Grammar for ielts fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson ■L& 11

Possessive pronouns:
We use possessive pronouns to refer back to a possession of a person or thing which has already 
been m entioned.
Possessive pronouns are: 
mine, yours, hers, his, ours, theirs
Note:
We do not use 
its
as a possessive pronoun.
Your eyesight is much better than 
m ine . (=my eyesight)
I did a fitness test w ith my friends, Anna and C harlotte.
I passed mine but they failed th e irs . (=fitness test)
This/that and these/those:
This
usually refers to som ething close to you in distance o r tim e; 
that
is generally thought of as 
fu rth e r away. Som etim es these words can be used interchangeably.
Regular exercise is essential in burning calories. This/That means people m ust exercise if 
they want to lose weight.
We use 
this
or 
that
to refer back to singular nouns or objects which have already been m entioned. 
We use 
these
or 
those
to refer back to p lu ra l nouns or objects which have already been 
mentioned.
‘The sports centre has a new clim bing w a ll:' -
'That sounds interesting.’
The body has clear daily rhythm s and these 
are disrupted by shiftw ork.
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Unit 16
We use 
this
and 
that
to refer back to ideas or w hole sentences that have already been 
m entioned. We can also use 
this/that +
noun such as 
problem, issue, aspect, view, event
to give 
more inform ation.
Healthcare is directlv related to people's 
ability to w ork. This issue should be 
discussed more by the governm ent.
A ll children should do sport at school. That 
w ould help alleviate obesity levels.