SUBJECT PRONOUN POSSESIVE ADJECTIVE POSSESIVE PRONOUNS

I MY MINE
YOU YOUR YOURS
HE HIS HIS
SHE HER HERS
IT ITS _______
WE OUR OURS
THEY THEIR THEIRS

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES ARE USED BEFORE A NOUN.

EXAMPLE: THIS IS MY BOOK.

POSSESIVE PRONOUNS AREN’T USED WITH ANOTHER NOUN.

EXAMPLE: THIS BOOK IS MINE

WE USE (‘S) TO SHOW THAT SOMETHING BELONGS TO A PERSON.

SINGULAR (‘S)
EXAMPLE: THIS IS PETER’S BROTHER.
PLURAL (‘)
EXAMPLE: THIS IS THE BOYS’ BALL

WE USE OF TO SHOW THAT ONE THING BELONGS TO ANOTHER THING.

EXAMPLE: THE END OF THE STREET.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER

1- ALICE MET A FRIEND OF HER / HERS.

2- ARE THESE BOOK YOURS / YOUR
3- EXCUSE ME, IS THIS YOUR / YOURS SEAT?
4- WE HAVEN’T EATEN OURS/ OUR SANDWICHES.
5-TOM HAS BORROWED MY / MINE PEN.
6- THESE KEYS AREN’T MY / MINE.

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 WRITE THE MISSING (S’) (‘ ).

1-DAVID SISTER IS A NURSE

2-THESE ARE THE GIRLS PARENTS
3-MY GLOVES ARE IN MY FRIEND BAG
4- TOM BIKE IS OUTSIDE
5- THOSE ARE THE TEACHERS CARS
6- THIS IS MY FATHER OFFICE

COMPLETE WITH A POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE OR A POSSESSIVE

PRONOUN

1- THIS ISN’T MY CAR. THAT IS ..........................

2- SALLY HAS GOT A SISTER. .................. IS A TEACHER
3- WE ARE IN CLASSROOM “B”. .................... CLASSROOM IS BIG
4- THIS SCARF BELONGS TO PAM. THIS SCARF IS ................
5- TOM SAYS THAT THIS SCHOOLBAG ISN’T .....................
6- THE TEACHER TOLD US TO LOOK AT ................. NOTEBOOK.

REWRITE EACH SENTENCE SO THAT IT MEANS THE

SAME AS THE FIRST ONE.

1- DO THEY OWN TAT BIG HOUSE?

....................................................................... THEIRS
2- THERE ARE MY PENCILS
.......................................................................MINE
3-IS THAT YOUR CAT?
......................................................................YOURS
4-WE OWN THESE CARS
......................................................................OURS
5-THIS IS THEIR HOUSE
......................................................................THEIRS
6-THIS IS HER DESK
.....................................................................HERS

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