Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

1. Possessives
Sta. Cruz

2. 3 ways to express possession
 Possessive Nouns
 Mary’s car is old.
 Possessive Adjectives
 Her car is old.
 Possessive Pronouns
 Hers is old.

3. Possessive Nouns
 Singular Nouns
 Regular Plurals
 Irregular Plurals
 Proper Names

4. Singular Nouns

5. Regular Plurals

6. Irregular Plurals

7. Proper Names that end in “s”
 Either way is fine, ‘s or just ‘
 Charles’s wife is pretty.
 Charles’ wife is pretty.

8. Possessive Adjectives
I my + noun
You your + noun
He his + noun
She her + noun
It its + noun
We our + noun
You your + noun
They their + noun

9. Possessive Pronouns
You don’t know my name, but I know your name
You don’t know my name, but I know yours.
My parents are in the U.S., but her parents are in Colombia.
My parents are in the U.S., but hers are in Colombia.

10. Subject Pronouns, Possessive
Adjectives, and Possessive Pronouns
Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns
I My Mine
You Your Yours
He His His
She Her Hers
It Its --
We Our Ours
They Their Theirs

11. Questions with WHOSE
WHOSE + noun + Aux verb + Subj + Verb?
Whose jacket do you like?
I like Mary’s jacket.
Whose car does he use?
He uses his parents’ car.
WHOSE + noun + be verb + subject?
Whose book is that?
It’s Mary’s book.

12. The Subject and the Object
Bob likes Mary
S V O
We like movies
S V O
Bob likes Mary because she helps him.
S V O S V O
I like movies because they entertain me.
S V O S V O

13. Object Pronouns
I me
You you
He his
She her
It it
We us
They them