Notes #16  Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics  Objective: Students will learn how to use possessive adjectives and compare them to English possessive adjectives.

©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved Possessive adjectives, like descriptive adjectives, are used to qualify people, places, or things. Possessive adjectives express the quality of ownership or possession.

Singular possessive adjectives Mi Tu Su Nuestro/Nuestr a X Su My your His, her, its You formal our Their Your (all plural)

Plural possessive adjectives Mis Tus Sus Nuestros/ Nuestras X Sus My your His, her, its our Their Your ( all plural)

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©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved  Possessive adjectives are always placed before the nouns they modify.

©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved  Because su and sus have multiple meanings (your, his, her, their, its), you can avoid confusion by using this construction instead: [article] + [noun] + de + [subject pronoun].

 Possessive adjectives tell you who owns something or describe a relationship between people or things. In Spanish possessive adjectives agree in number with the nouns they describe. In English there is no number agreement with possessives.  Ex.  Mi libro/Mis libros  My book/My books  Su carro/Sus carros  his/-her car/their cars  Nuestra clase/Nuestras clases  Our class/Our classes

©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved Provide the appropriate form of each possessive adjective. The first item in each column has been done for you. 1.Es _____ (my) libro. 2._____ (My) familia es ecuatoriana. 3._____(Your, fam.) novio es italiano. 4._____(Our) profesor es español. 5.Es _____ (her) reloj. 6.Es _____ (your, fam.) mochila. 7.Es _____ (your, form.) maleta. 8._____(Their) casa es amarilla. 1._____ (Her) primos son franceses. 2._____(Our) cuadernos son verdes. 3.Son _____ (their) lápices. 4._____(Their) nietos son japoneses. 5.Son _____ (our) plumas. 6.Son _____ (my) papeles. 7._____(My) amigas son inglesas. 8. Son _____ (his) cuadernos. mi Sus

©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved Provide the appropriate form of each possessive adjective. The first item in each column has been done for you. 1.Es _____ (my) libro. 2._____ (My) familia es ecuatoriana. 3._____(Your, fam.) novio es italiano. 4._____(Our) profesor es español. 5.Es _____ (her) reloj. 6.Es _____ (your, fam.) mochila. 7.Es _____ (your, form.) maleta. 8._____(Their) casa es amarilla. 1._____ (Her) primos son franceses. 2._____(Our) cuadernos son verdes. 3.Son _____ (their) lápices. 4._____(Their) nietos son japoneses. 5.Son _____ (our) plumas. 6.Son _____ (my) papeles. 7._____(My) amigas son inglesas. 8. Son _____ (his) cuadernos. mi Sus