ENGLISH PRONOUNS.

PERSONAL POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

PRONOUNS
I (yo) My (mi/mis) Mine (mío, mía, míos, mías)
You (tú) Your (tu / tus) Yours (tuyo/a, tuyas/os,
suyo/os, suya/as)
He (él) His (su/ sus –de él) His (suyo/a, suyos/as, de él)
She (ella) Her (su / sus- de ella) Hers (suyo/a, suyos/as, de ella)
It (ello- animal, Its (su/sus – animales, cosas, Its
lugares, cosas) lugares)
We (nosotros) Our (nuestro/ nuestros) Ours (suyo/a, suyos/as, de ella)
You (vosotros) Your (vuestro/ vuestros) Yours (vuestro/os, vuestra/as,
de usted/es)
They (ellos) Their (su/ sus- de ellos) Theirs (suyo/a, suyos/as, de
ellos/as)

PRACTICE.

Complete the sentences with the possessive adjectives.

1 Mike and fis family live on Green Street. ______ house is white.
2 Frank is 13 years old . ________ brother Kevin is eight.
3 We love the park. It’s _________favourite place.
4 Sara hasn’t got a blue hat. ___________hat is red.
5 The dog hasn’t got a green ball. _________ball is red.
6 I’m 13 years old and ________ sister is 15.
7 Is this ________ pen? Can I use it, please?

Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives.

1 Mr Watson has got a new car. _______car is blue.
2 I’ve got a purple hat and jacket. ________schoolbag is purple,too.
3 John and his friends are in a football team. _______ team is called the Watford Wanderers.
4 Hello, nice to meet you. What’s _________ name?
5 Look at that girl ___________ hair is so long!
6 My family and I live in Wood Street. ______ house isn’t big, but we like it!.

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive pronouns.

yours
1. This book is (you)  .
2. The ball is (I)  .
3. The blue car is (we)  .
4. The ring is (she)  .
5. We met Paul and Jane last night. This house is (they)  .
6. The luggage is (he)  .
7. The pictures are (she)  .
 8. In our garden is a bird. The nest is (it)  .
9. This cat is (we)  .
10. This was not my fault. It was (you)  .

Complete the sentences with a subject pronoun or an object pronoun.

Asha is Indian. He lives in Mumbai.
1 Rob and Jess are friends. _____ are in my class.
2 I like football. Do you want to play with ____?
3 Have you got Joe’s phone number? I want to call ____.
4 Sean has got a laptop. _____ is new.
5 Mrs Laurent is our teacher. We have French with _____.

Choose whether each sentence requires a possessive adjective or a possessive

pronoun:
EX: That car is not his. It's mine. (possessive pronoun)
OR That's my car. (possessive adjective)
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)?