Contents

1. English Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
2. Foreword
3. About the Author
4. What is a Pronoun?
5. List of Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Used in This Book
6. I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they
   1. I am
   2. You are
   3. He / she is
   4. It is
   5. We are
   6. You are
   7. They are
   8. Revision: Units 1—7
7. Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
   1. Me
   2. You
   3. Him
   4. Her
   5. It
   6. Us
   7. Them
   8. Revision: Units 8—14
8. This, that, these, those
   1. This/that woman
   2. This/that dog
   3. This/that ball
   4. These/those people
   5. These/those horses
   6. These/those books
   7. Revision: Units 15—20
9. My/mine, your/yours, his, her/hers, its, our/ours, their/theirs
   1. My/mine
   2. Your/yours
   3. His
   4. Her/hers
   5. Its
   6. Our/ours
   7. Their/theirs
   8. Revision: Units 21—27
10. Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
    1. Myself
    2. Yourself
    3. Himself
    4. Herself
    5. Itself
    6. Ourselves
    7. Yourselves
    8. Themselves
    9. Revision: Units 28—35
11. One/ones, no one/nobody, some/any, somebody/anybody, everyone/everybody, either/neither, many/few, etc.
    1. One/ones/one’s/oneself
    2. No one/nobody/none/nothing
    3. Some/any
    4. Somebody/anybody, someone/anyone, something/anything
    5. Everybody/everyone/everything, both, each, all
    6. Either/neither, another/other/others
    7. Many/few, little/much, plenty, several, less/more, most
    8. Revision: Units 36—42
12. Each other, one another
    1. Each other, each other’s
    2. One another, one another’s
    3. Revision: Units 43—44
13. Who, whom, whose, which, what (in questions)
    1. Who (for people)
    2. Whom (for people)
    3. Whose (for people)
    4. Which (for people or things)
    5. What (for things or animals)
    6. Whoever, whichever, whatever
    7. Revision: Units 45—50
14. Who, whom, whose, which, that (in relative clauses)
    1. That, who (for people)
    2. Whom, who, that (for people)
    3. Which, that (for things and animals)
    4. Whose (for people, animals and things)
    5. Who/that, that/which (in extra information relative clauses)
    6. Whoever, whatever, whichever
    7. Revision: Units 51—56

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.

I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they

The words I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they are personal subject pronouns.

I am

Read and translate the examples into your language:

I am a man.

I am a woman.

You are