Грамматика

Притяжательные местоимения (Possessive Pronouns)

Притяжательные местоимения выражают принадлежность и отвечают на вопрос whose? – чей? Притяжательные местоимения имеют две формы: основную и абсолютную.

Формы притяжательных местоимений:

Основная форма Абсолютная форма

my – мой mine

your – твой, ваш yours

his – его his

her – ее hers

its – его, ее its

our – наш ours

their – их theirs

Притяжательное местоимение в основной форме стоит перед определяемым существительным: This is my computer.

Абсолютная форма притяжательного местоимения употребляется без существительного: The computer is mine.

Указательные местоимения (Possessive Pronouns)

Единственное число (Singular): this – этот, эта, это; that – тот, та, то.

Множественное число (Plural): these – эти; those – те.

Grammar exercises

I. Put the necessary pronouns.

1. What are…? I am a worker. 2. Where is Tom? … is in the car. Ask … to come home. 3. The books are on the table. Take…. 4. The English text-book is in the bag. Take …. Nick and Peter are friends. … are pupils. 2. Where is Ann? … is in the garden. Show … the letter. 3. What kind of book is it? … is an English book. Give … to me. 4. Nina and Natasha, how old are …? Nina is nine and I am eight. … are schoolgirls. 8. Those apples are bad. Don’t eat …9. I want the key. Please give … to ….10. We’re students. This is … classroom. The door in … classroom is white. 11. Is Jane at home? Can I speak to …. 12. “Who is speaking?” “It’s ….”

II. Fill in the blanks with my/your/his/her/its….

1. I’d like some ice in … orange juice. 2. We’d like to have breakfast in … room. 3. Would you like wine with … meal? 4. Sally is married. … husband works in a bank. 5. Do you think that most people are happy in …. jobs? 6. The company has offices in many places but …. head office is in New York. 7. John is a teacher but …. sister is a nurse. 8. Does the dog belong to you and … sister? 9. Would you like tonic with … gin? 10. They’d like lunch in …. cabin. 11. We’d like some milk on … cereal. 12. These children live in Wales. … names are Ted and Evan.

III. Open the brackets.

Whose pen is it? - It is my pen. It is... (my). - It is mine.

1. Whose room is that? - It is my brother's. It is... (his). 2. Whose coats are these? - They are the boys' coats. They are... (their). 3. Whose pen is it? - It is my pen. It is... (my). 4. Whose dolls are these? - They are my sister's. They are... (her). 5. Whose flowers are these? - They are our flowers. They are... (our). 6. That’s not my umbrella. It’s (your). 7. These books are (her). 8. You can’t take this pen. It isn’t (your). 9. Tom is a friend of (my). 10. It’s our car. It’s (our). 11. Can you give the notebook to my sister. It’s (her). 12. These photographs belong to you and to me. They are our photographs. They are (our).