Topic: Pronouns. Personal and possessive pronouns Plan

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• 3.Possessive pronouns
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personal pronouns

subject	object
Singular	1st	male/ female	I	me
	2nd	male/ female	You	you
	3rd	Male	He	him
		Female	She	her
		Neuter	It	it
Plural	1st	male/ female	We	us
	2nd	male/ female	You	you
	3rd	male/ female/ neuter	They	them

Examples (in each pair, the first sentence shows a subject pronoun, the second an object pronoun):

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  I like coffee. / John helped me.
  
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  Do you like coffee? / John loves you.
  
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  He runs fast. / Did Ram beat him?
  
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  She is clever. / Does Mary know her?
  
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  It doesn't work. / Can the man fix it?
  
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  We went home. / Anthony drove us.
  
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  Do you need a table for three? / Did John and Mary beat you at doubles?
  
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  They played doubles. / John and Mary beat them.
  

3.Possessive pronouns

If you know what a pronoun is, you can probably figure out what a possessive pronoun is. But you may be thinking of possessive adjectives instead. So what is a possessive pronoun? Take a look at these possessive pronouns examples to clarify what these little words are, how they function and how they’re different from possessive adjectives.

Possessive pronouns do exactly what it seems like they should do. Like all pronouns, they replace nouns in a sentence. Possessive pronouns help us show a noun’s possession or ownership. However, they are different from possessive adjectives.

Possessive pronouns (also called “absolute” or “strong” possessive pronouns) are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, and theirs. They replace a noun or noun phrase already used, replacing it to avoid repetition: "I said that phone was mine."

Possessive adjectives (also called “weak” possessive pronouns) are my, your, his, her, its, our, your, and their. They function as determiners in front of a noun to describe who something belongs to. For example: "I said that's my phone."

Generally, you use possessive pronouns to talk about a person, place or thing that has already been explained. They prevent repetition in a sentence

Possessive pronouns help us to be more concise and use fewer words when explaining the same idea. Take a look at the examples below and see if you can understand one sentence better than the other:

Those are my Converse sneakers. They are not your Converse sneakers.

Those are my Converse sneakers. They are not yours.

I didn't have my textbook for English class, so Brian lent me his textbook.

I didn't have my textbook for English class, so Brian lent me his.

Your travel plans sound just as exciting as my travel plans!

Your travel plans sound just as exciting as mine!

Practicing with possessive pronouns is the best way to familiarize yourself with them. Check out these examples that use italics for possessive adjectives and bold for absolute possessive pronouns.

Your cat is adorable, but not as cute as ours.

My pen won't work, can I borrow yours?

The jewelry that the police accused Mr. Jones of stealing turned out to be his all along.

Jim burned his dinner, so he asked Tina if he could share hers.

Remember, possessive pronouns don't just substitute nouns, they show possession over a person, a place or a thing. Unlike possessive adjectives, however, they can stand alone

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