Noun Phrases

Noun Phrases

are groups of words before or after a noun. They can be articles, possessives, demonstratives, determiners, relative pronouns, or compound nouns.

Articles (a, an, the, no article)

• I bought a laptop and a printer on Saturday.

• The laptop has an Intel microprocessor.

• Intel is the largest manufacturer of computer chips in the world.

• Many people don't understand how (-) computers work.

Indefinite Articles (a, an)

• to say what something or somebody is

• to refer to something for the first time

Definite Article (the)

• something known to the speaker and the listener

• to refer to something the second time

• when it's clear which one we mean

• when there is only one of something in existence

• general things in our physical environment

• before superlatives (best, most)

• some place names

Zero Article (x)

• to refer to things in general

• places (work, home, bed, school)

• travel by... (car, bus, train)

• meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• time expressions (last night, next year...)

• academic subjects (math, art...)

• games (chess, soccer...)

Complete the sentences with the correct article

a / an / the / x

Possessives (adjectives & pronouns)

• I'm very proud of my children.

• Don't touch that! It's mine.

• James is an old friend of ours.

Possessive Adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) are used before nouns.

• This is my brother.

• You should come and see our new house.

• Their teacher is new.

Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) are used on their own!

• It's mine!

• Take it. It's yours.

• Can you bring those books. They're ours.

Multiple Choice

Is that __ book?

• her

• hers

Multiple Choice

Well, it isn't __.

• my

• mine

Multiple Choice

Microsoft owes __ success to Windows.

• it's

• its

Multiple Choice

That's why __ the biggest software company in the world.

• it's

• its

Multiple Choice

Those aren't __ socks.

• your

• yours

Multiple Choice

These blue ones are __.

• your

• yours

Multiple Choice

Mary, this is Pete. Pete's an old friend of __.

• our

• ours

Multiple Choice

My sisters borrow __ clothes, and I borrow __.

• my, their

• my, theirs

• mine, their

• mine, theirs

Reflexive Pronouns

• myself

• yourself

• himself / herself / itself

• ourselves

• yourselves

• themselves

We use them when the subject and object are the same.

• I cut myself shaving.

• You could hurt yourself.

• (you all) Make yourselves at home.

They are often used after prepositions.

• You should be ashamed of yourself.

• She looked at herself in the mirror.

• I live by myself.

• Selfish people only think of themselves.

• I can look after myself.

Each other - the idea of one to another

• They looked at each other.

• We send each other birthday cards.

• They hate each other.

• We've known each other since childhood.

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Complete with the correct reflexive pronoun.