Subject pronouns often sustitute previous nouns
Ivan MendezDocumentos de Investigación20 de Octubre de 2016
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Subject pronouns
Singular Plural | |
1st person | I we |
2nd person | You you |
3rd person | He they She it |
Subject pronouns often sustitute previous nouns
Nouns pronouns | Nouns pronouns |
John he Mrs. Fletcher she The dog it The university it | John and I we John and you you The students they John and Mrs. Fletcher they |
Examples: Mrs.Fletcher is famous. She is a writer.
Texas and Florida are states. They are in the south.
Exercise 1. Give the correct subject pronoun.
1. the mother ___________ 7. The doctor ___________
2. the cat ___________ 8. He ad his father ___________
3. the radio ___________ 9. New York City ___________
4. You and your friend ____________ 10. My ister and I ____________
5. You and I ____________ 11. Money ____________
6. football and baseball ____________ 12. Mrs. Simon ____________
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with subject pronouns.
1. My mother is a doctor. _________ is Chinese.
2. Pat and James are dentists. _____________ are Canadian.
3. My father is a aprofessor. ___________ is British.
4. Charles and I are teachers. __________ are American.
5. Mr. And Mrs. Lee are musicians. ________ are Japanese.
6. Mr. Lara is a student. __________ is Colombian.
7. His wife is an artist. _________ is French.
8. Miss Singh is a high school student. __________ is Indian.
9. My brother and I are soccer players. ___________ are German.
10. She and her husband are factory workers. _________ Vietnamese.
Subject pronoun + verb to be (simple present)
Singular plural |
I am we are You are you are He is they are She is It is |
Formula: 1-1
Subject | am Is are | a an | singular noun. |
Examples: I am a secretary.
You are an engineer.
Barbara is an artista.
It is a computer.
Formula 1-2
Subject | are | Plural noun |
Examples: We are professors.
You are students.
They are brothers.
Jane and I are sisters.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences. Use am, is or are.
1. Mr. And Mrs. Carter ____________ teachers.
2. I _________ a student.
3. You __________ a student too.
4. We ________ students.
5. Mrs. Carter __________ a teacher.
6. She ________ an English teacher.
7. You ________ teachers.
8. It ________ an English book.
9. They _________ English books.
10. John and I _______ classmates.
A and an
A and an mean one. Use a and an before singular nouns.
1. a + consonant sound examples: a book, a computer, a dollar.
2. an + vowel sound examples. An Apple, an engineer, an insect
An ocean, an umbrella
Exercise 1. Write a ora n before a singular noun. Leave the space blank before a plural noun.
1. Tom is ________ engineer. 11. I am _______ architect.
2. Tom and Mary are ____ artists. 12. She is ______ dentist.
3. Pat is ______ teacher. 13. We are _______ actors.
4. Chris is _____ actor. 14. He is ______ teacher.
5. Phil is ______ uncle now. 15. He is _____ airplane pilot.
6. They are _____ brothers. 16. They are ________ airports.
7. Susan is ______ nurse. 17. It is ______hospital.
8. Lee is ______ athlete. 18. It is ______ apartment building.
9. Lee and Mitch are _____ athlets. 19. They are ______ elevators.
10. Kathleen is _____ scientist. 20. It is _____ office building.
Possesive adjectives | Possesive pronouns |
My | Mine |
Your | yours |
His | his |
Her | hers |
Its | its |
Our | ours |
Your | Yours |
Their | theirs |
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjective + Noun
Examples: My dog is big. Her cat is brown. Their sister works downtown.
Possessive Pronouns
Noun + Possessive Pronoun
Examples: The dog is mine. The brown cat is hers. The car is ours.
Possessive adjectives go before the noun and possessive pronouns go after the noun. Here are some examples:
This is my car.
The car is mine.
Is that your pen?
Is that pen yours?
Exercises : Choose the correct possessive adjective or possessive pronoun.
1. Where is __________ hat? a) my b) mine
2. Is this pencil __________? a) her b) hers
3. __________ cat is thin. a) Our b) Ours
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