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Possessive pronouns  They answer questions with Whose and clarify answers to questions with Which. A: Whose coat is that? B: It's mine. ( It's my coat.) A: Which is her cup? B: This one is hers. Subject pronouns I You He She  We  They Theirs Possesive adjectives My Your  His Her Our  Their Possesive Pronouns Mine Yours His Hers  Ours Theirs Example That's my jacket. / It's mine Your dinner was great. / Yours was great. Are these his keys? / Are these his? She drives her car to work. / She drives hers to work. These are our shoes. / These are ours They finished their assignment. / They finished. Be careful! * Don't use a possessive adjective in place of a possessive pronoun. Is this yours? NOT Is this your? * Don't use a noun after a possessive pronoun. *These shoes are mine. NOT These are mine shoes. Practice Replace the noun phrases with possessive pronouns. Possessive's Use & Form The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of p...

Passive voice Functions of the passive voice The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence. Examples The passive voice is used frequently. ( we are interested in the passive voice, not in who uses it.) The house was built in 1654. (we are interested in the house, not in who built it.) The road is being repaired. (we are interested in the road, not in the pe ople who are doing the repairs.) Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or do not want to express who performed the action. Examples I noticed that a window had been left open. Every year thousands of people are killed on our roads. All the cookies have been eaten. My car has been stolen! The passive voice is often used in formal texts. Switching to the active voice will make your writing clearer and easier to read. If w...

  Talk about food passions Topic: Likes and dislikes for food FOOD PASSIONS Questions about food you like: 1. What food are you crazy about? I'm crazy about Lasaña 2. What food are you a big eater of? I'm a big chiken breast eater 3. What drinks are you a big drinker of? I'm a big water drinker 4. What food are you addicted to? I'm a Gatorade addict 5. What food are you a lover of? I'm a Hamburger lover Questions about food you don't like: 1. What food can't you stand? I can't stand watermelon 2. What food you aren't crazy about? I'm not crazy about salchipapa 3. What food you don't care for? I don't care for steak 4. What food you are not much of an eater? I'm not much of a ice cream eater 5. What drink you are not much of drinker? I'm not much of a Coca-Cola drinker I’m crazy about seafood. I’m a big meat eater . I’m a big cofee drinker . I’m a chocolate addict . I’m a pizza lover I’m crazy about seafood. I’m a big meat eater . ...