POSSESSIVE

Adjective and Pronoun

 Possessive Adjective
• Expressão de possessão
• Ex: Minha casa
• Meu celular
• O celular dele – his cellphone
• Singular
• Plural
• Geralmente tá no começo da frase, antes do
substantivo.
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Subject Pronoun Possessive Adjective

I My
You Your
He His
She Her
It Its
We Our
You (pl.) Your
They Their
• I like my father.
• This is your cellphone.
• Fernando loves his girlfriend.
• The cat drinks its milk.
• The dog plays with its toy.
• We like our home.
 Possessive Pronoun
• Expressa possessão
• Plural
• Singular
• Evita repetição!!!
• Special sentence = “OF ____”
• Geralmente vai no final da frase, depois do
substantivo.
• Tip: Nunca se usa PP antes do substantivo. A função
do PP é substituir o substantivo.
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Subject Pronoun Possessive Pronoun

I Mine
You Yours
He His
She Hers
It -----
We Ours
You (pl.) Yours
They Theirs
• I like my father. Marcus likes his.
• This is your cellphone. These are theirs.
• Fernando loves his girlfriend. Matheus Loves
his.
• The cat drinks its milk. The dog drinks his.
• The dog plays with its toy. Tha cat plays with
his.
• We like our home. She hates hers.