Subject pronouns often sustitute previous nouns

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2. Tom and Mary are ____ artists. 12. She is ______ dentist.

3. Pat is ______ teacher. 13. We are _______ actors.

4. Chris is _____ actor. 14. He is ______ teacher.

5. Phil is ______ uncle now. 15. He is _____ airplane pilot.

6. They are _____ brothers. 16. They are ________ airports.

7. Susan is ______ nurse. 17. It is ______hospital.

8. Lee is ______ athlete. 18. It is ______ apartment building.

9. Lee and Mitch are _____ athlets. 19. They are ______ elevators.

10. Kathleen is _____ scientist. 20. It is _____ office building.

Possesive adjectives

Possesive pronouns

My

Mine

Your

yours

His

his

Her

hers

Its

its

Our

ours

Your

Yours

Their

theirs

Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Adjective + Noun

Examples: My dog is big. Her cat is brown. Their sister works downtown.

Possessive Pronouns

Noun + Possessive Pronoun

Examples: The dog is mine. The brown cat is hers. The car is ours.

Possessive adjectives go before the noun and possessive pronouns go after the noun. Here are some examples:

This is my car.

The car is mine.

Is that your pen?

Is that pen yours?

Exercises : Choose the correct possessive adjective or possessive pronoun.

1. Where is __________ hat? a) my b) mine

2. Is this pencil __________? a) her b) hers

3. __________ cat is thin. a) Our b) Ours

4. That eraser is __________. a) my b) mine

5. What is __________ sister's name? a) your b) yours

6. The books are __________. a) their b) theirs

7. __________ father is 45 years old. a) My b) Mine

8. Is that car __________? a) their b) theirs

9. When is __________ class? a) our b) ours

10. He likes __________ cookies. a) her b) hers

There are 4 demonstrative pronouns: This, That, These, Those

This is for 1 thing. It is very close, or you are touching or

holding it.

Example: This pizza is very good.

That is for 1 thing far away. Example. That mountain is very high.

These is for plural things. They are very close or you are

touching or holding them.

Example: These shoes are heavy.

Those is for plural things far away.

Example: Those monkeys are big.

Exercises: Choose the correct Word.

1. __________ book is expensive. a) This b) These

2. __________ cat is small. a) That b) Those

3. __________ pens are blue. a) This b) These

4. __________ movie is funny. a) That b) Those

5. __________ airplanes are very big. a) That b) Those

6. __________ morning is perfect for a walk. a) This b) These

7. __________ car is expensive. a) That b) Those

8. __________ candy is delicious. a) This b) These

9.__________ children are cold. a) That b) Those

10. __________ food is healthy. a) This b) These

The simple present tense is used in English for the following purposes:

- Repeated actions:

I always come to school by car.

She frequently arrives here before me.

He never forgets to do his homework.

I play football on Saturdays.

- Simple statements of facts

I live in Frankfurt.

She plays football but she doesn't play tennis.

For breakfast he eats rice and drinks cold milk.

She works very hard.

My friend speaks four languages.

- World truths

The sun sets in the West.

Most babies learn to speak when they are about two years old.

Water boils at 100° Celsius.

Trees lose their leaves in the fall.