Tham khảo tài liệu 'english grammar for esl learners phần 7', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Unit 17 Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns are sometimes called possessive adjectives. No matter what you call them their use is clear and simple. Just like reflexive pronouns possessive pronouns have personal pronoun counterparts. Look at this table of pronouns to see the relationship Subject Object Possessive 1 Possessive 2 I me my mine you you your yours he him his his she her her hers it it its its we us our ours they them their theirs There is a difference in the use of the possessive pronouns 1 and 2. The possessive pronoun 1 always stands before a noun and modifies it. The possessive pronoun 2 replaces a possessive pronoun 1 and a noun when the noun is understood. Look at these examples My gift is unusual. Which gift is ìnưẽ my gift Is this your brother The seat on the right will be yours. your seat Our friends live here. These two dogs are ours. our dogs His aunt is a doctor. His is a doctor. his aunt Her dress is very nice. Hers is very nice. her dress Possessive pronouns tell to whom or to what something belongs. Copyright 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Click here for terms of use. 88 Possessive Pronouns 89 exercise 17-1 Change the possessive pronoun 1 to a possessive pronoun 2 and omit the noun. Example She has my book. She has mine. 1. The car on the corner is my car. 2. Was this your house 3. The invading soldiers searched their house. 4. Did Dee find her briefcase 5. Our relatives have lived in Brazil for a long time. 6. His boss is fair with everyone. 7. These problems are entirely his problems. 8. I need your advice. 9. My landlord is going to raise the rent. 10. Their long conversations made no sense. 90 Practice Makes Perfect English Grammar for ESL Learners exercise 17-2 Change the italicized word or phrase to the possessive pronoun counterpart of the subject of the sentence. Example He likes the new car. He likes his new car. 1. The women want to visit some relatives in Europe. 2. She takes the children for a long walk. 3. Do you .
