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English Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Artsun Akopyan
© Artsun Akopyan, 2020
ISBN 978-5-0050-6992-4
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Foreword
The illustrated tutorial “English Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives” contains all of the pronouns that are used in spoken English, namely personal, demonstrative, possessive, reflexive, indefinite, reciprocal, interrogative, relative pronouns, plus 4 demonstrative adjectives and 7 possessive adjectives.
You will learn how to use pronouns in sentences through examples, illustrations and exercises, rather than theory. This handbook is for beginners and intermediate learners of English as a second language (ESL) / English as a foreign language (EFL) who want to improve their English grammar and vocabulary.
About the Author
Artsun Akopyan is a writer and freelance translator based in Russia. He worked at a high school teaching Russian and at a university teaching English. His publications include books for English language learners, short stories and articles, translations of fiction and nonfiction books from English into Russian.
What is a Pronoun?
Pronouns are words used instead of nouns and noun phrases.
For example, I, you, he, she, himself, herself, this, that, who, whose, someone, and so on.
List of Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Used in This Book
Personal subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.
Personal object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them.
Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives: this, that, these, those.
Possessive adjectives (determiners): my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves, oneself.
Indefinite pronouns: one, ones, no one, nobody, none, nothing, some, any, somebody, anybody, someone, anyone, something, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, both, each, all, either, neither, another, other, others, many, few, little, much, plenty, several, less, more, most.
Reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.
Interrogative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, what, whoever, whichever, whatever.
Relative pronouns: that, who, whom, whose, which, whoever, whatever, whichever.