Possessives

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possessive nouns possessive adjectives possessive pronouns questions reciprocal pronouns possessives: nouns possessives: adjectives possessives: pronouns possessives: questions possessives: reciprocal pronouns

possessives: nouns
backnext We use a noun with s with a singular noun to show possession: We are having a party at Johns house. Michael drove his friends car. We use s with a plural noun ending in -s: This is my parents house. Those are ladies shoes. ut we use s with other plural nouns: These are mens shoes. Childrens clothes are very expensive.

We can use a possessive instead of a noun phrase to avoid repeating words: !s that "ohn#s car$ Whose coat is this$ %o& it#s Mary#s 'car(. !t#s my wife#s 'coat(. ) %o& it#s Mary#s. ) !t#s my wife#s.

possessives: adjectives
backnext *an you match these possessive adjectives to the right personal pronouns: its, your, my, their, our, her, his Subject ! +ou ,e -he !t We They Object me you him her it us them Possessive

We use possessive adjectives: . to show something belongs to somebody: That#s our house. My car is very old. . for relations and friends: My mother is a doctor. ,ow old is your sister$ . for parts of the body: ,e#s broken his arm. -he#s washing her hair. ! need to clean my teeth.

possessives: pronouns
backnext *an you match these possessive pronouns to the right personal pronouns and possessive adjectives: yours& mine& theirs& ours& hers& his Subject ! +ou ,e -he !t We They Object me you him her it us them Possessive adjectives my your his her its our their Possessive pronouns

We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a noun phrase: !s that "ohn#s car$ Whose coat is this$ ,er coat is grey& 'my coat(is brown %o& it#s 'my car( ) %o& it#s mine. !s it 'your coat($ ) !s it yours$ ,er coat is grey& mine is brown.

We can use possessive pronouns after of. We can say: -usan is one of my friends. or -usan is a friend of mine. but not -usan is a friend of me or

! am one of Susan's friends. or ! am a friend of Susan's. but not ! am a friend of -usan

possessives: uestions
backnext We use whose to ask questions: Pattern ! Whose coat is this$ Whose book is that$ Whose bags are those$ Pattern " or Whose is this coat$ or Whose is that book$ or Whose are those bags$

possessives: reciprocal pronouns

backnext /each other0s/ and /one another0s/ see 1eciprocal pronouns