The document discusses personal, possessive, and substantive pronouns in Portuguese. It provides tables of personal and possessive pronouns and their forms. It notes that possessive pronouns can function as adjectives or substantives. It also provides examples of how possessive pronouns are used differently in English than Portuguese in terms of agreement. It includes exercises to choose the correct pronouns to fill in blanks.

1. Pronomes Pronomes Pronomes Substantivos
pessoais possessivos (Substan tivos)
(Adjetivos)
I my mine (meu(s); minha(s))
you your yours (teu(s); tua(s);
seu(s); sua(s); de
você)
he his his (seu(s); sua(s);
dele)
she her hers (seu(s); sua(s);
dela)
it its ---*
we our ours (nosso(s); nossa(s))
you your yours (vosso(s); vossa(s);
seu(s); sua(s); de
vocês)
they their theirs (Seu(s); sua(s);
deles/delas)

2. Os pronomes possessivos possuem 2 funções:
1) Adjetiva - vêm antes de um substantivo:
That is not my. These are my pens.
(Aquele não é meu carro. Aquelas são minhas
canetas.)
2) Substantiva - usados no lugar do substantivo:
That pencil is not mine. Those books are mine.
( Aquele lápis não é meu. Aqueles livros são os
meus. )
BobCheck: 1) Em inglês, os possessivos têm forma
única para o masculino e o feminino, no singular e no
plural, concordando com o possuidor,não com o que é
possuído:

3. e.g.
Jessica and her father.
Jessica e seu pai ( pai dela )
2) Não usam artigo definido:
e.g.
My brother and his friends went to the show yesterday.
(O meu irmão e os seus amigos foram ao show ontem.)

4. Escolha os pronomes que podem completar as lacunas.
1. Jorge Amado loved Bahia, _______ home state,
which was also the cradle of the country and home to
______ early child hood.(his/his – he/his – her/his)
2. If you see someone without a smile, give _______
one of _______. (they/you – their/your – them/yours)
3. I look at the picture of ________ grandchildren and
they smile back at me. (my – mine – me)
4. Blue butterflies bigger than ________ hand are
dancing together, an amazing sight! (your – yours –
its)
5. You will receive a body. It will be _________ for the
duration of ________ life on Earth. (it/its – your/yours
– yours/your)

5. Escolha os pronomes que podem completar as lacunas.
1. Jorge Amado loved Bahia, _______ home state,
which was also the cradle of the country and home to
______ early childhood.(his/his – he/his – her/his)
2. If you see someone without a smile, give _______
one of _______. (they/you – their/your – them/yours)
3. I look at the picture of ________ grandchildren and
they smile back at me. (my – mine – me)
4. Blue butterflies bigger than ________ hand are
dancing together, an amazing sight! (your – yours –
its)
5. You will receive a body. It will be _________ for the
duration of ________ life on Earth. (it/its – your/yours
– yours/your)