PRONOUNS

 

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

EXAMPLES:

*I READ BOOKS EVERY DAY.

*HE WAS DANCING WITH YOUR SISTER.

*SHE WASHES THE DISHES EVERY DAY.

*IT HAS TOO MANY HAIR.

WE USED TO PLAY WITH THAT BALL.

THEY HAVE TO STUDY HARD.

OBJECT PRONOUNS

 EXAMPLES:

*THE TEACHER GAVE ME AN APPLE.
*I TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS DANCING WITH MY BROTHER.
*I TOLD HER BROTHER  THAT I WAS STUDYING GRAMMAR.
*I DON´T LIKE IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO SALT.
*THE TEACHER TOLD US THAT HE WAS GOING TO HELP US.
*I TOLD YOU THAT  THE HOMEWORK WAS FOR THE NEXT MONDAY.
 
                          

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES+ NOUN

EXAMPLES:


*MY HOUSE IS SMALL, BUT IT HAS ENOUGH SPACE FOR YOU.
*HIS SISTER WAS WORKING AS A TEACHER.
*HER BOOKSTORE WAS LOCATED IN THAT PLACE.
*ITS EARS ARE TOO HAIRY.
*YOUR HAIR IS VERY LONG AND CURLY.
*THEIR BOOKS ARE IN THE TABLE.
*OUR TEACHER IS A VERY INTELLIGENT MAN.
*YOUR BOOKS WERE IN THE TABLE.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS


                                



EXAMPLES:

*THIS PENCIL IS MINE.
*THE NEW CELLPHONE IS HIS.
*THE SHOES THAT I AM WEARING ARE HERS.
*THET HOUSE IS OURS.
*THIS HOMEWORK IS YOURS
*THE BOOKS ARE YOURS.
*THE CELLPHONES ARE THEIRS.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

EXAMPLES:

*I DID THE HOMEWORK BY MYSELF.
*YOU CAN DO IT BY YOURSELF.
*HE WRITES THE LETTERS BY HIMSELF.
*SHE WASHES THE CLOTHES BY HERSELF.
*THE DOG COULD WALK BY ITSELF.
*WE MADE THE CAKE BY OURSELVES.
* YOU HAVE TO STUDY BY YOURSELVES.
*THEY BUILT THE HOUSE BY THEMSELVES.
*THEY HELP EACH OTHER.
                                   





ONE AND YOU






WE USE ONE AS A PRONOUN MEANING EVERYONE/ ANYONE, TO REFER TO PEOPLE IN GENERAL "ONLY WHEN WE WANT TO BE FORMAL"

EXAMPLES:

*ONE MUST BE RESPONSABLE.
*ONE IS NOT ALLOWED TO TALK IN CLASS.
*ONE GETS MORE INFORMATION.

ONE AND ONES IN PLACE OF COUNTABLE NOUNS


EXAMPLES:

*WE USE ONES TO AVOID REPEATING A PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUN:

• I DON NOT WANT TO WEAR MY BLACK SHOES. I WANT TO WEAR THE PINK ONES.
• I CAN NOT READ MY NEW BOOKS COLLECTION. I WANT TO READ THE OLD ONES.

* WE CAN USE ONE AND ONES FOR PEOPLE AS WELL AS THING.

• DO YOU KNOW GABRIELA? IS SHE THE ONE THAT HAS A RED CAR.
• DO TOU KNOW ERICK? IS HE THE ONE WHO WAS IN THE RESTAURANT.
• DID YOU KNOW THAT STUDENTS? WERE THEY THE ONES WHO TOOK ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
• DO YOU KNOW THAT DOCTORS? ARE THEY THE ONES THAT WORK IN THAT HOSPITAL.

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

*THIS AND THESE MAY REFER TO SOMETHING THAT IS CLOSE TO YOU.


                            
EXAMPLES:

• THIS IS MY UMBRELLA.

 

• THESE BOOKS ARE HERS.

*THAT AND THOSE MAY REFER TO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CLOSE TO YOU.

                    

EXAMPLES:

• THAT IS MY HOUSE.

 

• THOSE ARE MY STUDENTS.