2. Pronouns & Possessive Forms
SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE REFLEXIVE
PRONOUNS PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES PRONOUNS PRONOUNS
I Me My Mine Myself
You You Your Yours Yourself
He Him His His Himself
She Her Her Hers Herself
It It Its Its Itself
We Us Our Ours Ourselves
You You Your Yours Yourselves
They Them Their Theirs Themselves
3. Pronouns
Subject pronouns are used as the
subject of the sentence:
He is my favourite uncle.
They live in a house in my street.
4. Pronouns
Object pronouns are used as the
direct or indirect object of a
verb. They are also used after
prepositions:
Look at my new camera; I bought
it yesterday.
Susan sent me a present.
Can I go to the party with them?
5. Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are used when
the subject and the object of the
verb are the same person or
thing.
When she saw herself in the
mirror she couldn’t believe it.
6. Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are also used
to emphasise.
Teacher: “Who did your
homework?”
Student: “Nobody helped me; I
did it myself”.
8. Possessive Forms
Possessive pronouns substitute the
noun:
Don’t touch that bicycle; it’s mine
(= my bicycle).
This is my umbrella; yours (= your
umbrella) is in the hall.
9. Possessive Forms
In the Saxon Genitive we usually
add ‘s but we add ‘ to a plural
noun ending with s.
This is Bob’s phone.
The boys’ rooms are very clean.
