POSSESSIVE

PRONOUNS
Ejemplo Traduccin ejemplo

Mine
mo/s,
ma/s

This book is
mine
Este libro
es mo.

Yours
tuyo/s,
tuya/s,
suyo/s,
suya/s

Is this book
yours?
Este
libro es
tuyo? /
Este
libro es
suyo?

His
suyo/s,
suya/s
(de el)

This bicycle is
his.
Esta
bicicleta
es de l.

Hers
suyo/s,
suya/s
(de ella)

The dress is
hers.
El vestido
es de ella.

Its
su, sus

The house
is its (the
cat's).
La casa
es suya
(del gato).

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS:

Ejemplos:
His bike is red. (Su bicicleta es roja.)
The red bike is his. (La bici roja es suya.)


Ours
nuestro/s,
nuestra/s

The suitcases
are ours.
Las
maletas
son
nuestras.

Yours
vuestro/a,
vuestros/as,
suyo/s,
suya/s

These seats
are yours.
Estos
asientos
son
vuestros.
Estos
asientos
son
suyos.

Theirs
suyo/a,
suyos/as
(de ellos)

This pencil is
theirs.
Este lpiz
es de
ellos.
My house is small. (Mi casa es pequea.)
The small house is mine. (La casa pequea
es ma.)
Function (Funcin)
Los pronombres posesivos se clasifican en
dos tipos segn su funcin en la oracin.

En funcin de artculo determinativo del
sujeto
Gramaticalmente funciona como un artculo
determinativo del sustantivo al que
acompaa, por lo tanto siempre va antes del
objeto.
o Ejemplos:

My car is blue. (Mi coche es azul.)

His house is big. (Su casa es grande.)

En funcin de pronombre
Gramaticalmente funciona como un
pronombre en funcin de complemento
directo.
o Ejemplos:

The blue car is mine. (El coche azul es mo.)
The big house is his. (La casa grande es
suya.)

Nota: Estos ejemplos responden a la
pregunta, "De quin es?



Who's
Who's is a contraction of who is or,
less commonly, who has.
Who's watching TV?
Do you know who's going to speak?
Who's ready to go?


Who's in the kitchen?
Who's this?
Who's already eaten?

Whose
Whose is the possessive of who or,
somewhat controversially, which.
Whose book is this?
Do you know whose car this is?
Whose side are you on?

REMEMBER:
Subject Object Adjective Pronoun
I
You
He
She
It
We
me
you
him
her
us
them
my
your
his
her
our
their
mine
yours
his
hers
ours
theirs
They

Whose...? asks about possession.
Whose
is this
book?
Whose
book
is this?
Whose
is it?
It's
mine.
yours.
his.
hers.
ours.
theirs.
Whose
are
these
books?
Whose
books
are
these?
Whose
are
these?
They're

PRACTICE:

Rewrite the sentences with the
possessive pronouns.
Ex. It's our school.
It's ours.

1) It's my car.

2) It's your book.

3) They're his jeans.

4) They're their sunglasses.

5) This is your present.

6) This is my ring.

7) These are our toys.

8) It's her wallet.

Write the questions with whose.
Ex. the book?
Whose is the book? / Whose book is
this? / Whose are this book?

1) the running shoes?

2) this hat?

3) this bike?

4) the sunglasses?

5) these Dvd?

6) that jacket?

7) the phone?

8) this necklace?

9) those boots?

10) these jeans?