Exercise 1
| SUBJECT PRONOUN |
OBJECT PRONOUN |
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE |
RELEXIVE PRONOUN |
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN* |
| I |
me |
my |
myself |
mine |
|
you (singular) |
you |
your |
yourself |
yours |
|
he |
him |
his |
himself |
his |
|
she |
her |
her |
herself |
hers |
|
it |
it |
its |
itself |
its |
|
we |
us |
our |
ourselves |
ours |
|
you (plural) |
you |
your |
yourselves |
yours |
|
they |
them |
their |
themselves |
theirs |
| Points to note: | Points à noter : | |
| The final S of the possessive pronouns (except ‘mine’) is like the aprostrophe S of the possessive case of nouns (John’s, Mrs Smith’s, my colleague’s) and the final consonant of ‘whose’. | Le S final des pronoms possessifs (à l’exception de ‘mine’) est comme l’apostrophe S du cas possessif des noms (John’s, Mrs Smith’s, my colleague’s) et la consonne final de ‘whose’ (de qui, dont). | |
| The reflexive pronoun of ‘you’ plural is the only case where English distinguishes it from the second person singular | Les pronom réfléchi de you pluriel constitue l’unique cas où l’anglais le distingue de la deuxième personne singulier. | |
| Finally, a frequent mistake made by English speakers is to add an apostrophe to the possessive adjective ‘its’ due to confusion with the contracted form of ‘it is’ or ‘it has’. | Enfin, une faute fréquente chez les anglophone consiste à confondre l’adjectif possessif ‘its’ avec la contraction de ‘it is’ ou ‘it has’ (it’s) en y ajoutant un apostrophe. |
Exercise 2: Possessive Pronouns
| Exercise 2: Supply the missing possessive pronouns, as in the example: | Exercice 2: Mettez les pronoms possessifs manquants, comme dans l’exemple: | |
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Cela m’appartient = c’est le mien (c’est à moi) | |
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Cela lui appartient = c’est à lui | |
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Ils nous appartiennent = ils sont à nous | |
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Cette voiture appartient à mes voisins = Elle est à eux | |
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Ce sont les enfant de ma sœur = Ils sont les siens | |
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Est-ce que ce porte-documents vous appartient ? = Est-ce qu’il est à vous ? |
Exercise 3
| 1. Hello. MY name is Gaston Dupont. I’m French. Can you help ME? |
| 2. Good morning, What is YOUR name? Are you French? Can I help YOU? |
| 3. This is my brother. HE is a teacher. He likes HIS pupils, and they like HIM. |
| 4. My mother lives in the country. HER house is very pretty. SHE also has a large garden. I often visit HER. |
| 5. My company is called SOBIXO. IT is a large company. ITS Head Office is in Paris. Let me tell you about IT |
| 6. Good afternoon, everyone. Have YOU all got the information sheet?
I’m going to speak to YOU about the company, but first – Can I have all YOUR names, please? You can talk amongst YOURSELVES. |
| 7. My son and his wife live in England. THEY have a daughter called Kate and THEIR house is in Manchester. I Skype THEM about once a month. |
| 8. My family is from the South of France. THEIR village is in the Pyrenees. THEY go there every summer. The inhabitants like to see THEM |
Exercise 4
| Do you want to see the castle? | = Yes, I want to see IT |
| Will you take the train? | = Yes, I’ll take IT |
| Do you meet the major players? | = Yes, I meet THEM |
| Did you speak to John? | = Yes, I spoke to HIM |
| Can you write to Mary? | = Yes, I can write to HER |
| Did you go to see Harry and Sylvia? | = Yes, I went to see THEM |
| Do you have to read the user manual? | = Yes, I have to read IT |
| Do you answer all the job ads? | = Yes, I answer all of THEM |
| Did they repair the engine? | = Yes, they repaired IT |
| Will she think about me? | = Don’t worry. She’ll think about YOU |
Exercise 5
| I’m afraid our clothes have become mixed up. I don’t know which are YOURS and which are MINE |
| Is it still possible to buy towels for married couples which are marked “HIS” and “HERS” ? |
| (old song) Que sera sera, Whatever will be will be, The future’s not OURS to see, Que sera sera, Whatever will be will be |
| “Dear Sir, bla bla bla YOURS faithfully, ” And that’s for my signature |
Personal Pronouns – ANSWERS