1. Possessive Adjective/Pronouns

2. Possessive AdjectivesMY
YOUR
HIS
HER
ITS
OUR
THEIR
Possessive Pronouns
MINE
YOURS
HIS
HERS
ITS
OURS
THEIRS

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.