Basic English Grammar I

masculine feminine nephew niece king queen prince princess emperor empress wizard witch actor actress policeman ...

Exercise 10 Complete the crossword puzzle with the correct masculine or feminine nouns. A C r o S S masculine f ...

◗ The Possessive Form of Nouns Use the possessive form of a noun to show ownership. To make the possessive form, put an apostrop ...

N o t e s ◗ Tom’s After plural nouns that end in s, just add an apostrophe s’. The pupils’ desks are arranged in r ...

22 PronounsPronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. There are different kinds of pronouns. Personal Pronouns ...

Object Pronouns The object of a verb receives the action of the verb. The personal pronouns me, you, him, her, it, us and them c ...

Reflexive Pronouns Reflexive pronouns are words that refer to the noun or pronoun that is the subject of the verb. The words mys ...

Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns are used to talk about things that belong to people. The words mine, yours, his, hers, o ...

Interrogative Pronouns Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. The words who, whose, what, which and whom are interrog ...

Indefinite Pronouns all each most other another either neither several any everybody nobody some anybody everyone none somebody ...

Exercise 2 Some of the reflexive pronouns in the following sentences are used correctly, but some are not. Put a checkmark in th ...

Exercise 4 Read the following passage. Write the missing demonstrative pronouns in the blank spaces. Henry and I went for a walk ...

◗ ◗ ◗ ◗ 33 AdjectivesAdjectives Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns. They give you more information about people, places, and ...

Some adjectives are made from proper nouns of place. These adjectives are called adjectives of origin. a Mexican hat a British p ...

Exercise 1 Read the following passage and underline the adjectives. Write S above adjectives of size, C above adjectives of colo ...

Adjective Endings Adjectives have many different endings. Some adjectives end in -ful. These adjectives describe noun or pronoun ...

Some adjectives end in -al. a national flag personal possessions musical instruments a traditional costume electrical goods magi ...

Many of adjectives end in ed. a closed door satisfied customers boiled eggs worried passengers wasted time escaped prisoners a p ...

care interesting Exercise 3 The following sentences contain adjectives made by adding endings to nouns. Write the noun that each ...

The Comparison of Adjectives The Comparative Form To compare two people or things, use the comparative form of an adjective. The ...