Possessive Adjectives
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Possessive Adjectives
We use possessive adjectives:
• to show something belongs to somebody (possession):
That’s our house.
My car is very old.
• for relations and friends:
My mother is a doctor.
How old is your sister?
• for parts of the body:
He’s broken his arm.
She’s washing her hair.
I need to clean my teeth.
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Possessive Adjectives
Different Forms of Possessive Adjectives
Number
Person
Gender
Possessive
Adjective
Singular
1st
Male/ Female
My
This is my book.
2nd
Male/ Female
Your
I like your hair.
3rd
Male
His
His name is "John".
Female
Her
Her name is "Mary".
Neuter
Its
The dog is licking its paw.
1st
Male/ Female
Our
We have sold ourhouse.
2nd
Male/ Female
Your
Your children are lovely.
3rd
Male/ Female/
Neuter
Their
The students
thankedtheir teacher.
Whose
Whose phone did you
use?
Plural
Singular/Plural 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd Male/ Female
(not Neuter)
Example Sentence
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Possessive Adjectives
EXAMPLES:
a)I have a book
My book is red
b)You have a book
Your book is red
c)She has a book
Her book is red
d)He has a book
His books are red
e)We have books
Our books are red
f)They have books
Their books are red.
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Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives are often confused with possessive pronouns.
(A possessive pronoun is a part of speech that attributes ownership to someone
or something. Like any other pronoun, it substitutes a noun phrase and can prevent
its repetition.)
Examples:
•
Your bike is blue.
(your is an adjective which modifies bike)
•
Mine is yellow.
(mine is a pronoun which functions as the subject of the verb is)
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Possessive Adjectives
Things to remember:
1. Possessive adjectives are different from possessive pronouns.
This is your (possessive adjective) book and this is mine (possessive pronoun).
2. its, their are possessive adjectives.
Its color is beautiful.
Their car is in their garage.
3. it's, they're and there are not possessive adjectives —
its is a contraction of it is or it has;
they're is a contraction of they are ;
there is an adverb of place.
It's not my book = It is not my book.
My house is big. It's got five bedrooms = It has got five bedrooms.
Nancy and Alan are from New York. They're my friends = They are my friends.
Please, put the chair there. (adverb)
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Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives & Possessive Pronouns
Subject
Object
Possessive
Adjectives
Possessive
Pronouns
I
Me
My
Mine
You
Your
Your
Yours
We
Us
Our
Ours
They
Them
Their
Theirs
He
Him
His
His
She
Her
Her
Hers
It
It
Its
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Possessive Adjectives
Exercise
 This is ___ book. (he)
 These are ____ friends. (we)
 This is ___ house. (she)
 Are these ____ clothes. (I)
 I am ____ brother. (he)
 It is _____ wardrobe. (they)
 They are ____ parents. (we)
 We are ___ children. (you)
 You are invited to ___ party. (you plural)
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Exercise
Complete the sentences.
 I’m Marcus and this is ______ garden.
 My mother’s Susan and this is _______ hat.
 They are Robert and Adam and this is ________ bedroom.
 _________ Marco and this is _________ living room.
 We are Betti and Barbara and this is _____favorite book. ______ title is Twilight.
 _________is Rachel and this is ________sister.
 These are my teachers. _______ names are Paul and Rita.
 This is my brother. ________ name is Peter. ________ a student in Hungary.
 We are friends. __________ hobbies are gardening and walking.
 I’m Sophy and this is ________ dog, Aladin.
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