Question

lesson 3 pronouns: personal and possessive; reflexive and intensive
a pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting another pronoun. a personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing by the person speaking (the first person), the person being addressed (the second any other person or thing being discussed (the third person).
singular plural
first person i, me we, us
second person you you
third person he, him, she, her, it they, them
a possessive pronoun shows possession or control. it takes the place of a pos
singular plural
first person my, mine our, ours
second person your, yours your, yours
third person his, her, hers, its their, theirs
exercise 1 underline each personal pronoun and circle each possessive pro
i told her that it was yours.

1. carlos read the story to his younger brother.
2. she brought them to the skating rink yesterday.
3. they swim in their pool each day during the summer.
4. your dog is begging you to feed him.
5. i lost their video somewhere between the library and my house.
6. she granted us the time we needed to complete the assignment.
7. you first organized the recycling campaign with their assistance.
8. can we ask her to join us for lunch?
9. he played felix in our production of the odd couple.
10. candice called them before they left for the airport.
11. the snow covered the windshield of his car.
12. did you enjoy their convention as much as we did?
13. our wagon creaked under the pressure of its weight.
14. we studied their arguments carefully before making our final decision.

Explanation:

Personal pronouns refer to specific people or things and possessive pronouns show possession. We identify them based on the definitions provided earlier in the text. For example, "I", "he", "they" are personal pronouns and "my", "their" are possessive pronouns.

Answer:

1. Personal pronoun: none; Possessive pronoun: his
2. Personal pronoun: She, them; Possessive pronoun: none
3. Personal pronoun: They; Possessive pronoun: their
4. Personal pronoun: You, you, him; Possessive pronoun: Your
5. Personal pronoun: I; Possessive pronoun: their, my
6. Personal pronoun: She, us, we; Possessive pronoun: none
7. Personal pronoun: You; Possessive pronoun: their
8. Personal pronoun: we, her, us; Possessive pronoun: none
9. Personal pronoun: He; Possessive pronoun: our
10. Personal pronoun: Candice, them, they; Possessive pronoun: none
11. Personal pronoun: none; Possessive pronoun: his
12. Personal pronoun: you, we; Possessive pronoun: their
13. Personal pronoun: none; Possessive pronoun: Our, its
14. Personal pronoun: We; Possessive pronoun: their, our