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Chapter 15 - Possessive Pronouns

Definition Denote or describe possession (belonging) and answer the question 'whose' Types person number Subject pronoun Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun 1 st person Single I My Mine Plural We Our Ours 2 nd person Single You Your Yours plural You Your Yours 3 rd person Single He His His She Her Hers It Its Its Plural They Their Theirs Possessive adjective describe noun Possessive pronoun used to avoid repetition by replace phrase Rules  Indicate possession Don't require apostrophe - it's mean it is not its as possessive Each personal pronoun related to certain possessive Forms...

Chapter 14 - Reciprocal Pornouns

Definition Pronouns to indicate 2 or more persons have done or are doing same activity. It make sentence more simple  There are 2 types: 1. each other - 2 persons in formal condition 2. One another - more than 2 persons in informa l condition Note: Reciprocal always in singular example 1. Raymond helped his wife. His wife helped Raymond. So if we use reciprocal to make it simple: Raymond and his wife helped each other 2. Raymond is talking to James and Mario. James is talking to Raymond and Mario. Mario is talking to Raymond and Janes. So we use reciprocal to make it simple: Raymond, James, and Mario are talking one another. Function As object of Verb 3. The students have topic to discussed one another - correct because subject more than 2 4. We respect each other - correct because object only 2 persons as object of preposition 5. They are speaking with one another - correct because object of preposition with Possessive 6. We didn't give one anothers gift at fare wall party - wrong...

Chapter 13 - Reflexive Pronouns

Definition Pronouns are used to reflect the subject Subject and object is the same person or thing (in actual) Subject is subject pronoun or noun and related to reflexive pronoun Sample 1. Dona buys sweater for doni - even doni is the same subject and object it's wrong in grammar 2. Dona buys sweater for her - her is object pronoun and it reflect Dona. it's wrong in grammar 3. Donna buys sweater for herself - pronoun reflect subject Types person number Subject pronoun Reflexive pronoun 1 st person Single I Myself Plural We Ourself 2 nd person Single You Yourself plural You Yourselves 3 rd person Single He Himself She Herself It Itself Plural They Themselves Function As dir...

Chapter 12 - Indefinite Pronoun

Definition Indefinite (not definite) are pronouns that refer to not specific (uncertainty) of person, place, thing and (1,2,3) See compound word in table below Thing / Information Every some any no Thing Everything Something Anything nothing Person every some any no Body Everybody somebody anybody Nobody One Everyone someone anyone No one Note: body and one have same meaning, body in informal and one in normal form Place Every some any no Where Everywhere Somewhere Anywhere nowhere to describe  unsure the quantity  of thing  Little, less, few Much, many, more Any, some, several enough to ...

Chapter 11 - Interrogative Pronouns

Definition we called WH questions to asking about something - person or thing.  practice question - answer will help a lots to understand 5 types of Interrogative Form What does it describe Question Answer   Who Person, subject of sentence Who are you I am John Whom Person, object of verb Whom did you meet? I met Dita Whose Person, related to possession or relationship Whose car is this? This is my car Which Person or ting, limited choice to be chosen Which shoes do you like? I like adidas What Thing, general information What lesson do you learn? I learn Spanish Rules 1. Subject interrogative, replace subject of sentence and the noun performing the verb when asking the question Form: WH + Verb (auxiliary or action ver...