REVIEW: PERSONAL PRONOUNS

 1. Jim and Susan are my parents. 4. Bill and I are good friends.
They are my parents. _________________

2. Carla is my sister. 5. Rufus and Tobias are my dogs.

__________________ ___________________

3. Paul is my cousin.
  5. My umbrella is big and black.
_________________ ___________________
 
 
READ THE TEXT AND UNDERLINE THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND COMPLETE THE GRID BELOW WITH THEM

Hello, my name is Lisa and I live near London, my father is cool , his name is John, my
mother is beautiful , her name is Sharon . I have a little brother , his name is Mike and
he is really cute. We love playing in our garden. I have lots of friends at school, their
names are Sharon, kate and Debby. My Mum takes me to school with our car, its
colour is grey. And now what about you ? What’s your name ? Tell me all about you.

Personal                
pronouns

Possessive                
adjectives

Possessive Adjectives
The possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, their, and whose. A possessive
adjective sits before a noun (or a pronoun) to show who or what owns it.
 Remember: POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
1. If you are talking about a person and that person’s house is
described, his o her must be used, according to the sex of that
person.
Examples:
a. John lives in New York. His house is very big.

b. Susan lives in New York. Her house is very big.

2. However, if you talk about an animal, you must use its.
Example:
• The cat lives in New York. Its name is Bob.
3. You may express the same in different ways, such
us the usage of 's with the names of people or
things.
Examples:
a. Claudio's piano.

b. Richard's cat.
 Exercises
I. Mark the correct:
1. Hello. My / His / Your  name is Peter. 
2. ‘What is   my / her / your  name?’   ‘I am Paul.’
3. ‘Is Cynthia   my / his / your  sister?’  ‘Yes, she is my sister.’   
4. ‘What is   his / her / its  name?’   ‘Gloria.’ 
5. I have a brother. Her / His / Their  name is  Tom.    
6. ‘Is it your case?’  ‘Yes, it is  my / his / her  case.’                         
7. Our / Your / Its  family name is Capellini. We are Italian.      
8. Mara is from Russia.  His / Her / Its   flat is in Moscow.      
9. ‘Is this a photo of his / her / your  family?’ ‘Yes...mom, dad and my brother.’    
10. ‘Who is your best friend?’  ‘My / His / Her  best friend is  Simon.’
 Exercises
II. Read and complete the passage with ‘his,’ ‘her’ or ‘my.’

My name is Elena Armijo. I am a student . I am from Chile. ____ eyes

are brown and ____ hair is black . ____ father is Alfonso Armijo. He is a
doctor. ____ eyes are brown. ____ mother is Teresa. She’s a housewife.
____ eyes are green.