Grámatica 2A.1 LONG possessive adjectives

To show possession in Spanish, we use ______.

• demonstrative adjectives

• an apostrophe
• possessive adjectives

• subject pronouns

Answer explanation

Remember:

We do NOT have apostrophes in Spanish.

In Spanish, the long possessive adjective comes ​ (a)   the noun while short possessive adjective comes ​ (b)   the noun.

• after
• before
• with

Although both the long and short possessive adjectives express possession, the long possessive adjectives are used to ___________ or clarify possession.

• emphasize

• ignore
• confuse
• distract

The translation of "This is my cat" is:​ (a)  

The translation of "This cat is mine" is: ​ (b)  

• Este es mi gato.
• Este gato es mío.

Complete the table with the long possessive adjectives:

a

b

c

d

mi/s

tuy@/s

su/s

tu/s

mí@/s

nuestr@/s

vuestr@/s

Match the following long possessive adjectives:

• tuy@/s

• yours _(informal)

• nuestr@/s

• ours

• suy@/s

• y'alls

• vuestr@/s

• mine

• mí@/s

• his, hers, its, yours _(formal), theirs, you alls

Label the table with the short possessive adjectives you learned in 7th grade:

a

b

c

d

e

tu/s

mi/s

nuestr@/s

mí@/s

vuestr@/s

tuy@/s

suy@/s

su/s

Match the following short possessive adjectives:

• su/s

• his, her, its, your _(formal), their, you alls

• mi/s

• your _(informal)

• tu/s

• y'alls

• vuestr@/s

• my

• nuestr@/s

• our

Complete the sentence with the long possessive adjective:

Los jabones son _______.

• mío

• mía

• míos

• mías

Complete the sentence with the long possessive adjective:

La toalla es _______.

• tuyo

• tuya

• tuyos

• tuyas