POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
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Many ESL students are much frustrated on differentiating between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns so today's lesson will provide the light about that.
CHART FOR POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Many ESL students are much frustrated on differentiating between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns so today's lesson will provide the light about that.
CHART FOR POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Subjects possessive pronouns
I mine
We ours
You yours
They theirs
He his
She hers
It its
I mine
We ours
You yours
They theirs
He his
She hers
It its
Let's see some formats with examples in the sentences so that they can guide you to speaking good.
FORMAT 1
Demonstrative +noun+is/are+possessive pronoun
Demonstrative +noun+is/are+possessive pronoun
Examples
1.This pencil is mine
2.These cats are ours
In the first sentence, the word is stands for singular and in the second sentence are is for plural. However in those two sentences above,the words mine and ours are possessive pronouns and placed there for putting stress.
1.This pencil is mine
2.These cats are ours
In the first sentence, the word is stands for singular and in the second sentence are is for plural. However in those two sentences above,the words mine and ours are possessive pronouns and placed there for putting stress.
FORMAT 2
Noun/subject+am/is/are +noun(s)+of+possessive pronoun
Noun/subject+am/is/are +noun(s)+of+possessive pronoun
Examples
1.Ali is a friend of hers
2.She's a maidservant of theirs
1.Ali is a friend of hers
2.She's a maidservant of theirs
FORMAT 3 (Two possessive pronouns)
Subject+am/is/are+possessive pronoun+and/+subject+am/is/are+possessive pronoun
Subject+am/is/are+possessive pronoun+and/+subject+am/is/are+possessive pronoun
Examples
1.You're mine and iam yours
2.She's ours and we are hers
1.You're mine and iam yours
2.She's ours and we are hers
N.B
In this format we can replace but instead of and in negative
In this format we can replace but instead of and in negative
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