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VICENTE GARCIA AGUILERA

ENGLISH BOOKLET – 2° AÑO CICLO BÁSICO

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

USES
 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: It´s instead of its. It´s eyes are yellow.
The use of your when we mean his or her.

Note: My: mi/mis; Your: tu/tus; His: su/sus; Her: su/sus; Its: su/sus; Our:
nuestro/nuestra/nuestros/nuestros; Your: vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras; Their: su/sus

Possessive pronoun + noun (singular/plural)

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ENGLISH BOOKLET – 2° AÑO CICLO BÁSICO

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ENGLISH BOOKLET – 2° AÑO CICLO BÁSICO

B) Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective

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ENGLISH BOOKLET – 2° AÑO CICLO BÁSICO

C. Fill in the missing words.

1. I am a girl. ____ name is Sarah.

2. He is my brother. ____ name is John.
3. I have a cat. _______ is black but _________ paws are white.
4. She is a teacher. ____ name is Mrs. Red.
5. We live here. This is _______________ house.
6. We are twins. _____parents are great.
7. They are here. _____ car is red.
8. You are nice. _____ father is an engineer.
9. It is my cat. _____ name is Blackie.
10. Mary goes to school. It is ___________ school.
11. They have a car._____________ is red.
12. Susan, what is ________ brother’s name? _______ name is
Mark.

D. Replace the underlined words with the correct possessive

adjectives: his / her / its / their.
1. This is Jane’s bag. This is her bag.

2. It’s John and Mary’s house. _____________________________

3. They’re Tony’s football boots. _____________________________

4. The dog’s name is Pluto. _____________________________

5. It’s Peter’s rubber. _____________________________

6. What’s your mother’s name? _____________________________

7. These are Tom and Mandy’s cats. __________________________

A) Answer about you!!

1. What’s your name?
_____________________________
2. What’s your brother’s name?
_____________________________
3. What’s your sister’s name?
_____________________________
4. Where are their pencils?
_____________________________
5. Where is our friends now?
_____________________________

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 ENET N° 1 PROF. VICENTE GARCIA AGUILERA
ENGLISH BOOKLET – 2° AÑO CICLO BÁSICO

THESE ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT USES OF ‘S OR S’

 ‘S - IS USED TO SHOW THAT SOMETHING BELONGS TO OR IS ASSOCIATED WITH SOMEONE.

Ex: Peter’s satchel // Jennifer’s pencil // John’s dog

 ‘S – IT IS ALSO USED WITH ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS OF PEOPLE, COUNTRIES, PLACES, EXPRESSIONS OF

TIME.
EX: The government’s policy // Britain’s symbols // yesterday’s newspapers

 S’ – WITH PLURAL NOUNS ENDING IN –S ONLY THE APOSTROPHE (‘) IS USED.

Ex: My parents’ opinion // My neighbours’ dog // the Carters’ room

 WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE POSSESSOR THE ‘S IS PUT AFTER THE LAST NAME
Ex: Mary and Peter’s house // Charlie and Maggie’s backyard // Julie and John’s car

 THE ‘S OR S’ FORM IS USED ON ITS OWN WHEN REFERRING TO A HOUSE, A SHOP, A CHURCH.
Ex: …. At my mother’s // …… at the baker’s // …. St Paul’s

A) Rewrite the sentences using the possessive case

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ENGLISH BOOKLET – 2° AÑO CICLO BÁSICO

B)

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ENGLISH BOOKLET – 2° AÑO CICLO BÁSICO

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Choose whether each sentence requires a possessive adjective or a possessive pronoun

1. Is that your notebook or _____________________ (my/mine)?

2. I don't like _____________________ (their/theirs) apartment.

3. That's not my problem. It's _____________________ (yours/your).

4. Your car is green, while _____________________ (my/mine) is black.

5. Isn't _____________________ (their/theirs) son older than you?

6. A friend of _____________________ (our/ours) called.

7. A friend of _____________________ (her/hers) brother's called.

8. He's _____________________ (our/ours) doctor.

9. That's _____________________ (our/ours) house, not theirs.

10. Is he a friend of _____________________ (your/yours)?