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Thursday, 1 December 2011

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Are The books yours?

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Mine, yours,ours,theirs,his,and hers are called Possessive Pronouns. We use he/she/it/singular noun+ is + ‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his,hers’’, I am+‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his,hers’’and you/we/they/plural nouns +are +‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his,hers’’ to say that we own something/somebody.

Positive Sentences: We use he/she/it/singular noun+ is + ‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his,hers’’, I am+‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his,hers’’, you/we/they/plural nouns+are + ‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his,hers’’ to form positive sentences

He is mine

She is yours

It is his

I am yours

We are yours

That is hers

This is ours

I am yours

The pen is hers

The girl is mine

The laptop is his

The lipstick is hers

The dress is his

The pen is ours

The flat is theirs

The boxes are theirs

The clothes are mine

The books are yours

Negative Sentences: We use he/she/it/singular noun+ is + not+ ‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his,hers’’, I am+ not+‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his,hers’’, you/we/they/plural nouns +are + not + ‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his,hers’’ form negative sentences

He is not mine

She is not yours

It is not his

I am not yours

We are not yours

That is not hers

This is not ours

I am not yours

The pen is not hers

The girl is not mine

The laptop is not his

The lipstick is not hers

The dress is not his

The pen is not ours

The flat is not theirs

The clothes are not mine

The books are not yours

Questions: We use ‘Is’ + he/she/it/singular noun+ mine,yours,ours,theirs,his or hers?, ‘Am’+ I +mine,yours,ourstheirs,his or hers? , ‘Are’ + you/we/they/plural nouns ‘’mine,yours,ours,theirs,his or hers? to form Questions

Is He mine?

Is She yours?

Is It his?

Am I yours?

Are We yours?

Is That hers?

Is This ours?

Is The pen hers?

Is The girl mine?

Is The laptop his?

Is The lipstick hers?

Is The dress his?

Is The pen ours?

Is The flat theirs?

Are The boxes theirs?

Are The clothes mine?

HAVE TO

We use ‘Have to +infinitive verb’ with You /we/they/I /plural nouns and ‘Has to +infinitive verb’’ with he/she/it/singular nouns to say that it is necessary to do something now or in the future.

Positive Sentences: You/we/they/I /plural nouns + have to +infinitive verb

He/she/it/singular noun+has to +infinitive verb

You have to know about it

They have to read books tomorrow

We have to understand it first

I have to forget it

She has to cook something for dinner

He has to call me

My friend has to go there now

The boy has to come tomorrow morning

Ozzy has to sing at the concert next Sunday

Negative Sentences: You/we/they/I /plural nouns + do not + have to +infinitive verb

He/she/it/singular noun+does not + have to +infinitive verb

You do not have to know about it

They do not have to read books tomorrow

We do not have to understand it first

I do not have to forget it

She does not have to cook something for dinner

He doen not have to call me

My friend does not have to go there now

The boy does not have to come tomorrow morning

Ozzy does not have to sing at the concert next Sunday

Questions: Do+ you/we/they/I /plural nouns + have to +infinitive verb?

Does he/she/it/singular noun+have to +infinitive verb

Do you have to know about it ?

Do they have to read books tomorrow

Do we have to understand it first

Do I have to forget it ?

Does she have to cook something for dinner?

Does he have to call me ?

Does my friend have to go there now?

Does the boy have to come tomorrow morning?

Does Ozzy have to sing at the concert next Sunday

MIGHT

Might

We use ‘Might’ +infinitive verb with I /he/she/it/they/we/you/singular nouns/plural nouns when there is the least possibility now or in the future

Positive Sentences: You/we/they/I/he/she/it/plural noun/singular noun +might +infinitive verb

I might come tomorrow

You might ask about it

They might play tennis on Sunday

We might cook chicken fry next Saturday

She might call me this morning

He might lose his job

My friend might pass the exam

The school boys might run fast now

Jason might win this match

Cathy might come tomorrow morning

Negative Sentences: You/we/they/I/he/she/it/plural noun/singular noun +might +not +infinitive verb

