Sunday 9 November 2014

GRAMMAR - THEORY & PRACTICE: POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
               

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

 

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES + noun

 

EXAMPLES

I (yo)

MY (mi, mis)

I’VE GOT A BOOK → MY BOOK

Yo tengo un libro → Mi libro

YOU (tú)

YOUR (tu, tus)

YOU’VE GOT A CAT → YOUR CAT

Tú tienes un gato → Tu gato

HE (él)

HIS (su, sus - de él)

HE’S GOT A HOUSE → HIS HOUSE

Él tiene una casa → Su casa

SHE (ella)

HER (su, sus-  de ella)

SHE’S GOT A BIKE → HER BIKE

Ella tiene una bici → Su bici

IT (eso)

ITS (su, sus – de eso)

IT’S GOT A BONE → ITS BONE

Ese tiene un hueso → Su hueso

WE (nosotr@s)

OUR (nuestr@/s)

WE’VE GOT PENS → OUR PENS

Nosotr@s tenemos bolis → Nuestros bolis

YOU (vosotr@s)

YOUR (vuestr@/s)

YOU’VE GOT A TV → YOUR TV

Vosotr@s tenéis una tele → vuestra TV

THEY (ell@s)

THEIR (su, sus – de ell@s)

THEY’VE GOT A DOG → THEIR DOG

Ell@s tienen un perro → Su perro


1. Underline the correct words.  
1. MY / I name is Alisson.
2. HIS / HE brother is my German teacher.
3. YOU / YOUR parents are from Liverpool.
4. THEIR / THEY live in New Zealand.
5. WE / OUR are good at Maths.
6. SHE / HER is interested in swimming.

2. Use the correct possessive adjectives.  
1. He has got a computer.
This is  ___________ computer.
2. You have got a calculator.
This is___________ calculator.
3. Mary has got a sister.
This is  ____________ sister.
4. I have got a diary.
This is ___________ diary.
5. Mark and Paul have got two mobile phones.
These are ___________ mobile phones.
6. The cat has got a toy.
This is ________ toy.

3. Complete the sentences. Use possessive adjectives.  
1. Is that Mary’s pet? Yes, it is ___________ pet.
2. The cat is licking _________ own paw.
3. Mary, is __________ sister at the cinema?
4. I am going to ___________ parents’ house tonight.
5. We are showing _________ trainers to Janet.
6. These children always keep ____________ room tidy.
7. You need to write _______________ names on the exam.

4. Replace the subject pronouns by possessive adjectives.  
1. Where is (YOU) ____________ sister now?
2.  I write an e-mail to (I) ___________ friend Paul.
3. Klaus lives in Germany with (HE) ___________ family.
4. Claudia and Nora go to the disco with (THEY) ____________ friends.
5. Ana asks questions to (SHE) __________ teacher.
6. We always remember to take (WE) _____________ coats in winter.