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    Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2

    Unit 8 • Lesson A: Spring cleaning


    Vocabulary
    Furniture
    drawer (n)
    dresser (n)
    lamp (n)
    shelf / shelves (n)

    Location expressions
    by ( = next to) (prep)
    in the closet / a drawer (prep)
    on the floor / a shelf (prep)
    on top of the dresser (prep)

    Personal items
    old clothes (n)
    sports equipment (n)
    tablet (computer) (n)

    Possessive determiners
    my
    your
    her
    his
    our
    their

    © Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 8, Lesson A, Page 1


    Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2

    Possessive pronouns
    mine
    yours
    hers
    his
    ours
    theirs

    Other words
    box (n)
    closet (n)
    music files (n)
    speakers (n)
    tablet (computer) (n)
    give (old clothes) to charity (v)
    hang clothes (in the closet) (v)

    Grammar
    Whose . . . ?
    To ask who things belong to, use Whose + noun + be + this / these?

    The noun can be singular, plural, or uncountable. Use this with a singular or uncountable
    noun. Use these with a plural noun:

    Whose bathing suit is this? (bathing suit = singular noun)

    Whose jewelry is this? (jewelry = uncountable noun)

    Whose clothes are these? (clothes = plural noun)

    © Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 8, Lesson A, Page 2


    Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2

    Possessive pronouns
    You can use a possessive pronoun when you don't need to say or repeat a noun. Possessive
    pronouns show who something belongs to.

    There is a possessive pronoun for every pronoun and possessive adjective:

    Possessive Possessive
    Pronouns
    adjectives pronouns
    I my mine
    you your yours
    he his his
    she her hers
    we our ours
    they their theirs

    To make a statement using a possessive pronoun, you can use It's / They're (+ not ) +
    possessive pronoun. Use It's with a singular or uncountable noun. Use They're with a plural
    noun:

    A Whose bathing suit is this?


    B It's mine. (= It's my bathing suit.)

    A Whose jewelry is this?


    B It's hers. (= It's her jewelry.)

    A Whose clothes are these?


    B They're not ours. (They're not our clothes.)

    © Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 8, Lesson A, Page 3

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