Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns
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Possessive Adjectivesand
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives
Personal pronoun
Possessive adjective
Examples
I My I have a cell phone. My cell phone is Nokia.
You(singular) Your You have a car. Your car is Toyota.He His He has a laptop. His laptop is
Compaq.She Her She has a bra. Her bra is Victoria’s
secret. It Its It has food. Its food is Wishkas. We Our We have a nice TV set. Our TV set is
Sony Bravia.You (plural) Your You have English books. Your books
are from Cambridge.they their They have nice blouses. Their
blouses are Adidas.
• Use these with nouns ornoun phrases:• What's my / your / his / her / its /
our / their problem?• Jill doesn't have my / your / his /
her / our / their home phone number.
Example
Practicea) Sofia is very outgoing. ____vacations were
good. b ) My room is hot. ____ window is small.c) Ana and Karen are friendly. ____parties are
nice.d) Nathaly and I play soccer. ___games are
amazing.e) I live in a big city. _____ house is pretty.
Her Its Their Our My
Possessive Pronouns
possessiveadjectives
possessivepronouns
My mineYour yoursHis hisHer hersIts --- *
Our oursyour (plural) yours (plural)
Their theirs
• Use these alone. Don't use themwith nouns or noun phrases:
• Everyone has problems. What'smine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirs?
• Joe has everyone's home phone numbers except mine / yours /hers / ours / theirs.
ExampleThis is my book
Possessive Adjective
This book is mine
Possessive pronouns
Exercise
Home FunA
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