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.
1ST
SINGULAR
Tom’s house is red and white.
It is red and white.
3RD
SINGULAR
(MALE)
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?
2ND
SINGULAR
I
YOU
HE
3RD
SINGULAR
(FEMALE)
SHE
3RD
SINGULAR
(THING)
IT
1ST PLURAL
2ND PLURAL
3RD PLURAL
WE
YOU
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
2ND
SINGULAR
3RD
SINGULAR
(MALE)
ME
YOU
HIM
3RD
SINGULAR
(FEMALE)
HER
3RD
SINGULAR
(THING)
IT
1ST PLURAL
2ND
PLURAL
3RD
PLURAL
US
YOU
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
2ND
SINGULAR
3RD
SINGULAR
(MALE)
MINE
YOURS
HIS
3RD
SINGULAR
(FEMALE)
HERS
3RD
SINGULAR
(THING)
ITS
1ST PLURAL
2ND
PLURAL
3RD
PLURAL
OURS
YOURS
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
2ND
SINGULAR
3RD
SINGULAR
(MALE)
MY
YOUR
HIS
3RD
SINGULAR
(FEMALE)
HER
3RD
SINGULAR
(THING)
ITS
1ST
PLURAL
2ND
PLURAL
3RD
PLURAL
OUR
YOUR
THEIR
