Grammar reference and practi40ty

SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND can FOR ABILITY

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES MEANING

MEANING
_ possessive adjectives t. say something belongs to you.
Use possessive adjectives for names, addresses and phone
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FORM
Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives

I m Anna. My name s Anna.

Are you Maria? What's your name?
Are you Maria and Stefan? What are your names? I can swim I can't swim.

He's a student. This is his phone number. FORM

She's from Korea. What's her address? I can speak three languages.
He can't remember her mobile number.
Its a beautiful cat. What's its name?
Can you remember her surname?
Were from Italy. Our home town is Milan. Yes. I can.
No, I can't.
1 They're from Norway. What are their names?
After can, use an Infinitive: I can speak three languages.
Possessive adjectives always go before a noun:
PRONUNCIATION
What's her address?Wherf's-addreds-hee?
In positive sentences and questions, you don't usually stress
PRONUNCIATION can. You say /kon/.
/at/ my /mad You can say these words in
you /jud your /jad a different way when they She can speak lour languages. Can you speeak ngttsh?
he /hit/ his Thu/ don't have stress: In negative sentences, you usually stress can't. You say /ku:nt/
she ilk/ her /hod you hat your tia or /kum/.
it its Ms/ he N his /id They can't remember her name.
we Avid Our /atio/ her That /a/
they Met/ their local In short answers, you stress can and can't. You say /kam/ and
/kumt/.
PRACTICE . . . .

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Yes 1 can. No, I can t.
PRACTICE
your my his she their our you her
Make sentences and questions.
1 'What's Your name?- 1 Can / Mike / Portuguese / speak ?
I'm Anna. Nice to meet you." Can Mike speak Portuguese?
2 They're from Japan but children were born in 2 Can / your / postcode I remember / you ?
Europe. 3 can't / I / remember / name / your .
3 What languages do _______ speak, and what's your first 4 Can /'hello' / in six languages / say /you ?
language? 5 can / speak / four / I / languages .
4 Her name's Astrid and 's from Mexico. 6 can't / I / name / his / spelt .
5 _______ names Sameh and his from Egypt. 7 can / Arabic / She / and French / speak .
6 We only speak English but _____ children speak three 8 can't / email / I / remember / address t his .
languages.
7 - What's your phone number?"
Well- mobile number is 07786-330074. -
8 name is Fay and she's from Australia.

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