Table 2. The Possessive case
|
Common Case |
Possessive Case |
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Kennedy, a proposal Roosevelt, a program |
Kennedy's proposal Roosevelt's program |
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my government, policies our nation, a balance |
my government's policies our nation's balance |
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the farmers, a revolt the countries, exports |
the farmers' revolt the countries' exports |
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the men, the jobs |
the men's jobs |
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Mr Jone, house |
Mr Jone's house |
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my brother-in-law, guitar |
my brother-in-law's guitar |
|
the MP, secretary |
the MP'x secretary |
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the daughter of the politician |
the politician's daughter |
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a week, holiday in two year», time |
a week's holiday in two years' time |
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Table 3. Personal, Possessive and Reflexive Pronouns
|
Person |
Number |
Personal Pronouns |
Possessive Pronouns |
Reflexive Pronouns | ||
|
Nominative |
Objective |
acting as determiners |
acting as pronouns | |||
|
1 st person |
singular |
I |
me |
my |
mine |
myself |
|
plural |
we |
us |
our |
ours |
ourselves | |
|
2 nd person |
singular |
You |
your |
yours |
yourself | |
|
plural |
yourselves | |||||
|
3 d person |
singular |
he |
him |
his |
himself | |
|
she |
her |
her |
hers |
herself | ||
|
it |
its |
|
itself | |||
|
plural |
they |
them |
their |
theirs |
themselves | |
Table 4. Comparison of Adjectives
|
Base Form |
Comparative Form |
Superlative Form |
|
late old slow |
later older slower |
latest oldest slowest |
|
thin big |
thinner bigger |
thinnest biggest |
|
heavy easy |
heavier easier |
heaviest easiest |
|
difficult famous productive successful |
more difficult more famous more productive more successful |
most difficult most famous most productive most successful |
|
g well |
better |
best |
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bad little |
worse less |
worst least |
|
m much |
more |
most |
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far |
f further |
f furthest |
|
near |
nearer |
n next |
|
late |
l latter |
l last |
|
old |
o elder |
o eldest |
ood
any
arther
arthest
earest
ater
atest
lder
ldest