WAYS TO EXPRESS POSSESSIONS

Whose ……. is this?

to possess
possessions
personal possessions
 WAYS TO EXPRESS POSSESSIONS
Whose ……. is this?

to have = to possess, to own to belong

possessions
personal possessions things that you have
things that belong to you
 WAYS TO EXPRESS POSSESSIONS
Whose ……. is this?

 possessive adjectives
 possessive pronouns
 possessive nouns
Whose car is this?
Is this your car?
Oh, no
This is not my car.
This car is not mine.
This is not a car of mine.
This is Tom’s car.
Whose car is this?
Is this your car?
Oh, no
This is not my car.
This car is not mine.
This is not a car of mine.
This is Tom’s car.

my-mine-Tom’s
 WAYS TO EXPRESS POSSESSIONS
Whose ……. is this?

 possessive adjectives
 possessive pronouns my-mine-Tom’s
 possessive nouns
 WAYS TO EXPRESS POSSESSIONS
Whose ……. is this?

 possessive adjectives – my
 possessive pronouns – mine

my-mine-Tom’s

possessive nouns – Tom’s bike

the boy’s bike
the boys’ bike
the children’s bike
 I - me my - mine
Who - Whom Whose
Personal pronouns Possessive
nominative case objective case adjectives pronouns
I - me my - mine
This is not my car. This car is not mine.
This is not a car of mine.
This is Tom’s car. This is a car of Tom’s.
 Who - Whom Whose
Personal pronouns Possessive
nominative-objective adjectives pronouns
case
I - me my - mine
we
you
he
she
it
they
 Who - Whom Whose
Personal pronouns Possessive
nominative-objective adjectives pronouns
case
I - me my - mine
we - us our - ours
you - you your - yours
he - him his - his
she - her her - hers
it - it its - its
they - them their - theirs
Kate has a
book.
 This is Kate’s
book.

Kate is the
owner of this This is a book
of Kate’s.
book. Kate has a
book.
This book
belongs to This is her
Kate. book.
This is a book
of hers.