Lesson Fourteen
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives show ownership or belonging. They
must go somewhere before a noun.
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I am
a teacher.
You are my student. |
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You are
a student.
I am your teacher. |
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He is
playing a guitar.
It is his guitar.
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This is a woman.
Her hair
is red. |
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This is a cat.
It is eating its food. |
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We are
eating our lunch.
(I + you = we) |
 I
 you
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You are
students.
You are in your classroom. |
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They are
children.
They are eating their popsicles. |
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Practice:
1. I am practicing ___ English.
2. You are working with _____ teacher
3. We are doing ______ work.
4. They are in _______ house.
5. Open _____ books and turn to the first lesson.
6. She wants to see ______ father.
7. It has ______ own food.
8. ______ name is (your name here).
9. ______ name is John.
10. _____ name is Julia.
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Nouns are also used as possessive adjectives:
Examples:
This is her book. / This is the girl's book.
That is his car. / That is John's car.
Where are their coats? / Where are the children's coats? |
Next: Lesson Fifteen
1. my; 2. your; 3. our; 4. their; 5. your; 6. her; 7. its;
8. My; 9. His; 10. Her
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