Exercise 1.2 B Categorising pronouns Possessive* Pronoun Personal pronoun Relative pronoun pronoun you his which your that him I hers it who their me *Sometimes like are possessive pronouns, e.g. the book was his. Sometimes they ‘his’ are possessive determiners, i.e. possessive pronouns acting as adjectives, e.g. It was his book. It is not necessary to make this distinction with children. Exercise 1.3 B Categorising pronouns Sentence Personal Possessive Relative pronouns pronouns* pronouns My elephant has one red foot which he dyed by he my which standing in blackcurrant jam when he was just a he young calf. The vampire, who had loved to drink blood since he his who he was bitten, reached his hands towards my my face. Your sister has really pretty eyes; I love the way I Your that they sparkle. they The book of magic spells, which was open on his him his which table, seemed to call to him. The bagpipe player, who had been polishing his his who pipes for weeks, was upset when my octopus my climbed on his back! his The king, who loved the jester he had sent to his he his who daughter, asked me to sing for him instead. me him The old castle, the witches held their knitting me their where competitions, looked very scary to me. He grabbed her hand and pressed the doorbell He her which which shone with a magic glow.
Exercise 1.2 B Categorising pronouns Pronoun Personal pronoun Possessive* pronoun Relative pronoun you his which your that him I hers it who their me *Sometimes like ‘his’ are possessive pronouns, e.g. the book was his. Sometimes they are possessive determiners, i.e. possessive pronouns acting as adjectives, e.g. It was his book. It is not necessary to make this distinction with children. Exercise 1.3 B Categorising pronouns Sentence Personal pronouns Possessive pronouns* Relative pronouns My elephant has one red foot which he dyed by standing in blackcurrant jam when he was just a young calf. he he my which The vampire, who had loved to drink blood since he was bitten, reached his hands towards my face. he his my who Your sister has really pretty eyes; I love the way that they sparkle. I they Your The book of magic spells, which was open on his table, seemed to call to him. him his which The bagpipe player, who had been polishing his pipes for weeks, was upset when my octopus climbed on his back! his my his who The king, who loved the jester he had sent to his daughter, asked me to sing for him instead. he me him his who The old castle, the witches held their knitting competitions, looked very scary to me. me their where He grabbed her hand and pressed the doorbell which shone with a magic glow. He her which
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