Unit 11   
possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns
DefinitionExamples
possessive adjectives
  • my - your - his - her - its -our - your -
    their
    are the possessive adjectives
    in English.
  • You can use 's with nouns;
    - ( Tom's book,  David's desk  )
    - ( Sam and Jack's house )
    - ( Sam's and Jack's house )
  • they are used to show that "something
    belongs to someone
    ".
  • They are used before a noun .
  • You can ask questions with "whose?"
It is my bag. It is your desk. It is our house .
They are his shoes. These are her books.
Its colour is red. Their names are Tim and Bob.

It is Nina's house.  That is Gwen's school.
This is Tim and Ann's house.

Whose pen is this? - It is my pen.
Whose book is that? - It is Linda's book.
Whose shoes are they? - They are her shoes
Whose jacket is this? - It's Ozzy's jacket.
Whose desk is it? - It's Bob and Sally's desk
possessive pronouns
  • mine - yours - his - hers - ours -
    yours - theirs are the possessive
    pronouns in English.
  • You can use 's with nouns;
    - ( Tom's,  David's )
    - ( Sam and Jack's, Sam's and Jack's )
  • they are used to show that "something
    belongs to someone
    ".
  • They replace a noun .
  • You can ask questions with "whose?"
It is mine. It is yours. It is ours. It is his.
They are mine. They are yours. They are hers.

It is Nina's. They are John's. That is Gwen's.
This is Nick and Gina's

Whose pen is this? - It is mine.
Whose book is that? - It is Linda's.
Whose shoes are they? - They are hers.
Whose jacket is this? - It's Ozzy's.
Whose desk is it? - It's Bob and Sally's.




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