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nephew niece
king queen
prince princess
emperor empress
wizard witch
actor actress
policeman policewoman
waiter waitress
masculine feminine
boy girl
man woman
father mother
son daughter
brother sister
husband wife
grandfather grandmother
uncle aunt
Many nouns are used for both males and females. They are called
common
gender nouns.
Exercise 10
Complete the crossword puzzle with the correct masculine or feminine
nouns.
Across
masculine feminine
3. bull
5. man
6. fox
9. princess
10. empress
12. stallion
13. brother
14. king
15. duck
16. witch
DOWN
masculine feminine
1. actress
2. waiter
4. husband
7. nephew
8. aunt
11. goose
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Katy and Mikes house is very big. (= the house that belongs to both
Katy and Mike)
Joe and Sarahs dad works at the shoe factory. (= He is Joes dad and
he is also Sarahs dad.)
Notes
Toms
Exercise 11
Read the following passage. The possessive nouns are missing. Write the
correct
possessive form of the nouns in parentheses. The first one has been done
for you.
Peter is spending the day at (Tom) house. Peter likes Toms family. He
especially likes (Toms mom) cooking! The boys play lots of games
together.
(Tom) sister doesnt like (Tom and Peter) games.
She is playing by herself. Sometimes the (boys) games become so noisy
that Mom tells them to go and play in the garden. (Tom) dog is in the
garden, lying in the sunshine. Tom wants to play with the dog, but Peter is
afraid of the
(dog) big teeth and sharp claws.
At 7 oclock, (Peter) dad arrives in his car to take Peter home. Tom says he
likes (Peters dad) new car. (Peter) dad says that
hell take Tom for a ride in it sometime.
When a name ends in s, you can make the possessive form in
either of two ways: add an apostrophe and an s s , or add
just an apostrophe . For example:
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Nouns: The Possessive Form of Nouns
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2Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. There are different
kinds
of pronouns.
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns may be used as:
the subject of a verb, or
the object of a verb.
Subject Pronouns
The subject of a verb does the action of the verb. The personal pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we and they can all be used as the subject of a verb.
Study
the following two sentences:
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Object Pronouns
The object of a verb receives the action of the verb. The personal
pronouns
me, you, him, her, it, us and them can all be used as the object of a verb.
Look at the following two sentences:
subject object
first person singular I me
second person singular you you
third person singular he him
she her
it it
first person plural we us
second person plural you you
third person plural they them
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are words that refer to the noun or pronoun that is
the subject of the verb. The words myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
ourselves, yourselves and themselves are reflexive pronouns.
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used to talk about things that belong to people.
The words mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are used for pointing out things. The words this,
that, these and those are demonstrative pronouns.
Interrogative Pronouns
Inedefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun does not refer directly to any other word. Most
indefinite pronouns express he idea of quantity.
Notes
In writing and formal speaking, you
can also use whom as the object of
verbs and prepositions. For example:
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Indefinite Pronouns
Exercise 1
Read the following passage. Write the missing subject and object
pronouns in the
blank spaces.
My name is Charlie. have two brothers. are both older than
. Sometimes they take me to the park and play football
together. I like playing football with because they are very good. We are
going to the park today. Would you like to come with ? can
all play together. Afterwards, can come to my house if want
to. I think will like my dad. He is very funny and makes great
pizzas. Do like pizza?
Pronouns: Indefinite Pronouns
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