CLASSROOM LANGUAGE QUIZ

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Adverbs of Frequency

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS

As you remember there are eight personal pronouns in English. Look at the picture.

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.

SUBJECT  PERSONAL PRONOUNS 

                         (Before verbs as subjects)

Ø  Mary is terribly upset today.
    She is terribly upset today.

                                                     

Ø  Tom’s house is red and white.
     It  is red and white.

Ø  Susan and Pete want to go to the party.
    She wants to go to the party.

Ø  Is Dad travelling to Cusco next week?
    Is he travelling to  Cusco next week?

OBJECT PERSONAL  PRONOUNS

                    (After verbs as objects)

ü  I gave my husband a very nice surprise.
    I gave him a very nice surprise.

ü  All the students did their exercises yesterday.
    All the students did them yesterday.

ü  I will go to the party with Sam.
    I will go to the party with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPwLxSSjlqI

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.

More examples:

-Look at these pictures. Mine is the big one. (subject = My picture)

I like your flowers. Do you like mine?           (object = my flower)  

 All the essays were good but his was the best.  (subject = his essay)   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqGO6ZDQC0

PD. CLICK on the link and do the exercises. Practice it as you need.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/poss1.htm

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

      (Before the noun in a noun phrase)

v  is tom’s house.

           It is his house.

v  This is Susan’s car.

            This is her car.

v  Those are my parents’ keys.

           Those are their keys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqGO6ZDQC0

PD. CLICK on the link and do the exercises. Practice it as you need.

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson16/05.html

SO, LOOK AT THIS CHART, AS YOU CAN SEE IS MORE EASY THAN YOU THINK:

DEMOSTRATIVE   PRONOUNS