Beginner · Grammar Reference
Unit 7 — Favourite things
Question words · pronouns · this/that · negative questions
7.1 Question words
| Word | Example answer | Word | Example answer |
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| What? | A hamburger. | How? | By taxi. |
| When? | In the evening. | How old? | 16. |
| What time? | At 8.00. | How many? | Two. |
| Who? | Peter. | How much? | $2. |
| Where? | In Paris. | Why? | Because… |
7.2 Pronouns
| I | you | he | she | it | we | they |
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| Subject pronouns | I | you | he | she | it | we | they |
| Object pronouns | me | you | him | her | it | us | them |
| Possessive adj. | my | your | his | her | its | our | their |
7.3 this / that
We use this to refer to things near to us.
This is my son. I like this sandwich.We use that to refer to things that are not near to us.
That's my house. I don't like that car.7.4 Negative questions
| Auxiliary | Subject | Verb |
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| Why | don't | I / you / we / they | eat tomatoes? |
| doesn't | he / she | |