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Possessive Adjective/Pronouns

Possessive Adjective/Pronouns. Possessive Adjectives MY YOUR HIS HER ITS OUR YOUR THEIR. Possessive Pronouns MINE YOURS HIS HERS ITS OURS YOURS THEIRS. Possessive Adjectives My name is John. This is his house. Possessive Pronouns My car is new, theirs is old.

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Possessive Adjective/Pronouns

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  1. Possessive Adjective/Pronouns

  2. Possessive Adjectives MY YOUR HIS HER ITS OUR YOUR THEIR Possessive Pronouns MINE YOURS HIS HERS ITS OURS YOURS THEIRS

  3. Possessive Adjectives My name is John. This is his house. Possessive Pronouns My car is new, theirs is old. - Whose is this pen? - It’s mine.

  4. Important! • In the modern English we can use her to countries that have feminine gender: Ex.: Venezuela has her/its particular problems. • When we don’t know the sex of the baby: Ex.: The child is crying. Its teeth are growing.

  5. Double Possessive • noun + of + possessive pronoun • One of my aunts is American. = An aunt of mine is American = Uma das minhas tias é Americana. Don’t confuse! • Those are Julia’s friends. • I saw one of Gabriel’s parents.

  6. Watch Out! • Everybody/everyone/somebody/someone/ nobody/no one –his/her (formal), their (informal and modern) Ex.: No one gothis or herbus. • One –one’s/ his Ex.: One loves one’s/his family. • Names of ships –her Ex.: The Titanic had her crew in 1912.

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