ENGLISH POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

Mary Ellen Page 2005

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES

Possessives show ownership. The adjectives come before nouns, while the pronouns stand alone. Look at the forms for each. PRONOUNS** mine yours his hers ours yours theirs ADJECTIVES my your his her our your their

**These forms do NOT use S like other possessives do. Look at how the forms change as you move from adjective to pronoun. I have a car. You wrote a report. They live in a house. I have my car. You wrote your report. They live in their house. I have mine. You wrote yours. They live in theirs.

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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Exercise 1: Answer the following questions by filling in the possessive adjectives to describe everyones belongings. 1. We want to go to the beach. Do you have your sun glasses? Yes, I have _______ sun glasses and _______ swimsuit. 2. Does your teacher grade your (plural) homework every night? No, she doesnt grade _______ homework. 3. Where are your (singular) classes? _______ classes are at the high school. 4. From where do Sonias friends come? _______ friends are from Colombia. 5. Do they pay for their clothes? Yes, they pay for ________ clothes. 6. When to we have our final exam? _________ final exam is next Friday. 7. Is your (plural) math class easy or difficult? ________ math class is quite difficult. 8. What are Johns friends like? ________ friends are all very nice. 9. Are my paintings good enough for the exhibit? Yes, ________ paintings are wonderful. 10. When are Pat and Sue going to visit their parents? They will visit _________ parents in April.