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    Possessive Adjectives: We Use Possessive Adjectives To Show Possession Over Someone or Something

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    This document discusses the use of possessive adjectives in the English language. It provides examples of the possessive adjectives "my", "your", "his", "her", "its", "our", and "their" used with different subjects. The document also notes that the possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not the thing possessed. It provides exercises for the reader to practice using possessive adjectives correctly.

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    This document discusses the use of possessive adjectives in the English language. It provides examples of the possessive adjectives "my", "your", "his", "her", "its", "our", and "their" used with different subjects. The document also notes that the possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not the thing possessed. It provides exercises for the reader to practice using possessive adjectives correctly.

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    Possessive Adjectives: We Use Possessive Adjectives To Show Possession Over Someone or Something

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    This document discusses the use of possessive adjectives in the English language. It provides examples of the possessive adjectives "my", "your", "his", "her", "its", "our", and "their" used with different subjects. The document also notes that the possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not the thing possessed. It provides exercises for the reader to practice using possessive adjectives correctly.

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    POSSESSIVE

    ADJECTIVES
    We use possessive adjectives to show

    possession over someone or something.

    SUBJECT POSSESSIVE
    PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES
    I my I am a student. My name is Nancy.
    You your You have a house. Your house is big.
    He his He is Sam and his cat is Lucky.
    She her She has a dog. Her dog is small.
    It its It's my dog and its toy.
    We our We have homework. Our homework is difficult.
    They their They have a car. Their car is expensive.

    Use possessive adjectives + nouns. The possessive adjective needs to


    agree with the possessor and not
    That's my car. with the thing that is possessed.
    POSSESSIVE NOUN
    ADJECTIVE

    Your sister is Sally.


    POSSESSIVE NOUN
    ADJECTIVE
    Sue and her dad are here.

    Be careful not to confuse its and


    Use the same possessive adjective for singular
    it's.
    or plural nouns.

    My friend is Nancy. My cat ate all its food.


    POSSESSIVE
    SINGULAR NOUN
    ADJECTIVE
    My friends are Nancy and Sam.

    PLURAL NOUN
    It's my cat.

    SUBJECT
    + VERB BE

    Possessive 's
    TEACHER
    name + 's Piqué is Shakira's husband. Camila Rodriguez

    word + 's My friend's name is Chiara.


    word + s' My friends' names are Nancy and Angel.
    EXERCISES
    A. Match the subject pronouns with the possessive adjectives:

    YOU
    I

    WE

    ITS
    OUR
    HER
    THEY MY
    HE HIS
    SHE YOUR
    IT THEIR

    B. Look at the photos and complete with the correct possessive adjective of
    the words in brackets:

    (he) ______ hands (you) ______ bike (she) ______ hair

    (I) ______ sister (it) ______ teeth (you) ______ phone number

    C. Complete with the correct possessive adjective:

    You and _____ friends. We and _____ dog. What's ____ phone number?
    This is _____ dinner. He and ____ toys. Where are ____ parents?

    This is _____ ball. They and ____ keys. ____ eyes are blue.

    She and ____ homework. ____ sister is Nancy. _____ books are interesting!

    ____ chairs are white. ____ eyes are brown. _____ car is green.

    _____ mate is new. She loves ____ dog. ____ t-shirt is green and yellow.

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