1. Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Prof. Myrna Monllor
English 031

2. Subject Pronouns
Singular Subject Pronouns I
You He
She It

3. Subject Pronouns substitute nouns in the subject position
Carla is a cashier at Starbucks Coffee. She works 4 hours a day.

4. Subject Pronouns
George works at a supermarket. He works at a supermarket.

5. Subject Pronouns
The car is green. It is green.

6. Subject Pronouns
Plural Subject Pronouns We
You
They

7. Subject Pronouns
The group is working. They are working.

8. Subject Pronouns
The cars are beautiful. They are beautiful.

9. Possessive Adjectives SingularMy
Your
His
Her
Its
A possessive adjective is used when something belongs to
someone.

10. Possessive Adjective Her
Her hair is long.
Her coat is gray.
Her boots are black.
She is going to work.

11. Possessive Adjective His
His hair is short.
His shirt is blue.
His shoes are brown.
He is at work.

12. Possessive Adjective Its
Its eyes are black.
Its hair is white.
It is my dog.

13. Possessive Adjectives Plural
Our
Your
Their

14. Possessive Adjectives Plural
Mario and Esther are at work. Their clothes are professional.

15. Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
OTHER EXAMPLES

16. Possessive Adjectives 3rd person singular
Lindsay Lohan’s hair is red.
Her hair is red.
Her eyes are green.

17. Possessive Adjectives/ 3rd person singular
Luis Fonsi’s hair is dark.
His hair is dark.
His eyes are brown.

18. Possessive Adjectives/ 3rd person singular
My cat’s hair is beige and brown. Its hair is beige and brown.
Minina is my cat.
Its hair is beige and brown.
Its eyes are blue.

19. Possessive Adjectives Plural
My cats’ hair is different.
Their hair is different.
Their eyes are green.

20. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have many children.
Some of their children are adopted.
Their adopted children are from different countries.

21. My friends and I traveled to Nashville.
We traveled to Nashville.
Our trip was exciting.

22. DO NOT CONFUSE He’s He’s twenty years old. It’s It’s raining. You’re
You’re new in class.
They’re
They’re intelligent.
His
His hair is brown.
Its
Its food is on the plate.
Your
Your hair is beautiful.
Their
Their car is new.

23. Exercise Marta goes to the supermarket every
Friday. _____ buys meat and vegetables
for ____ family. _____ always want her
to bring ice cream. ____ favorite flavor is
strawberry.

24. Pedro has two best friends, a boy and a
girl. _____ were in high school together.
Now, Luisa and César are studying at
USC. Luisa is studying visual arts. ___
plans for the future are to open ____ own
art gallery. César is studying business
administration. ____ is graduating next
semester. ____ plans are to work in
Spain or France.

25. Plaza Carolina is a shopping center.____
is located in Carolina, PR. ____ has more
than 100 stores. ____ restaurants are
visited by hundreds of people every week.
Plaza Carolina and Plaza las Américas
are shopping centers. ____ are located in
the metropolitan area. ____ have many
stores and restaurants. ____ restaurants are
visited by many people.