Possessive adjectives & pronouns

We use them to say something belongs to someone.

Possessive adjectives:

I………………my

You………….your

He……………his

She………….her

It…………….Its

We……….our

They…….their

Examples:

My car is old.

Your house is large.

His flat (apartment) is clean

Her cat is fat.

Its colour is black.

Our garden is small.

Their parents live in Spain.

These pronouns go AFTER the noun ( car, dog, man…).

I………………mine

You…………yours

He…………..his

She…………hers

It……………its

We…………..ours

They………..theirs

Examples:

The car is mine.

This book is yours.

She is a sister of his.

He is a brother of hers.

Parents of ours are on holiday in Italy.

The dog of theirs is very ugly.

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