Lesson Fourteen
Possessive Adjectives
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Possessive adjectives show ownership or belonging. They must go somewhere before a noun. |
I am a teacher. You are my student. | ![]() |
You are a student. I am your teacher. | ![]() |
He is playing a guitar. It is his guitar. | ![]() |
This is a woman. Her hair is red. | ![]() |
This is a cat. It is eating its food. | ![]() |
We are eating our lunch.
(I + you = we) |
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You are students. You are in your classroom. | ![]() |
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. The answers are below. |
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? |
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ANSWERS: 1. my; 2. your; 3. our; 4. their; 5. your;
6. her; 7. its; 8. My; 9. His; 10. Her