
Subject and object pronouns and possessive
adjectives
Pronouns are words that can be used in place
of nouns.
- My wife is a doctor. She is here today.
(She = my wife)
- The game is fun,
and it is easy to play. (it =
the game)
she, it
= subject pronouns
- Do you
like orange juice?
- Yes, I like it. (= orange juice)
it = object
pronoun
Possessive adjectives indicate who something
belongs to and are used with nouns.
- This
is my book.
- Her job is difficult.
Subject
pronoun |
Object
pronoun |
Possessive
adjective |
| I |
me |
my |
| you |
you |
your |
| he |
him |
his |
| she |
her |
her |
| it |
it |
its |
| we |
us |
our |
| you |
you |
your |
| they |
them |
their |
- John
lives in Tokyo. This is a picture of him and this is his house.
- Look
at the children! They've got their clothes all dirty!
- Can
you let me use your car this weekend?
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