Possessive Adjective/Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives MY YOUR HIS HER ITS OUR THEIR Possessive Pronouns MINE YOURS HIS HERS ITS OURS THEIRS

Possessive Adjectives My name is John. This is his house. Possessive Pronouns My car is new, theirs is old. - Whose is this pen? - It’s mine.

Important! In the modern English we can use her to countries that have feminine gender: Ex.: Venezuela has her/its particular problems. When we don’t know the sex of the baby: Ex.: The child is crying. Its teeth are growing.

noun + of + possessive pronoun Double Possessive noun + of + possessive pronoun One of my aunts is American. = An aunt of mine is American = Uma das minhas tias é Americana. Don’t confuse! Those are Julia’s friends. I saw one of Gabriel’s parents.

Watch Out! Everybody/everyone/somebody/someone/ nobody/no one – his/her (formal), their (informal and modern) Ex.: No one got his or her bus. One – one’s/ his Ex.: One loves one’s/his family. Names of ships – her Ex.: The Titanic had her crew in 1912.