Using the Most Basic Verb in English The verb to be

First Person (Masculine or Feminine)

Singular	Plural
I	We
My	Our
Mine	Ours
Me	Us

e.g.

I got a free pass.	My aim is high.
Rosy is the daughter of mine.	He called me yesterday.
He is my father.	We are busy now.
We love our country.	These books are ours.
Teachers like us	Our religion is English

Second Person (Masculine or Feminine)

e.g.

Singular	Plural
You	You
Your	Yours

thou, thy, thine, thee, ye are also Second Person. These are archaic and used in poetry or when referring to God, the angels, etc.

 

e.g.

You are a good boy	You are a student
You are my boss	You did not offend
You are always lazy	I called you many times
You could have informed me	Where are you now?
Where is your house?	This watch is yours
This is your garden	Your team is very brilliant

Third Person (Masculine or Feminine)

e.g.

Singular	Examples
He	He is my brother
His	His name is Robert
Him	I gave him a pen
She	She is very beautiful
her	Her name is Rosy
hers	This house is hers
it	It is my pet dog
its	Its name is Simba
Plural	Examples
they	They are playing football
their	Their house is neat at Car street
theirs	This field is theirs
them	We can no call them loudly

Possessive Pronoun

Definition :

Possessive Pronoun stands for the possessive noun of the personal pronoun. These pronouns are used to talk about things that belong to people. The words mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are possessive pronouns.

Singular Personal Pronoun	Possessive Pronoun
I, me	mine
you	yours
he, him	his
she her	hers
Plural Personal Pronoun	Possessive Pronoun
we, us	ours
you	yours
they, them	theirs

Different Between Possessive Adjective and Possessive Pronoun

Read the following sentences:

Possessive Adjective	Possessive Pronoun
This is my cellphone	This cellphone is mine.
This is your cellphone	That cellphone is yours.
This is her cellphone	This cellphone is hers.
This is his cellphone	That cellphone is his
This is our car	This car is ours
That is their car	That car is theirs
The dog lost its tail	(‘Its’, as a possessive pronoun hardly ever occurs.)

Demonstrative Pronouns

What is a Demonstrative Pronoun?

A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that is used to point to something specific within a sentence. These pronouns can indicate items in space or time, and they can be either singular or plural.

When used to represent a thing or things, demonstrative pronouns can be either near or far in distance or time:

• 
  Near in time or distance: this, these
  
• 
  Far in time or distance: that, those
  

Because there are only a few demonstrative pronouns in the English language, there are just three simple rules for using them correctly. Remember them and you will have no difficulty using these surprisingly interesting parts of speech.

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  Demonstrative pronouns always identify nouns, whether those nouns are named specifically or not. For example: “I can’t believe this.” We have no idea what “this” is, but it’s definitely something the writer cannot believe. It exists, even though we don’t know what it is.
  
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  Demonstrative pronouns are usually used to describe animals, places, or things, however they can be used to describe people when the person is identified, i.e., This sounds like Mary singing.
  
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  Do not confuse demonstrative adjectives with demonstrative pronouns. The words are identical, but demonstrative adjectives qualify nouns, whereas demonstrative pronouns stand alone.
  

Demonstrative pronouns can be used in place of a noun, so long as the noun being replaced can be understood from the pronoun’s context. Although this concept might seem a bit confusing at first, the following examples of demonstrative pronouns will add clarity.

Demonstrative Pronouns Examples

In the following examples, demonstrative pronouns have been italicized for ease of identification.

This was my mother’s ring.

That looks like the car I used to drive.

These are nice shoes, but they look uncomfortable.

Those look like riper than the apples on my tree.

Such was her command over the English language.

None of these answers are correct.

Neither of the horses can be ridden.

 

Demonstrative Pronouns Exercises

The following exercises will help you gain greater understanding about how demonstrative pronouns work. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. 
   
   
   1. 
      ____________ was such an interesting experience.
      
      1. 
         That
         
      2. 
         These
         
      3. 
         Those
         
      4. 
         Such
         
   2. 
      Are ___________ your shoes?
      
      1. 
         That
         
      2. 
         Them
         
      3. 
         Those
         
      4. 
         This
         
   3. 
      You’ll have to get your own pen. ______________ is mine.
      
      1. 
         That
         
      2. 
         Those
         
      3. 
         Such
         
      4. 
         This
         
   4. 
      There is no end to ___________.
      
      1. 
         Such
         
      2. 
         Those
         
      3. 
         This
         
      4. 
         None
         
   5. 
      Because of their bad behavior, ____________ of the children were given allowances.
      
      1. 
         None
         
      2. 
         That
         
      3. 
         Those
         
      4. 
         Them
         
   6. 
      ____________ of them had seen it before.
      
      1. 
         Those
         
      2. 
         Neither
         
      3. 
         Such
         
      4. 
         This
         
   7. 
      Is ____________ yours?
      
      1. 
         This
         
      2. 
         Those
         
      3. 
         These
         
      4. 
         Such
         
   8. 
      Everyone ate early. When we arrived, ____________ was left.
      
      1. 
         That
         
      2. 
         Such
         
      3. 
         None
         
      4. 
         Neither
         
   9. 
      Please give me one of ____________.
      
      1. 
         That
         
      2. 
         Those
         
      3. 
         This
         
      4. 
         Such
         
   10. 
       ____________ are nice-looking.
       
       1. 
          This
          
       2. 
          That
          
       3. 
          These
          
       4. 
          Such
          

Answers

1. 
   
   
   1. 
      A – That was such an interesting experience.
      
   2. 
      C – Are those your shoes?
      
   3. 
      D – You’ll have to get your own pen. This is mine.
      
   4. 
      C – There is no end to this.
      
   5. 
      A – Because of their bad behavior, none of the children were given allowances.
      
   6. 
      B – Neither of them had seen it before.
      
   7. 
      A – Is that yours?
      
   8. 
      C – Everyone ate early. When we arrived, none was left.
      
   9. 
      B – Please give me one of those.
      
   10. 
       C – These are nice-looking.