POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something.

While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of
relationship than ownership.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE EXAMPLES
I ADJECTIVES This is my bag
He My Those are his parents
She His That is her book
It Her Its name is Pluto
You Its They are your pencils
We Your We love our city
They Our Their sister is nice
Their
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Possessive pronouns are, in short, exactly that: they are the pronouns that help
us show possession in the English language.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS EXAMPLES
I Mine This pen is mine
He His Those books are his
She Hers That table is hers
You Yours They are yours
We Ours That car is ours
They Theirs Theirs is that cap
OBJECTS PRONOUNS
An object pronoun is used in place of a person or thing that is acted upon, or receives
the action of the verb in a sentence.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS OBJECT PRONOUNS EXAMPLES
I me Tell me
He him Call him
She her Talk to her
It it Take it
You you See you
We us Call us
They them Say to them
Possessive cases and objects pronouns

Exercises:

1. Possessive adjective

1. Sandra's apartment is nice. Her apartment is nice

her Sandra's flat is ni
2. Sam's car is powerful. His car is
powerful.
his Sam's car is pow
3. My cat's ball is under the bed. Its
ball is under the bed.
its My cat's ball is un
4. Look at these gentlemen's hats.
Look at their hats.
their Look at these gen
5. The Simpsons' nice inn is in
London. Their nice inn is in London.
their The Simpsons' nic
6. My fish's aquarium is expensive.
Its aquarium is expensive.
its My fish's aquariu
7. Jim's wife is beautiful. His wife is
beautiful.
 his Jim's w ife is beau
8. Cindy's bike isn't big. Her bike
isn't big.
her Cindy's bike isn't
9. Bruno's new boat is splendid.
His new boat is splendid.
his Bruno's new boa
10. Is it Debby and Franck's black
dog? Is it their black dog?
11. You're students. Your books are in the classroom.
12. Her name is Sarah and she's English.
13. France is famous for its food.
14. I'm Stephen and my family is Scottish.
15. They're American. Their names are Tom and Bob.
2. Possessive pronouns
1. Annalisa finished her (her/hers) homework early, but Julissa did not do hers
(her/hers) until later.
2 The little boy who lives next door played with his (him/his) toys.
3. The furniture belongs to my mother. It is hers (her/hers).
4. Our (Our/Ours) family enjoys spending time together.
5. The car on the corner is my car.
The car on the corner is mine.
6. Was this your house?
Was this the house of yours?
7. The invading soldiers searched their house.
The invading soldiers searched the house of theirs.
8. Did Dee find her briefcase?
Did Dee find the briefcase of hers?
9. Our relatives have lived in Brazil for a long time.
The relatives of ours have lived in Brazil for a long time.
10. His boss is fair with everyone.
The boss of his is fair with everyone.
11. These problems are entirely his problems.
These problems are entirely problems of his.
12. I need your advice.
I need advice of yours.
13. My landlord is going to raise the rent.
Landlord of mine is going to raise the rent.
14. Their long conversations made no sense.
The long conversations of theirs made no sense
15. Paul doesn’t like my friends and I don’t like of his.

3. Objective pronouns
Instructions:  Replace each of the underlined elements with one logical object
pronoun.
Example: Marsha sent three e-mail messages to my sister and me.
Marsha sent them to us.
1. Adam gave the book (it) to Karen and me(us).
2. Amanda saw you and me(us) yesterday at the park.
3. Did Nicole give the book(it) to Michelle(her)? 
4. I see you and your brother(you).
5. Do you want to go with Mary, Jennifer, and me(us)?
6. I gave the dog(him) a bone.  (The dog is a boy.)
7. Will you send these letters to my dad for me(him)?
8. I love English(it)!
9. I love computers(them)!
10. Are you and your brothers(you) going with Kathy, Matt, and me (us)?

Passive voice
Passive voice is a voice that indicates that the subject is the patient or
recipient of the action denoted by the verb.

Rewrite these sentences in the passive or the active voice.
e.g.: She was shocked by the accident
The accident shocked her.
a. My father will buy a new car next year.
A new car will be bought by my father next year.
b. The students were given 15 minutes for the test.
15 minutes were given to the students for the test.
c. This restaurant is owned by English people.
English people are owned by this restaurant.
d. The children were given some toys by their parents.
Some toys were given to the children by their parents.
e. His girlfriend is going to buy him a car.
A car will be bought to him by his girlfriend
f. Tourists are paying a lot of money.
A lot of money is paid by tourists.
g. They built this house in 1900.
This house was built by them in 1900.
h. Parents always love their children.
Children are always loved by their parents.
i. The film was produced by Spielberg.
Spielberg produced the film.

Practicing writing:

Last summer we painted our house. The job took about two weeks. First, we
washed the exterior using warm water and a mild detergent. Then all the chinks
and pores in the walls were sealed with putty. After the putty had had a chance to
dry, the exterior could be painted. We used a latex paint because it is easy to
apply and cleans up with water. We needed a whole week to finish part of the
job. I was very careful to apply the paint evenly because I did not want to have to
apply two coats. A color was used that was very close to the original color. Our
house is a two-story house, which meant that a tall ladder was needed to do the
second story. The paint can have to be balanced on the top rung of the ladder
while I worked. When we finished the job, a great deal of satisfaction was felt
by me. I had to pat myself on the back. Even my dad said that a good job was
done.