PRONOUNS
by Karyne Soares
Brazilians love sports, but WE do not have a long tradition
in the Olympic Games. One example of this is OUR results
in soccer. Although WE have top quality teams and players,
WE have never conquered an Olympic gold medal in IT.
Some people may say IT is impossible to compete with the
USA or CHINA. However, if you look at small countries like
Cuba, YOU will see that THEIR performance over the years
is superior to OURS. The size of the country or ITS
population doesn’t matter much. IT is all a question of
serious work and investment. So, I believe if more money
is invested in young athletes, WE may be more successful
in the future.
O QUE É O PRONOME SUJEITO?
•É aquele utilizado como sujeito da
oração.
I am Brazilian.
Rodrigo and I go to the gym every
day.
E O PRONOME OBJETO?
É aquele usado como:
*objeto direto ou indireto
Julio loves her.
*objeto de preposição
I talked to him yesterday.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES X POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS
*Adjetivos Possessivos precedem substantivos.
This is my bike. / His hair is brown.
*Pronomes possessivos substituem substantivos.
This is my homework.
Where’s yours? ( your homework)
* Os possessivos concordam com o possuidor:
I love my girlfriend, you love yours.
•Pronomes possessivos podem ser usados depois
de of.
She is a friend of mine.(= one of my friends)
They are friends of ours.
(= some of our friends)
REFERENCES
* COSTA, B. Marcelo. Globetrotter.
São Paulo: Macmillan, 2008.
* AMOS, E.; PRESCHER, E. The New Simplified Grammar.
São Paulo: Richmond Publishing, 2004.