Pronouns

Using the demonstrative pronouns

April 9, 2013

There are only five demonstrative pronouns in English: this, that, these, those and such. Demonstrative pronouns can behave either as pronouns or as adjectives. When used as pronouns, these words identify or point to nouns. That was an incredible experience. (Here the demonstrative pronoun that refers to something the speaker just talked about.) I don’t [...]

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Personal pronouns exercise

March 20, 2013

Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns. 1. John and Peter are brothers. I know ………………………. very well and my father likes ………………….. very much. 2. This book has many interesting pictures and stories. I like ………………………… very much. 3. The woman gave sweets to the children, but ……………………………. did not thank …………………… 4. The [...]

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Relative clauses and relative pronouns

November 6, 2012

Clauses beginning with question words (e.g. who, which, where) are often used to identify people and things. Clauses used like this are called relative clauses. They can also be called adjective clauses. Examples are given below. James, who is my neighbor, is a well-known painter. (Here the relative clause ‘who is my neighbor’ gives more [...]

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Possessive pronouns and adjectives

October 22, 2012

Read the following sentences. This necklace belongs to her. They do not belong to you. We can combine these sentences using possessive pronouns. This necklace is hers, not yours. This car belongs to him. It does not belong to me. This car is his, not mine. Exercise Combine the following pairs of sentences using possessive [...]

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