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Possessive Adjective and Posessive Pronouns

The document provides information on possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns in English. It includes a table listing the subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, and possessive pronouns for different subjects. It then explains how possessive adjectives are used with nouns to indicate possession, while possessive pronouns replace previously mentioned nouns and adjectives. Examples are given of using the Saxon genitive to show possession by adding an apostrophe and "s". Four exercises follow to practice these concepts, including filling in blanks with possessive adjectives, changing words to the possessive form, substituting possessive pronouns, and completing sentences with the necessary possessive pronoun.

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Possessive Adjective and Posessive Pronouns

The document provides information on possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns in English. It includes a table listing the subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, and possessive pronouns for different subjects. It then explains how possessive adjectives are used with nouns to indicate possession, while possessive pronouns replace previously mentioned nouns and adjectives. Examples are given of using the Saxon genitive to show possession by adding an apostrophe and "s". Four exercises follow to practice these concepts, including filling in blanks with possessive adjectives, changing words to the possessive form, substituting possessive pronouns, and completing sentences with the necessary possessive pronoun.

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PART III.

A. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS


Estudie la siguiente tabla:

Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns

I /ai/ My /mái/= mi Mine /máin/=mío


You /iú:/ Your /ió:r/= su (de Ud.) Yours /ió:rz/= suyo, de ud.
He /hi:/ His /hiz/= su (de él) His /hiz/= suyo, de él
She /shi:/ Her /hé:r/= su (de ella) Hers /hé:rz/= suyo, de ella
It /it/ Its /its/= su (de un anim. o cosa) --------------------------
We /wi:/ Our /áuar/= nuestro Ours /áuarz/= nuestro
You /iú:/ Your /ió:r/= vuestro Yours /ió:rz/= vuestro
They /δéi/ Their /δéar/= su (de ellos) Theirs /δéarz/= suyo (de ellos)

Un possessive adjective (adjetivo posesivo) siempre acompaña a un sustantivo para indicar posesión. Un possessive pronoun
(pronombre posesivo) reemplaza a un adjetivo posesivo y un sustantivo que ha sido mencionado con anterioridad.

Escuche, lea y aprenda:

I´ve got a book. This is my book. (mi libro) The book is mine (mío)
Mary bought this car last year. It is her car.(su auto). The car is hers. (de ella)
They´ve got a house. This is their house (nuestra casa). The house is theirs. (de nosotros)

La posesión tambien se expresa usando el Saxon genitive (genitivo sajón), es decir agregando un apóstrofe + S (´s)
a los nombres o sustantivos referidos a personas.

Escuche, lea y aprenda:

This is the book of John. This is John´s book.


The house of Mr Smith is very big. Mr. Smith´s house is very big.
That is the car of my brother. That´s my brother´s car.

Con los sustantivos plurales solamente se debe agregar un apóstrofe, salvo que sean sustantivos plurales
irregulares.

Escuche, lea y aprenda:

The book of the student is new. The student´s book is new.


The books of the students are new. The students´ books are new.
This is the house of my parents. This is my parents´ house.
The names of the children are Bob and Joe. The children´s names are Bob and Joe.

EXERCISES

Ex. 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective.

1. I walk to ______ chair


2. John walks to______ desk.
3. You walk to ______ school every morning.
4. Mrs. Clark goes to ______ office every day
5. They went back to ______ seats and began to write.
6. The teacher writes with ______ pen.
7. We moved to ______ new house last month..
8. Mr and Mrs. Jones take ______ children to the park on Sunday.

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9. The dog wags ______ tail.
10. My brother drives ______ car every day..

Ex.2 . Change the words in italics to Possessive form:

1. This is the book of John. (This is John’s book.)


2. This is the pen of Helen. ___________________________________________________
3. The desk of the teacher is new. ___________________________________________________
4. That’s the home of my teacher. ___________________________________________________
5. The friend of my sister is very sick. ___________________________________________________
6. The office of Mr. Smith is very large. ___________________________________________________
7. This is the notebook of William. ___________________________________________________
8. He’s the teacher of Helen ___________________________________________________
9. He’s also the teacher of my friend. ___________________________________________________
10. This is the wife of Mr Smith ___________________________________________________
11. The house of my friends is beautiful ___________________________________________________
12. That is the room of the teachers. ___________________________________________________
13. What´s the name of that man? ___________________________________________________
14. What are the names of those men? ___________________________________________________

Ex. 3. Substitute possessive pronouns for the italicized words:

1. This (book) is my book. (This book is mine.)


2. This (room) is her room. ___________________________________________________
3. This (office) is John’s office. ___________________________________________________
4. He took his book and left my book. ___________________________________________________
5. These (newspapers ) are their newspapers. ___________________________________________________
6. These (cigarettes) are Peter´s cigarettes. ___________________________________________________
7. That (notebook) is Helen’s notebook. ___________________________________________________
8. This (notebook) is my notebook. ___________________________________________________
9. Is this (pencil) your pencil? ___________________________________________________
10. Is this (coat) your coat or her coat? ___________________________________________________
11. These (seats) are our seats. ___________________________________________________
12. This (desk) is the teacher’s desk. ___________________________________________________

Ex. 4. Complete the following by adding the necessary possessive pronoun:

1. I have a dog; the dog is mine .


2. John has a dog; the dog is _______________.
3. Helen has a cat; the cat is _______________.
4. You have a pen; the pen is _______________.
5. Mr. Jones has a new car; the car is _______________.
6. Mary has a new pen; the pen is _______________.
7. We have two English books; the English books are _______________.
8. Helen and Mary have two English books; the English books are _______________.
9. I have a dog and a cat; the dog and the cat are _______________.
10. You have a dog and a cat; the dog and the cat are _______________.

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