SECRETARÍA DE INNOVACIÓN, CIENCIA Y
EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR
SUBSECRETARÍA DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR
INGLÉS I
UNIDAD 1 «INVENTARIO PERSONAL»
PROPÓSITO DE LA UNIDAD: Aprenderás para que sirve hacer
un inventario personal ya que es un conjunto de las
características de las actividades con el objetivo de sistematizar
la información sobre cada una de ellas. Básicamente, es una
gran base de datos en la que se incluyen todos los detalles de
interés para tu desarrollo.
TUTORA:NALLELY JETSEMANÍ ROCHA VÁZQUEZ.
9/SEPTEMBER/2023
Personal
Pronouns
We use subject pronouns as the subject of a verb:
I like your dress.
You are late.
He is my friend.
It is raining.
She is on holiday.
We live in England.
They come from London.
Be careful!
English clauses always have a subject.
His father has just retired. > He was a teacher. (NOT Was a teacher.)
I'm waiting for my wife. > She is late. (NOT Is late.)
The imperative, which is used for orders, invitations and requests, is
an exception:
Stop!
Go away.
Please come to dinner tomorrow.
Play it again, please.
If there is no other subject, we use it or there. We call this a dummy
subject.
The Possessive Adjectives needs to agree with the possessor and not
with the thing that is possessed.
Examples
My car is very old.
Her boyfriend is very friendly.
Our dog is black.
Their homework is on the table.
Like all adjectives in English, they are always located directly in front of
the noun they refer to. (Possessive Adjective + Noun)
We do not include an S to the adjective when the noun is plural like in
many other languages.
Examples:
Our cars are expensive. (Correct)
Ours cars are expensive. (Incorrect)
However, the verb that is used needs to be in agreement with the
noun - if the noun is singular then the verb is singular; if the noun
is plural then the verb is plural.
Examples:
My pen is black. (Singular)
My pens are black. (Plural)
Our child is intelligent. (Singular)
Our children are intelligent. (Plural)
Its vs. It's
Be careful not to confuse its and it's.
Its = The possessive adjective for It.
It's = a contraction of it is.
Possessive
Apostrophe
What is a possessive apostrophe?
An apostrophe can be used to show that one thing belongs to or is
connected to something. This is called a possessive apostrophe or
an apostrophe to show possession.
Possessive Apostrophe Rules
Possessive apostrophe rules can get a little unclear, but hopefully
this guide can clear things up for you. Read the rules and
possessive apostrophe examples to understand how this
punctuation works.
Deciding when to use a possessive or common apostrophe varies
depending on the type of noun you're making into a possessive.
Here are the general rules of thumb, along with possessive
apostrophe examples:
1. For singular nouns, add apostrophe + s. For example:
The dog's leash
The writer's desk
The planet's atmosphere.
2. For most plural nouns where the word already ends in
's' (when you have multiple subjects that you're
discussing), add only an apostrophe after the noun. For
example:
The dogs' leashes (multiple dogs).
The writers' desks (multiple writers).
The planets' atmospheres (multiple planets).
3. For possessive pronouns (e.g. yours, theirs, mine) do
not use apostrophes to form possessives.
An easy way to remember the possessive apostrophe rules is to
remember these three things:
If it doesn't end in 's', add an apostrophe and an 's'.
If it already ends in 's', just add an apostrophe after the 's'.
If it's a personal possessive pronoun, it doesn't need an
apostrophe at all.
This is because some singular nouns can end in 's' and some
plural nouns don't.
For example, 'class' is singular, but it ends with an 's', so you
would write: class'.
Which is correct - children's or childrens?
Placing the apostrophe in words like 'children' can be difficult. It's
a plural, but it doesn't look like one because it doesn't end in 's'.
To show possession, you add an apostrophe to the end of
'children' and then finish with an 's': children's. For example:
children's clothes;
children's books.
Shared or Individual Possessives
In some sentences, two or more subjects are shown to have
possession of something. When do you use apostrophes then?
1. Joint Possession
Joint (or shared) possession is shown by a single apostrophe on
the last subject.
It was Luna and Tilly's idea.
We're going to Mum and Dad's house.
2. Individual Possession
Individual possession is shown by apostrophes on each subject.
Carly's and Lucy's dogs are so cute.
Grandma's and Granddad's presents should be arriving soon.
Using Apostrophes after a Name
We use an apostrophe after a name to indicate possession to that
name. However, not all names are simple - some are spelt with
's' at the end, which can make it confusing when writing the
possessive and adding an apostrophe.
For names that don't end with an 's', we would add an
apostrophe and then an 's' afterwards. Here are some examples:
Lucy’s
Susan´s
Charlie’s
Lou´s
Timmy´s
For names that already end with an 's', we just add an
apostrophe to the end.
James'
Chris'
Alexis'
Travis'
Lucas'
Prepositions of
Place
How to use them
Prepositions go before nouns.
My brother is in the living room.
The cat isn't on the chair. It's under the chair!
There's a small garden in front of the house, and
a big garden behind it.
I don't like sitting next to my brother in the car.
The library is between the bank and the
museum.
Is your school opposite the park?
Look at these examples:
I have a meeting at 9am.
The shop closes at midnight.
Jane went home at lunchtime.
In England, it often snows in December.
Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
There should be a lot of progress in the next
century.
Do you work on Mondays?
Her birthday is on 20 November.
Where will you be on New Year's Day?
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