Possessive adjectivesare my, your, his, her, its, our, their.Possessive adjectives occur before a noun (my car)or an adjective + noun (my new car). Possessive adjectives have no singular or plural. They are used with both singular and plural nouns (my book, my books). Comparing Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives. SUBJECT PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES & POSSESSIVE ‘-s’ Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives I My You Your He His She Her It Its We Our You Your They Their!!! Note: Subject pronouns go before verbs as subjects. Their house is very big. She is swimming. ( Subject Pr. My bag is blue.
Pronouns (Subject, Object, Possessive Pronouns) and Possessive Adjectives Pronouns include subject pronouns, object pronouns and possessive pronouns. These are used to replace nouns in sentences. It is also important to learn possessive adjectives when learning these forms. Use the chart below and then study the example sentences chart. A possessive pronoun is a part of speech that substitutes for a possessive determiner (also known as a possessive adjective) and a noun or noun phrase. For example, in the sentence These glasses are mine, not yours, the words mine and yours are possessive pronouns and stand for my glasses and your glasses, respectively. Possessives exercise. This is an easy exercise with fill in the gap tasks on possessive adjectives and personal pronouns.
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English grammar lesson on-line for elementary level students - An explanation of possessive adjectives with audio explanation and printable exercises.
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| What is | my your his her its our your their | name? |
| This is | dog. |
Explanation
Possessive adjectives don't take the -s of the plural with plural nouns (our students, not ours students).
his = of a man
- His name is Paul.
- My husband is old. His hair is grey.
her = of a woman
- Her dress is beautiful.
- Her name is Maria Callas.
its = of a thing
- Its name is British Bank.
- The car is new. Its colour is red.
their = for groups of people, for things
- Their names are Stephen and Larry.
- Their rooms are dirty.
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