Subject Pronoun
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Object Pronoun
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Possessive Adjective
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Possessive Pronoun
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I
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me
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my
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mine
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You
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vou
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your
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vours
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He
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him
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his
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his
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She
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her
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her
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hers
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It
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it
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its
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its
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We
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us
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our
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ours
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You
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you
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your
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yours
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They
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them
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their
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theirs
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SUBJECT PRONOUNS
The subject pronouns are : I, You, He, She, It, We, and They.
Subject nouns are : Mary, Izmir, a bus, women, an apple, dogs, etc
The subject of a sentence can be a pronoun or a noun.
Subject pronouns replace subject nouns.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Possessive Adjectives : My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Your, Their
Possessive Adjectives are usually used to describe a noun. It means something belongs to someone.
*** My car.
Poss. Adj. Noun
Possessive Adjectives come before a noun.
*** His book.
The question word "whose" can be answered by possessive adjective
*** Whose car is in the garage ? *** Their car is in the garage.
We must use own after possessive adjectives for emphasis.
*** You are in your own house now.
*** Their names are Bill, Mary and Bill.
*** That is our school.
*** Those are his books.
OBJECT PRONOUNS
We use object pronouns as objects of verbs. They always go after the verb or the preposition of the verb.
*** Give me the pen.
verb
*** Look at him now.
preposition
An object pronoun replaces a noun in object position.
*** She is looking after the babies.
*** She is looking after them.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
A possessive pronoun is used instead of a possessive adjective and a noun
*** Mary's car is white. Mine is blue.
A possessive pronoun is used alone, without a noun following it.
*** That pen is his.
The verb that follows a possessive pronoun agrees with the replaced noun
Her pencil is expensive. Hers is expensive.
Her pencils are expensive. Hers are expensive.
Possessive Pronoun : mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs