January 28, 2012

Possessive adjectives and pronouns worksheet

Possessive adjectives
my      your     his     her     its     our     your     their
Possessive pronouns
mine     yours     his     hers     –     ours     yours     theirs

• The possessive adjective is always followed by its noun:
It’s …

Possessive adjectives worksheet

Filed under: Possessive adjectives,Worksheet - 28 Jan 2012

• Each pronoun has a possessive adjective:
I —> my                     we —> our
you —> your            you —> your
he —> his                   they –> their
she —> her                  it —> its

Practice
Write the correct possessive …

Reflexive pronouns worksheet

Filed under: Worksheet - 28 Jan 2012

myself     yourself     himself     herself     itself
ourselves     yourselves     themselves

• The object is the same person or thing as the subject:
I cut myself when I was cooking.
The kettle will switch itself off automatically.

Practice
Write the correct reflexive pronouns …

Subject and object pronouns worksheet

Filed under: Worksheet - 28 Jan 2012

Subject  pronouns

I          you         he         she         it          we         you         they

 

Object pronouns

me         you         him         her          it          us          you         them

The  subject  is  the  person  or  thing  doing  the  action:

I left early.

She  went  home.

We said goodbye.

The  object  is  the  person  or  thing receiving  the  action:

She  telephoned  me.

I  hit  him.

We  saw  her.

 

Practice

Write  the  correct  pronouns  for  these  sentences.

1    ……. telephoned  yesterday,   (she)

2    We  watched  …….  for  hours,  (he)

3    Hasn’t  ……..  arrived  yet?   (she)

4      ……..  don’t  understand.   (I)

5   Are  you  talking  to  ……..  ? (I)

6     …

January 25, 2012

POLITE REQUEST WITH “I” AS THE SUBJECT

Filed under: Polite Request - 25 Jan 2012

May I

May I (please) borrow your pen?

Could I

Could I borrow your pen (please)?

May I and Could I are used to request permission. They are equally polite.
In Could I, polite request has a present or future meaning, not a past meaning

Can …

January 23, 2012

Difference between simple and continuous tense forms

Filed under: About English,Grammar Study - 23 Jan 2012

Continuous tenses are often used to talk about more temporary actions and situations. To talk about longer-lasting or permanent situations we prefer simple tenses. Note that sometimes both forms are possible in the same situation, with a slight difference …

January 20, 2012

Find the mistakes

Filed under: About English,About English Grammar - 20 Jan 2012

Each sentence given below contains one mistake. Find the mistake and correct it. Example: Sentence: I enjoy to sail. Correction: I enjoy sailing. 1. I suggested her to go home. 2. We don’t allow that people smoke in the …

January 19, 2012

Some, any or a/an

Filed under: About English Grammar,Grammar Study,Sentences - 19 Jan 2012

Complete the following sentences using any, some or a/an. 1. Have you got ……………………….. sugar? a) any b) some c) a 2. If you need ……………………. help, just let me know. a) any b) some c) a 3. The …

January 18, 2012

Verbs followed by -ing forms – part II

Filed under: About English,About English Grammar - 18 Jan 2012

Feel like I felt like crying. I feel like swimming. Finish After he finished working, he went to the market. Have you finished writing that book yet? Give up I have given up smoking. Can’t help I couldn’t help …

January 17, 2012

Verbs followed by -ing forms – part I

After some verbs we can use an –ing form, but not normally an infinitive. Which verbs can be followed by an –ing form? Well, there are no specific rules. You have to memorize them. Some common verbs that are …

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