THE POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS
I: THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Definition: The possessive adjectives in English
(also called “possessive determiners”) are: my, your, his, her, its, our and
their. They say who something belongs to.
For example:
I have a bag - this is my bag.
You have a cat - that is your cat.
He has a car - it is his car.
She has a book - it is her book.
The dog has a bed - it is its bed.
We have a flat - it is our flat.
They have a daughter - she is their daughter.
II: THE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Definition: Possessive pronouns also say who
something belongs to, but they replace the noun. So we use them alone. In this
case, we don't use “its”. In English, the possessive pronouns are: mine, yours,
his, hers, ours and theirs.
For example:
I have a bag - this is mine.
You have a cat - that cat is yours.
He has a car - it is his.
She has a book - it is hers.
We have a flat - it is ours.
They have a daughter - she is theirs.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
AND PRONOUNS EXERCISE 1
Definition: Choose the correct word.
1. Is this cup (your / yours)?
2. The coffee is (my / mine).
3. That coat is (my / mine).
4. He lives in (her / hers) house.
5. You might want (your / yours)
phone.
6. The new car is (their / theirs).
7. She cooked (our / ours) food.
8. Don’t stand on (my / mine) foot!
9. She gave him (her / hers) suitcase.
10. I met (their / theirs) mother.
11. Is this (their / theirs) coffee?
12. Is the flat (her / hers)?
13. The grey scarf is (my / mine).
14. That red bike is (our / ours).
15. We should take (our / ours)
coats.
16. That is (my / mine) car.
17. He dropped (my / mine) bag.
18. Are these phones (their /
theirs)?
19. These cakes are (our / ours)!
20. Are those children (your /
yours)?
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