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Abstract nouns See page 11
Abstract nouns name qualities we cannot see, hear, touch, taste or smell: e.g. truth, anger
Find the abstract nouns in these sentences. 1 His friendship was important to me. 2 She told the truth even though she knew she might get into trouble.
3 I had the good fortune to be there when he arrived. 4 He showed courage in dealing with the problem. Pronouns Personal pronouns See page 15
Pronouns can be the subject of a sentence: I, you, he, she, it, we, they. e.g. She spoke toMom. Or the object of sentences: me, you, him, her, it, us, them. e.g. Bella spoke to her .
Choose the most suitable word or words to replace the underlined words. 1 We saw Mrs. James in the grocery store. (she / her) 2 Dan and Maya watched the match from behind the goal. (They / Them) 3 The prize was awarded to Tyler. (he / him) 4 Masha and I watched a film together. (We / Us) Reflexive pronouns See page 79
We use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of the verb are the same. Myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
Choose the most suitable word to complete the sentence. 1 The wet dog shook ___________ all over the rug. 2 We enjoyed _____________ at the party. 3 I ate the whole cake ____________. 4 They let ____________ into the empty house. Relative pronouns See page 137
The relative pronouns who, which and where can be used to join two phrases or sentences. She works in a hotel. The hotel is near the sea . è She works in a hotel which is near the sea.
Join each of the sentences with who , which or where . 1 All the students __________ took part were congratulated. 2 The snakes ______ I saw were not poisonous. 3 The enclosure ________ the snakes live is very spacious. 4 Show me the area _________ needs to be painted.
• Subject and object pronouns: Remind students they can check whether words are the subject or the object of the sentence by asking questions, e.g. Dad bought rice. Who bought rice? (Dad: subject) What did Dad buy? (rice: object).
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