Possessive adjectives and pronouns Learning Zone - Inglés Universidad Metropolitana Título V Campus

Definition: Possessive adjectives: Possessive adjectives are determiners or pronouns that modify a noun by attributing possession. Examples: That is my car. This is your car. This is her notebook. This is his pencil. These are their seats. Possessive pronouns: Possessive pronouns replaces a noun or another pronoun. They are used to make a sentences less repetitive. Examples: That car is mine. The book is his. The seats are ours. The notebook is hers.

Examples: Adjectives and possessive adjectives… The first sentence is written with adjectives: Angela has long, straight, dark hair. This second sentence has possessive adjectives: My sister left her cell phone inside our dad’s car.

Examples: Nouns and pronouns… Consider this first sentence that is written with nouns and pronouns: Mary was very excited when the famous singer, Ricky Martin gave her a kiss when she was at his concert. This second sentence is written only with nouns: Mary was very excited when the famous singer, Ricky Martin gave Mary a kiss when Mary was at Ricky Martin’s concert.

Categories: CategoryPronounsExample Possessive adjectives my, your, his, her, its, our, their. My pink jacket. Possessive pronouns mine, yours, hers, his, its, ours, theirs. I think that is yours.

Practice: Choose the correct answer… 1.That is ours. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjective 2.His favorite book is “ Green eggs and Ham”. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjective

Practice: Continue… 3.These books are mine, not yours. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjectives 4.Brad is their son. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjectives

Practice: Continue… 5.The dog is biting its tail. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjectives 6.The dog could not find its squeaky toy. Possessive pronoun Possessive adjectives

Bibliography: ectivehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possessive_adj ective

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