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• Mrs. Anderson has curly white hair and likes to wear large earrings.
She is tall and thin.
(Mrs. Anderson = She)
Personal pronouns can appear as subjects or as predicates.
Subject pronoun Object pronoun
I Me
You You
We Us
They Them
He Him
She Her
Examples:

• Dio is handsome. He has dimples. Everybody likes him.
• Jessica is my new neighbor. She has a nice smile. People adore her.

We can describe a person’s appearance by mentioning the physical features they have own (possess).
We use possessives to express who owns something.

Subject Possessive
I My
You Your
We Our
They Their
He His
She Her
Examples:

• My eyes are brown.
• I like his chubby cheeks.

Her hair is long and wavy.

Exercises

Choose the correct personal pronoun for each sentence.
1. My sister is adorable. (I/She) has chubby cheeks.
2. Paul and his brother are tall. (He/They) are around 180 cm.
3. Our manager, Mr. Park, is good-looking. We admire (him/us).
4. I often meet your aunty. (She/You) always wears a floral dress.
5. The lady wears sunglasses every day. People often stare at (her/them)

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