I am indebted especially and always to my many students through the years; I learned so much from them. I also am indebted to my fellow ESL/EFL materials writers9 past and present; we learn much from each other, I would like to make special mention of Thomas Crowell and Irene Schoenberg. | EXERCISE 26. Possessive pronouns and adjectives. Chart 6-12 Directions Circle rhe correct words in italics. 1. Alice called hcrfhers friend. 2. Tom wrote a letter to his he s mother. 3. Children should obey his their parents. 4. A Excuse me. Is this my mine dictionary or your yours B This one is my mine. Your Yours is on your yours desk. 5. The bird cleaned its it s feathers with its it s beak. 6. A What kind of bird is that B Its It s a crow. 7. Paula had to drive my car to work. Hers Her had a flat tire. 8. Julie fell off her bicycle and broke hers her arm. 9. Fruit should be a part of your yours daily diet. It They is are good for you your. 10. a. Adam and Amanda are married. They Them live in an apartment building. b. Their There They re apartment is on the fifth floor. c. We live in the same building. Our Ours apartment has one bedroom but their theirs has two. d. Their There They re sitting their there they re now because their there they re waiting for a phone call from their there they re son. 11. Alice is a good friend of me mineT 12. I met a friend of you yours yesterday. 4 friend of possessive pronoun a friend of miné is a common expression. Nouns and Pronouns 177 6-13 REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS myself a I saw myself in the mirror. yourself b You one person s-aw 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 . I and the object . 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 nt the fair. Enjoy and a few other verbs are commonly followed by a reflexive pronoun. See the list .
