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Grammar Reference

• Possessive pronouns replace possessive adjectives +
Module 6 noun, so they are never followed by nouns. They can
be used as short answers to questions starting with
whose.
Question tags Your bag is brown, but mine is black.
Q uestion tags are short questions at the end of That cat is hers.
statements. We use them: Whose is this ball? It’s his.
• when we are not sure about something and we
want con irmation. Reflexive Pronouns
• when we expect the other person to agree with us. PERSONAL PRONOUNS REFLEXIVE
We form question tags with the auxiliary or modal SUBJECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
verb of the sentence and a personal pronoun in the
same person as the subject. I me myself
Tom went to bed early yesterday, didn’t he? you you yourself
he him himself
You couldn’t speak Spanish two years ago, could she her herself
you? it it itself
• When the statement is a irmative, we use a we us ourselves
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negative question tag. you you yourselves
This energy bar is delicious, isn’t it? they them themselves
• When the statement is negative, we use a positive
question tag. We use re lexive pronouns:
She hasn’t been to London, has she? • as objects of verbs when the subject and the object
note of the verb are the same.
I bought myself an expensive coat.
Be careful with the following question tags: • as objects of prepositions when the object of the
I am good at tennis, aren’t I? preposition is the same as the subject of the verb.
Let’s go to the cinema, shall we? She never talks about herself.
Close that door, will you?
note
We use by + reflexive pronoun to show that someone
Negative Questions does something alone, without any help from anyone
else.
Negative questions are formed with: I always tidy my room by myself.
Auxiliary Verb + n’t (short form of not) + Subject +
Main Verb.
We use negative questions:
• to express emotions (e.g. surprise, anger, Subject Questions − Object Questions
annoyance). • Subject Questions: When we use the question words
Haven’t you tried peanut butter before? who, which and what to ask about the subject of the
Can’t you do the exercise by yourself? verb, we form the question without auxiliary verbs
• when we expect the listener to agree with us. (who/which/what + verb in the a irmative form).
Don’t you want to come to the park with us? Who saw the accident? Tom (saw the accident).
We reply to negative questions the same way we reply What happened outside? An accident (happened).
to regular questions.
• Object Questions: When we use the question words
who, which and what to ask about the object of
Possessive Adjectives - Possessive the verb, we form the question with auxiliary verbs
Pronouns (who/which/what + verb in the question form).
POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE Who did you see (I saw) Liam and Adam.
ADJECTIVES PRONOUNS at the park?
my mine What are you eating? (I’m eating) Mexican food.
your yours
his his
her hers
its -
our ours
your yours
their theirs
• Possessive adjectives always go before nouns and
do not take articles before them.
Her hat is green.

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