Worked example 1
This is my dad. ___ is tall.
Remember: Read the first sentence. Is it about a man or boy, a woman or girl, a thing, or more than one?
- "my dad" means a man or a boy.
- So we say "He".
Use he, she, it and they to talk about someone or something again
Questions in this subject are always in English
The text is what is being learned, so translating it would change the exercise. Explanations still follow your chosen language.
Follow this one with me, a step at a time. Try to guess each step first.
Common mistakes
- Used they for only one person or thing.
- Used it for a person. It is for a thing; people are he, she or they.
- Mixed up he and she. Spoken Cantonese uses one word for both, but English does not: he is for a man or boy, she is for a woman or girl.
One at a time. A wrong answer gets a second try, so have a go.
Question 1
This is my brother. ___ is seven.
Question 2
This is my grandma. ___ is old.
Question 3
This is my bag. ___ is red.
Topic quiz
Five questions on this topic, marked at the end. No hints and no answers along the way — that is what makes the result mean something.
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