Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Grammar & test

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Pronouns Test (Possessive and reflexive)

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Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Grammar & test

  • This pen belongs to me.
  • It’s mine.
  • It is my
  • (a) and (b) have the same meaning; they both show possession. Mine is a possessive pronoun; my is a possessive adjective.

Possessive Pronouns

 Possessive adjectives
Mine My
Yours Your
Hers Her
His His
Ours Our
Yours Your
Theirs Their
……. Its

Examples:

Possessive Pronouns

 Possessive adjectives
(c)  I have mine. I have my pen.
(d) You have yours. You have your pen.
(e)  She has hers. She has her pen.
(f)   He has his. He has his pen.
(g)  We have ours. We have our pens.
(h) You have yours. You have your pen.
(i)    They have theirs. They have their pens.
(j)    ——————– I have a book. Its cover is black.

 

Incorrect: I have mine pen.      × 

Incorrect: I have my.               ×

  • This book belongs to me.

It is my book.

It is mine.

  • That book belongs to you.

It is your book.

It is yours.

  • That book is mine.

Incorrect: That is mine book.

  • A possessive adjective is used in front of a noun: my book.
  • A possessive pronoun is used alone, without a noun following it, as in (c).
  • Compare “its” vs. “it’s”:
  • Sue gave me a book. I don’t remember its title.
  • Sue gave me a book. It’s a novel.

In (k): its (no apostrophe) is a possessive adjective modifying the noun “title”.

In (l): It’s (with an apostrophe) is a contraction of (it + is).

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  • Compare “their” vs. “there” “they’re”:
  • The students have their books.
  • My books are over there.
  • Where are the students? They’re in class.

“Their, there, and they’re” have the same pronunciation, but not the same meaning.

Their = possessive adjective, as in (m).

There = an expression of place, as in (n).

They’re = they are, as in (o).

 

Reflexive Pronouns
Myself
(a)  I saw myself in the mirror.
Yourself
(b) You (one person) saw yourself.
Herself
(c)  She saw herself.
Himself
(d) He saw himself. 
Itself
(e)  It (the kitten) saw itself. 
Ourselves
(f)   We saw ourselves. 
Yourselves
(g)  You (plural) saw yourselves. 
Themselves
(h) They saw themselves.
  • Reflexive pronouns end in –self / –selves. They are used when the subject (e.g. l) and the object (e.g. myself) are the same person. The action of the verb is pointed back to the subject of the sentence.

Incorrect: I saw me in the mirror.      ×

 

(i)    Greg lives by himself.(j)    I sat by myself on the park bench. By + a reflexive pronoun = alone. In (i): Greg lives alone, without family or roommates.
(k) I enjoyed myself at the fair. “Enjoy” and a few other verbs are commonly followed by a reflexive pronoun. See the list below:
COMMON EXPRESSIOS WITH REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS:Believe in yourself Blame yourselfCut yourselfEnjoy yourselfFeel sorry for yourselfHelp yourself Hurt yourselfGive yourself (something)Introduce yourselfKill yourselfPinch yourself Be proud of yourselfTake care of yourselfTalk to yourselfTeach yourselfTell yourselfWork for yourselfWish yourself

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