I might not come tomorrow

You might not ask about it

They might not play tennis on Sunday

We might not cook chicken fry next Saturday

She might not call me this morning

He might not lose his job

My friend might not pass the exam

The school boys might not run fast now

Jason might not win this match

Cathy might not come tomorrow morning

MUST

We use ‘Must +infinitive verb with you/we/they/I/he/she/it/singular nouns/plural nouns when you give your personal opinion that it is necessary to do something now or in the future

Positive Sentences: you/we/ they/I/he/she/it/singular nouns/plural nouns+ must + infinitive verb

You must go to London now

They must call you

You must forget it

I must like it

We must respect them

She must study well

My daughter must speak English

His teammate must join us

The boy must go to school regularly

Negative Sentences: you/we/ they/I/he/she/it/singular nouns/plural nouns+ must + not + infinitive verb

You must not go to London now

They must not call you

You must not forget it

I must not like it

We must not respect them

She must not study well

My daughter must not speak English

His teammate must not join us

The boy must not go to school regularly

MAY

week

The dress may not look good

He may not buy an apartment with that money next Friday

May

We use ‘May+infinitive verb’ with you/we/they/I/he/she/it/singular nouns/plural nouns to say that something is possible now or in the future

Positive Sentences: You/we/they/I/he/she/it/singular nouns/plural nouns+ ‘May + infinitive verb’ (do , sing, think,go,come etc)

You may come tomorrow

They may ask you a question now

I may tell you a story next Sunday

She may read the letter tomorrow morning

We may write a story the day after tomorrow

Neharika may cook rice at 5 tomorrow evening

Rob Halford may sing 100 songs at this time tomorrow

Harris and David Coverdale may sing at the concert at 6 this evening

My wife may go to London on Sunday

His son may come to your house next year

The painter may paint those two walls at that time tomorrow afternoon

The actor may act in the movie next week

The dress may not look good

He may buy an apartment with that money next Friday

Negative Sentences: You/we/they/I/he/she/it/singular nouns/plural nouns+ ‘May + not +infinitive verb’ (do , sing, think,go,come etc)

You may not come tomorrow

They may not ask you a question now

I may not tell you a story next Sunday

She may not read the letter tomorrow morning

We may not write a story the day after tomorrow

Neharika may not cook rice at 5 tomorrow evening

Rob Halford may not sing 100 songs at this time tomorrow

Harris and David Coverdale may not sing at the concert at 6 this evening

My wife may not go to London on Sunday

His son may not come to your house next year

The painter may not paint those two walls at that time tomorrow afternoon

The actor may not act in the movie next

CAN

We use ‘Can + infinitive verb’ with I/she/he/it/they/we/you/singularnouns/plural nouns to say that We know how to do something or it is possible for somebody or something to do something now or in the future

Positive Sentences: I/she/he/it/you/we/they/plural nouns/singular nouns +can +do

I can sing well

They can dance

We can swim

You can study well

You can play the guitar well

He can cook well

My wife can cook well

The boy can do it well

My daughter can speak English well

The girls can run fast tomorrow

His friend can meet me now

Her student can write English next month

Your sister can learn languagues very quickly

David can repair anything

Negative Sentences: I/she/he/it/you/we/they/plural nouns/singular nouns +can + not + infinitive verb( sing,dance,do,play,run,think,drink etc)

I can not sing well

They can not dance

We can not swim

You can not study well

You can not play the guitar well

He can not cook well

My wife can not cook well

The boy can not do it well

My daughter can not speak English well

The girls can not run fast tomorrow

His friend can not meet me now

Her student can not write English next month

Your sister can not learn languagues very quickly

David can not repair anything

Questions: Can I/she/he/it/you/we/they/plural nouns/singular nouns +do?

Can I sing well?

Can they dance?

Can we swim?

Can you study well?

Can you play the guitar well?

Can he cook well?

Can my wife cook well?

Can the boy do it well?

Can my daughter speak English well?

Can the girls run fast tomorrow?

Can his friend meet me now?

Can her student write English next month?

Can your sister learn languagues very quickly ?

Can David repair anything

CAN-PERMISSION

Can –permission

We use Can with I and we to ask for permission

Can I go now?

Yes, you can go now

Can we play chess?

Yes, you can play chess

We use Can with you to ask somebody for help

Can you give me a glass of water?

Can you provide me with a pen?