Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives

Grammar review

What are the possessive adjectives?

Possessive adjectives modify a noun to show a form of possession.

Adjetivos possessivos modificam um substantivo para mostrar uma forma de posse.

Los adjetivos posesivos modifican un sustantivo para mostrar una forma de posesión.

Each possessive adjective corresponds to a subject pronoun

Rules

• The possessive adjective goes before the noun or before the noun and adjective.

• I lost my pen.

  She played football with her brother.

  We met our new teacher.

Now...

Some questions

Multiple Choice

I lost _____ new pen.

• me

• we

• my

Multiple Choice

We live here.

This is ____ house.

• us

• our

• we

Multiple Choice

He broke ____ leg.

• him

• his

• he

Multiple Choice

They bought a house.

____ house is very big.

• Their

• There

• They're

Multiple Choice

The cat is playing with ____ tail.

• it's

• it

• its

Don't confuse possessive adjectives with object pronouns!!

Remember, you always need a noun after a possessive adjective, e.g. my teacher, your birthday, his brother...

Now...

Another round of questions

Multiple Choice

I don't like ____ sweater.

• my

• mine

• me

Multiple Choice

She wears ___red shoes everyday.

• hers

• she's

• her

Multiple Choice

_____ hair is really long. (Maria)

• She

• She's

• Her

Multiple Choice

My mom is a great cook.

____ cakes are amazing.

• She

• Her

• Her's

• She's

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