Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns. Possessive Adjectives.

Possessive Adjectivesand

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives

Personal

pronoun

Possessiv

e

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

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