Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives
Personal pronoun Possessive adjective Examples I My I have a cell phone. My cell phone is Nokia. You(singular) Your You have a car. Your car is Toyota. He His He has a laptop. His laptop is Compaq. She Her She has a bra. Her bra is Victoria’s secret. It Its It has food. Its food is Wishkas. We Our We have a nice TV set. Our TV set is Sony Bravia. You (plural) You have English books. Your books are from Cambridge. they their They have nice blouses. Their blouses are Adidas.
Use these with nouns or noun phrases: What's my / your / his / her / its / our / their problem? Jill doesn't have my / your / his / her / our / their home phone number.
Example
Practice Her My a) Sofia is very outgoing. ____vacations were good. b ) My room is hot. ____ window is small. c) Ana and Karen are friendly. ____parties are nice. d) Nathaly and I play soccer. ___games are amazing. e) I live in a big city. _____ house is pretty. My Our Her Its Their
Possessive Pronouns
possessive adjectives possessive pronouns My mine Your yours His his Her hers Its --- * Our ours your (plural) yours (plural) Their theirs
Use these alone. Don't use them with nouns or noun phrases: Everyone has problems. What's mine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirs? Joe has everyone's home phone numbers except mine / yours / hers / ours / theirs.
Example This is my book This book is mine Possessive pronouns Possessive Adjective This book is mine Possessive pronouns
Exercise
Home Fun A
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