Grammar

Superlative adjectives:

We use the with a superlative:

It was the happiest day of my life.

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
That’s the best film I have seen this year.
I have three sisters, Jan is the oldest and Angela is the youngest .

Exercises:

Source: British Council, LearnEnglish

Bang Na Expressway, a 55 km long six-lane elevated highway

in Thailand.

Possessives: pronouns
Can you match these possessive pronouns to the

right personal pronouns and possessive adjectives?

yours, mine, theirs, ours, hers, his, its

Subject Object Possessive adjectives

Possessive pronouns

I me my

You you your

He him his

She her her

It it its

We us our

They them their

We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun phrase:

Is that John’s car? No, it’s [my car] > No, it’s mine.

Whose coat is this? Is it [your coat]? > Is it yours?

Her coat is grey, [my coat]is brown Her coat is grey, mine is brown.

We can use possessive pronouns after of.

We can say:

Susan is one of my friends.

or
Susan is a friend of mine.
but not
Susan is a friend of me

or

I am one of Susan's friends.

or
I am a friend of Susan's.
but not
I am a friend of Susan

Exercises: