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Mine, Yours or Whose? (Possessive Adjectives)




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Mine, Yours or Whose? 
 
 (Possessive Adjectives) 
 
 
 Possessive adjectives are used to mention a person or thing that belongs or is related to someone and they are aplied as follows:
 
  • Possessive adjective + complement or noun
 
 
    Pronoun                              Possessive Adjective                                Examples
 
         I                                                      My                                            This is my car
 
       You                                                  Your                                      He is your boyfriend
 
        He                                                    His                                           She is his uncle 
 
       She                                                    Her                                           This is her dog                        
 
         It                                                      Its                                             The toy of its
 
        We                                                   Our                                      This is our pineapple
 
       They                                                 Their                                        I go to their party 
  
       Your                                                  Your                                What happens in your mind
 
 
  
  Exercise 1
 
 
   According to the above information, choose the correct option presented in the boxes.
 
   A. She wrote a letter to   mother

B.     B. Please hand me  book 

C.     C. He is traveling to see  sister

D.     D.The dog buried  bone in the yard           

    E.The neighbours are painting  new house                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                               

F.      F.  house is nearby 

G.     G.  mother was very upset when you arrived 

H.     H. My brother forgot  phone at work again 

I.       I. Ana decided not paint hair again                         

   J. We cancel party                                       

J.        

 
Exercise 2  
 
 
   Complete the sentences with the possessive adjective correct
 

         A. Maria have a dog, dog ate cookies                                                                               

         B. Alejandro left  headphones 

         C. They group did not come  group yes 

         D. My cat forgot toy 

     E. You lost  notebook
 
                                                           
  
 
Exercise 3 
 

   Complete the story spaces with the correct possessive adjectives

   Ally is very happy. all  things and persons in  around are very Happy. She has a bird that sing for  in the                          morning  have two years. Her boss is very kind with  because  job requires a lot of effort and she does it without problems. Anthony, the boss of Ally, loves  dog that wait for he in  house. The neighbours of Anthony sometimes go out of  houses to take the dog for walk.  name is Angel and work with Ally and Anthony, and I have a little cat that is very unruly it now damage my charger. We be coworkers and we love  pets.

 
 

  
 
Exercise 4 
 

   Search the words.

   Possessive
 
   Adjectives
 
   His 
 
   Her
 
   Your
 
   Your
 
   My
 
   Its
 
   Their 
 
 
 
 
 
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