adjectives. Example: Johns knee hurts. His knee hurts. a)My parents friend is worried.

d. _______________ _______ b)Marys father speaks Russian. _______________ _______ c)Tims cousins go to my school. We use a _______________ possessive ______ adjective before d) Jim and Sams a noun to say favourite whoteam the noun is belongs to Benfica. _____________ Example: Where is your pencil?

Example: This is my pen. This pen is mine. a) Is that your pencil? _____________________ __________ b) These are your books. _____________________ ________ c) That is her bike. _____________________ ____________ d) This is my ring. _____________________ _____________

__________________________ d)That isnt my pen __________________________

mine. yours. his. hers. The pen is its. ours. yours. theirs.

PO PO SSE SSE SSI SSI VE VE ADJ ADJ ECT ECT IVE IVE S S

My Your His Her pen. Its Our Your Their

Possessive adjectives always agree with the possessor. E.g.: My house is big. The third person singular distinguish masculine, feminine and neutral. E.g.: His mother is a doctor; Her father is a teacher; This tree is big but its leaves are small. Common errors: Its instead of its. Its eyes are yellow. The use of your when we mean his or her.

P P OS OS SE SE SS SS IV IV E E PR PR O O N N O O U U NS NS

We use a possessive pronoun without a noun, when the noun is understood. Example: Is this Marks pen? No, its mine- (= my pen.)

The possessive pronoun substitute s the possessive adjective + the noun. E.g.: These are (my books) mine. The structure noun + of mine / yours, etc., is used with the meaning of` one among others E.g.: Mary is friend of ours. Common error: That book is my.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

My Your His Her Its Our Your

We use a possessive adjective before a noun to say who the noun belongs to Example: Where is your pencil?

pen.

Their

Possessive adjectives always agree with the possessor. E.g.: My house is big. The third person singular distinguish masculine, feminine and neutral. E.g.: His mother is a doctor; Her father is a teacher; This tree is big but its leaves are small. Common errors: Its instead of its. Its eyes are yellow. The use of your when we mean his or her.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
We use a possessive pronoun without a noun, when the noun is understood. Example: Is this Marks pen? No, its mine- (= my pen.) The pen is its. ours. yours. theirs. The possessive pronoun substitutes the possessive adjective + the noun. E.g.: These are (my books) mine. The structure noun + of mine / yours, etc., is used with the meaning of` one among others E.g.: Mary is friend of ours. Common error: That book is my. mine. yours. his. hers.

1.Substitute the underlined words with

2. Rewrite the sentences using possessive

3. Complete as the example:. Example: This isnt my book. The book isnt mine. a)This isnt our car. _________________________ b)Its her bag . _________________________ 4. Answer the questions, using the possessive pronoun that corresponds to the personal pronoun in brackets. a)Is that Marks dog? No, ____________ (I) b) Is this my rubber? No, _____________(she) c) Is that your pencil? No, _____________ ( they) d) Is this our ball? No, _____________( you)

1.Substitute the underlined words with possessive adjectives. Example: Johns knee hurts. His knee hurts. a)My parents friend is worried. ______________________ b)Marys father speaks Russian. ______________________ c)Tims cousins go to my school. _____________________ d)Jim and Sams favourite team is Benfica. _____________

2. Rewrite the sentences using possessive pronouns. Example: This is my pen. This pen is mine. a) Is that your pencil? _______________________________ b) These are your books. _____________________________ c) That is her bike. _________________________________ d) This is my ring. __________________________________

3. Complete as the example: . Example: This isnt my book. The book isnt mine. a)This isnt our car. __________________________ b)Its her bag. __________________________ c)Its my father's newspaper. __________________________ d)That isnt my pen __________________________

4. Answer the questions, using the possessive pronoun that corresponds to the personal pronoun in brackets. a)Is that Marks dog? No, ____________ (I) b) Is this my rubber? No, _____________(she) c) Is that your pencil? No, _____________ ( they) d) Is this our ball? No, _____________( you)