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Subject And Object Pronouns

Pronouns are used to replace nouns.

nouns	pronouns
Tom/  Mr Lee  /   my brother	he
Susan  /    the girl	she
the cat   the apple	it
Susan and I	we
Tom and Peter /  the cats / the apples	they

　

Here are the subject and object pronouns:

	Subject	Object
Singular	I you  he  she it	me you  him  her it
Plural	we you they	us you them

　
     Examples

	He is Peter.
	It is a bird.
	This is his cat. The cat belongs to him.
	That is their car.  It belongs to them.
	My friends and I are hungry.  We are going to eat now.

  

Possessive Adjectives ( my, your)
　

Pronouns	Possessive Adjectives
I	my
You	your
He	his
She	her
It	its
We	our
They	their

We use my, your etc. with nouns

           e.g. my hands       his pen       their house

Examples :

              Peter and his sister are playing.
              I have a plum. This is my plum.
              What is your mother's name? Her name is Mary.
              They were cleaning their rooms.              
　

Possessive Pronouns ( mine, yours) 
　

Pronouns	Possessive Adjectives	Possessive Pronouns
I	my	mine
You	your	yours
He	his	his
She	her	hers
It	its	its
We	our	ours
They	their	theirs

We use mine/ yours etc. instead for my book, your pencil etc.

           e.g. My pencil is on the desk. Where is yours?  (yours = your pencil)
                  This is my pen. It's mine.  (mine = my pen)

We use possessive pronouns in comparative sentences.

          e.g. Our cat is smaller than theirs.  (theirs = their cat)
                 Your house is bigger than his.  (his = his house) 
　

Reflexive  Pronouns 
Look at this table :

Subject Pronouns	Object  Pronouns	Reflexive Pronouns
I	me	myself
You	you	yourself
He	him	himself
She	her	herself
It	it	itself
We	us	ourselves
They	them	theirselves

　

	We use myself, yourself etc. to refer to the subject.
	We also use them to show that the subject did the action, not another person.
	e.g  I bought myself a beautiful dres

               I saw myself in the mirror.
               He did the homework himself  
　

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Indefinite Article ( A, An)

"A" is used for nouns that begin with a consonant sound.    e.g.  a pen;   a dog;    a bus;    a man;    a lion                          "An" is used for nouns that begin with a vowel sound /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/,/u/.                                                                                                  e.g.   an apple;   an orange;   an umbrella                                N.B. We also use 'an' before words that begin with a silent h.                 e.g. an hour;    an honest man "A", "An" are used : To describe a singular noun          e.g. I have a pencil and a rubber in my school bag. To talk about a person or thing for the first time          e.g. An elephant and a mouse are friends.                Would you like a hamburger? To talk about jobs         e.g. I'm a teacher. Before hundred, thousand, million        e.g. a hundred people              a million dollars    N.B. We don't use 'a' or 'an' before a plural noun or an uncountable noun.         e.g. We like dogs.                I drink water.

Verb To 'Do' (Do, Does & Did)

	'Do', 'Does', 'Did' are the three forms of the verb 'to do'.
	They are used to form questions.

Do	I  /  you  /  we  /  they	verb	..... ?
Does	he  /  she  /  it

They are also used to give short answers.

       Examples
       1. Does she like ice cream?
          Yes, she does.
       2. Do you like ice cream?
          Yes, I do.        
   

They are also used  to form sentences with 'not'.

I  /  You  /  We  /  They	do  not	verb	.....
He  /  She  /  It	does  not

　

With past simple verbs, 'Did' is used to form questions.

Did

I  /  you  /  we  /  they he  /  she  /  it

verb

..... ?

     

With past simple verbs, 'Did' is used to form sentences with 'not'.

I  /  You  /  We  /  They  He  /  She  /  It

did  not

verb

.....

　        Example : Did he go to school yesterday?
                      No, he did not go to school yesterday.
　

Verb to be (Has & Have)

Verb 'To Have'  Have/ Has I You      +     Have We They He She      +       Has It 　 Examples I have a cat. She has long hair. Do you have any brothers? We have a big school. Mary has a red dress.

Verb To Be

Verb 'to be' Am/ Is/ Are                                 I   +  am You, We, They  + are   He, She, It + is 　 Examples  I am a boy. Am I a girl? You are my friend. Are you Bobo? He is Peter. Is she a teacher? It is a dog.

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What

           We use 'What' to ask about actions and things.              

e.g.  What are you doing?	I am doing my homework.
e.g.  What is it?	It is a dog.

       

Who

         We use 'Who' when we ask about people.

e.g.  Who is playing?	John is  playing.
e.g.  Who lives with you?	My mother lives with me.

　

Whose

       We also use 'Whose" when we ask about possession. It must be
        placed before a noun.

e.g. Whose tie is it?	It is John's.
e.g. Whose book is this?	It belongs to Mary.

　

Where

          We use 'Where' to ask about places.

e.g. Where  is  Peter?	He is at home.
e.g. Where are you going?	I am going to the Ocean Park.

　

When

         We use 'When' to ask about times and dates.

e.g. When do you wake up?	I wake up at seven o'clock.
e.g. When is your birthday?	It's on 6th of January.

　

How

       We use 'How' to ask "in what way".

e.g. How are you?	Fine, thank you.
e.g. How do you come to school?	I come to school on foot.

　

Why

       We use 'Why' to ask about the reason for something.

e.g. Why is Mary late?	Because she missed the bus.
e.g. Why is John crying?	Because he lost his school bag.

　

How old

         We use ' How old' to ask about someone's age.

e.g.  How old is your sister?

She is nine years old.

　

How many

      We use 'How many' with a plural noun to ask about numbers.

e.g. How many pupils are there?	There are thirty pupils..
e.g. How many apples did you buy?	I bought ten apples.

　

How much

       We use 'How much' to ask about the price of something.
       We also use 'How much' with an uncountable noun to ask about the
        amount of  something.

e.g. How much is it?	It is twenty dollars.
e.g. How much milk is there in the fridge?	There is one bottle of milk.

　

How long

       We use 'How long' to ask about measurement.
       We also use 'How long' to ask about the length of time.

e.g. How long is the ruler?	It's 20cm long.
e.g. How long do you take to go to school?	It takes 10 minutes.

　

How far

       We use 'How far' to ask about the distance from one place to another.

e.g.  How far is it from home to school?	It's about 2 km.
e.g.  How far is Japan from Hong Kong?	It's about 1300km.

　

How often

      We use 'How often' to ask about the number of times something
      happens.      

e.g.  How often do you play piano?	I play piano three times a week.
e.g.  How often does Peter watch films?	He sometimes watches films.