WHAT IS THIS?

IT IS A PEN.

IT IS MY PEN.

WHOSE IS THE PEN?

THIS PEN IS MINE.

WHAT ARE THESE?

THEY ARE KEYS.

WHOSE ARE THE KEYS?

THEY ARE HIS KEYS.THESE KEYS ARE HIS.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GROUP A AND GROUP B?

THIS PEN IS MINE.IT IS MY PEN.THEY ARE HIS KEYS. THESE KEYS ARE HIS.

IN GROUP A WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND IN GROUP B WE ARE TALKING

ABOUT POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.

A B

WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ABOUT POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

AND PRONOUNS

WHAT ARE THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS?

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

I MY MINEYOU YOUR YOURSWE OUR OURS

THEY THEIR THEIRSHE HIS HIS

SHE HER HERSIT ITS ----

WHEN DO YOU USE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND WHEN DO YOU USE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS?

• WE USE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE AND PRONOUNS WHEN WE WANT TO EXPRESS POSSESSION.FOR EXAMPLE:- THIS IS MY PEN A possessive adjective is used only with a noun following it.- THIS PEN IS MINE A possessive pronoun is used alone, without a noun following it.

WARNING!THE POSSESSIVE “ITS” IS USED ONLY WITH A NOUN FOLLOWING IT AND IT HAS NO APOSTROPHE.EXAMPLE:I HAVE A BOOK. ITS COVER IS BLACK.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORDS IN ITALICS1. Children should obey his / their parents.

2. Excuse me. Is this my / mine dictionary or your / yours .

3. The bird cleaned its / it’s feathers with its / it’s beak.

4. Whose bird is that? It is my / mine .

5. This is my / mine book. Your / yours book is on the desk.

6. Julie fell off her bicycle and broke hers / her arm.

8. Is this your umbrella? No, it isn’t . It’s yours / your.

7. I gave him my address and he gave me his / theirs.

9. Her car is brown. Mine / my is red.

10. Whose radio is that? It is hers / her .