Titolo della lezione: Possessive pronouns; there was / there were; Prepositions of place-1

Possessive pronouns;
there was / there were;
Prepositions of place-1
 Possessive Pronouns – Singular
Personal pronouns

Person Personal Pronoun Possessive Pronoun

First I work in an office. This office is mine.

Second You work in your studio. This studio is yours.

Third He works in his clinic. This clinic is his.

She is a nurse. This bag is hers.
Pip is the dog. This bowl is its. (ciotola)
 Possessive Pronouns – Plural
Personal pronouns

Person Personal Pronoun Possessive pronoun

First We are computer operators. These computers are ours.

We are accountants. These registers are ours.

Second You are drivers. These cars are yours.

You are customers. These invoices are yours.

Third They are policemen. These uniforms are theirs.

They are my parents. This apartment / flat is theirs.
 Possessive adjectives Vs
Possessive pronouns

My colleague’s office is very different from my office.

Her office has three large windows but my office is very large.
My colleague’s office is very different from mine.
Hers has three large windows but mine is very large.

Her and my are possessive adjectives.

Hers and mine are possessive pronouns.

We use the possessive adjective with a noun, e.g. my book, your

computer, her office, their problem.
We use possessive pronouns without a noun,
e.g. A. Which hat is yours? B. Mine is the green one.
 There is / there are
present and past tenses-1

Is there a man at the information counter? singular

Yes, there’s a man at the counter.
Is there any paper on my desk?
Yes, there’s some paper on your desk.
Is there any money in the cash register?
No, there’s no money in it.

Are there any customers at the information counter? plural

No, there aren’t any customers there.
Are there any pens in my drawer?
Yes, there are some pens there.
Are there any new computers in your office?
No, there aren’t any new computers in my office.
 There is / there are
present and past tenses-2

Was there a woman at the information counter this morning? singular

Yes, there was a woman at the information counter.
Was there any paper on my desk?
Yes, there was some paper on your desk.
Was there any money in the cash register last night?
No, there was no money in it.

Were there any customers at the information counter? plural

No, there weren’t any customers there.
Were there any pens in my drawer?
Yes, there were some pens there.
Were there any new computers in your office?
No, there weren’t any new computers in my office.
 Prepositions of place - 1

1 in - corrisponde all’italiano ‘in’

2 on - corrisponde all’italiano ‘su’
3 at - corrisponde all’italiano ‘a’

‰ in the / an administration office

‰ in a small town in the north of Italy
‰ in his office
 Prepositions of place – 1b

1 Where does he / she / work? Where do they work?

2 Where’s his / her / their office?
3 Where’s he / she now? Where are they now?
‰ Corrisponde all’italiano ‘in’
‰ He / She works in the administration office.
They work in the administration office.

‰ It’s in a small town in the north of Italy.

‰ He’s in his office. She’s in her office.

They’re in their office.
 Prepositions of place – 1c

2 on - corrisponde all’italiano ‘su’

‰ Where’s the invoice?

It’s on the desk.

‰ What flight is he on?

He’s on the 9:30 flight from Geneva.

‰ Where’s the stamp?

It’s on the envelope, of course.
 Prepositions of place – 1d

3 at - corrisponde all’italiano ‘a’

‰ Where’s Mr Jones waiting?

He’s waiting at the airport.

‰ Is Peter at work today?

No, he’s sick. He’s at home.

‰ Anne isn’t at her desk, where is she?

It’s 1 o’clock. She’s at lunch.