This document provides information on subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, and possessive pronouns in English. It defines subject pronouns as words used instead of nouns in the subject position of a sentence. Possessive adjectives indicate possession and always precede a noun, while possessive pronouns are also used to indicate possession but are used instead of a possessive adjective plus noun and follow the verb. The document provides lists and examples of these grammatical structures.

1. SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND
PRONOUNS
© Beni Suárez Prado (2012-2013)

2. I
Subject YOU
pronouns HE
• We use them instead of nouns in
the subject position. (Se utilizan en SHE
lugar de los sustantivos en la función de
sujeto) IT
My mother
has got brown hair
She WE
• They always go before the verb.
YOU
(Siempre van delante del verbo)
We are students of English THEY
He is Pep’s best friend.

3. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
MY They indicate possession
(indican posesión)
YOUR
They haven’t got genre or
HIS
number (no tienen ni
HER género ni número)
IT They always go before a noun
(siempre van delante de un
OUR sustantivo)
YOUR My bike ---- My pencil ---- My books
THEIR

4. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
They indicate possession
MINE (indican posesión)
YOURS They haven’t got genre or
number (no tienen ni
HIS
género ni número)
HERS We use them instead of the
possessive adjejective + noun(se
ITS
utilizan en lugar del adjetivo posesivo y
OURS del sustantivo)
YOURS This is my book ---- This book is MINE
THEIRS They go after the verb (van detrás del
verbo)

5. PRACTICE
1-Change the nouns to subject pronouns
1-My mother and I like Michael.
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2-That dog is looking at that cat.
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3-Why is Anne phoning her boyfriend?
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4-Tina and Sam don’t speak Italian.
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5-Carol is afraid of mice.
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6-Those people are looking at Sarah.
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7-My brothers are watching a film.
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6. PRACTICE

7. PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH A POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE OR PRONOUN.
1-Don’t take that jacket. It’s not (YOU)___________. It’s ( I)________.
2-This is (I) _________ problem, not (YOU)_________ .
3-This key is (SHE)_________, not (THEY) ____________.
4-That’s not (WE)_________house. (WE) _________ is the brown one over
there.
5-SiLvia, don’t touch Mary’s mobile. It’s (SHE) _________ and (SHE)
__________ doesn’t want anybody to touch it.
6-This is my new school. (IT) __________ garden is enormous.
7-Look at my sister. __________ is very happy because it’s
_________birthday tomorrow.
8-July is looking at (THEY) __________.
9-This is not (I) _________ pen. That one is (I)_________.
10-(WE) _______ don’t eat meat. __________ are vegetarians.
11-I am looking at Rose. __________ looks nice.
12-Give me (I)_________ hat. It’s _____________