possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns. possessive adjectives
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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.
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
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.