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Possessive adjectives

Introduction

 Image    I am Mary.  My name is Mary.   
 

Definition

Possessive adjectives are for possession.


Construction

Personal pronoun      Possessive adjective     

I

my

you

your

he

his

she

her

it

its

we

our

they

their

                                                 

Uses

The possessive adjective is in relation to the possessor.   

 

Image  This is Jeremy. His mother is a teacher and his father is an engineer. 

Image   This is Sophie. Her mother is Dutch and her father is French.

 



 

Examples

Image          Hello. My name is John Brown.   My name is Sophie Williams.                 

Image     Welcome to the Paris Central Hotel.  Your rooms are ready.

Image    Hans is happy. It is his birthday. He is with his friends Karen and Tia.

Image   She is a scientist. Her job is interesting.

Image   This is my apartment.  Its windows are big and its walls are white.

Image We are in the sales department.  Our office is in Paris.                       

Image  Samantha, Robert and Olivier are architects. Their office is in Lisbon.