Grammar A Pronouns and adjectives SUBJECT PRONOUNS OBJECT PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS I me my mine you you your yours he him his his she her her hers it it its its we us our ours you you your yours they them their theirs The Subject Pronoun does the action of the verb. The Object Pronoun receives the action of the verb. The Possessive Pronoun expresses possession. It replaces a noun. Het persoonlijk voornaamwoord onderwerp (onderwerpsvorm) voert de actie van het werkwoord uit. The Possessive Adjective expresses possession. It describes a noun and stands before it. Het persoonlijk voornaamwoord voorwerp (niet-onderwerpsvorm) Het bezittelijk voornaamwoord ondergaat de actie van het (bijvoeglijk gebruikt = adjectief) werkwoord. drukt bezit uit. Het beschrijft een zelfstandig naamwoord en staat er voor. EXAMPLES • 2 Het bezittelijk voornaamwoord (zelfstandig gebruikt) drukt bezit uit. Het vervangt een zelfstandig naamwoord. This is my brother. He has got black hair. We are fond of him. His name is Patrick. That car is his. REMEMBER! Their / they're / there Their = Possessive Adjective They’re = Subject Pronoun + to be There = there is / there are Its / it’s Its = Possessive Adjective It’s = Subject Pronoun + to be Your / you’re Your = Possessive Adjective You’re = Subject Pronoun + to be That basket is its. It’s my dog’s basket. Your father is proud of you. You’re proud of your father. EXAMPLES Their car is very cool. They’re my grandparents. There are 12 people in the picture. There is a cat in the garden. Unit 2 • Where are you from? Grammar page Grammar B The Genitive Singular noun Add ’s My father's brother The teacher’s schoolbag Plural noun ending in -s Add ’ Our parents' friends Girls’ dresses Singular noun ending in s Add ’s (or ’) Chris’s sister James’ uncle Plural nouns not ending in-s Add ’s His children’s children Men’s hobbies USE The Genitive is the form used to express a relation to a person or possession. Unit 2 • Where are you from? Grammar page 2
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