Azar 6 12 possessive pronouns and adjectives

1. 6-12 Possessive Pronouns and
Adjectives
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2. It’s mine
Mine is a
possessive
pronoun.
Thispen
belongsto
me.

3. It’s my pen.
My is a
possessive
adjective.
Thispen
belongsto
me.

4. Apossessive
adjectiveisused
onlywithanoun
followingit.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
I have my pen
You have your pen.
She has her pen.
He has his pen
I have a book. Its cover is black.
You have your pen
We have our pens.
You have your pens.
They have their pens

5. Apossessive
pronounisused
alonewithno
nounfollowingit.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
I have mine.
You have yours.
She has hers.
He has his.
We have ours.
You have yours.
They have theirs.

6. INCORRECT!
** I have mine pen.
**I have my.

7. COMPARE! Sue gave me a
book. It’s a
novel.
It’s (with an
apostrophe) is
a contraction of
it is.
Sue gave me a
book. I don’t
remember its
title.
Its (no
apostrophe) is
a possessive
adjective.

8. COMPARE
THEIR
THERE
THEY’RE
SAME PRONOUNCIATION,
DIFFERENT MEANING
The students
have their books.
their = possessive
adjective
My books are
over there.
there = an
expression of
place
Where are the
students? They’re
in class.
they’re =
contraction of
they are