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Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns Guide

The document discusses the use of possessive adjectives and pronouns in English. Possessive adjectives, such as "my", "her", and "their" are used before nouns to indicate possession. Possessive pronouns, such as "mine", "hers", and "ours" are used without a following noun. The word "whose" is used to ask about possession. Examples are provided to illustrate the correct use of these terms.

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Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns Guide

The document discusses the use of possessive adjectives and pronouns in English. Possessive adjectives, such as "my", "her", and "their" are used before nouns to indicate possession. Possessive pronouns, such as "mine", "hers", and "ours" are used without a following noun. The word "whose" is used to ask about possession. Examples are provided to illustrate the correct use of these terms.

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Possessive adjectives

Before a noun
We use possessive adjectives before a noun, they modify a noun.

 My dog is big.
 Her cat is brown.
 Their sister works downtown.

Possessive pronouns
Without a noun
A possessive pronoun is NOT followed by a noun.

 The dog is mine.


 The brown cat is hers.
 The car is ours.

Whose
 
We use whose to ask about possession.

 Whose car is that?
 Whose is that car?

Choose the correct subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, possessive
adjectives to complete the sentences below.

1Look at this picture. These are my daughters.   names are Jane and Laura.

2John was born in Bristol but   father was born in Manchester.

3I want to go to a Rihanna concert. I really like  .

4I don't have my mobile phone. Can I use  ?

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5We need help. Can you help  ?

6Carla and Ned have a really nice car. I love   car.

7This T-shirt is not mine. Is it  ?

8I am going to see the Rolling Stones. Do you like  ?

9We live in a nice house but   neighbours are horrible!

10I miss my parents. I want to send   a postcard.

Fill in the gaps with the subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, and
possessive adjectives from the box.

her     it     its     our     she     them     they     you     you     your     we

Dear James,

Thanks for 1   email. It was very nice to have news from 2  . I was very
happy to hear that  you  are finally getting married to Maria. It's perfect! I think you will

make 3   very happy and 4   will make you very happy, too.

How did your parents react when you gave 5   the news? Aren't 6   excited?
I'm sure they are really happy. I'm really looking forward to seeing you all at the wedding.

By the way, do you remember that I wanted a dog? I already have one. It's a really cute

little dog that I found in the street. 7   name is Max. Sara and I found 8   

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under our car on a really cold winter day and 9   decided to adopt that adorable

creature right away. We are so happy with 10   new pet! Max has quickly become
one more member of the family.

Well, I hope to see you soon, James. Please call me if you need any help.

Love,

Samuel.

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