The document discusses the differences between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns. Possessive adjectives are used with a following noun, such as "my pen", while possessive pronouns are used alone, such as "this pen is mine". Common possessive adjectives include my, your, our, their, his, her, and its. Common possessive pronouns include mine, yours, ours, theirs, his, hers, and its is only used with a following noun and no apostrophe.

1. WHAT IS THIS?
IT IS A PEN.

2. WHOSE IS THE PEN?
IT IS MY PEN.
THIS PEN IS MINE.

3. WHAT ARE THESE?
THEY ARE KEYS.

4. WHOSE ARE THE KEYS?
THEY ARE HIS KEYS.
THESE KEYS ARE HIS.

5. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
GROUP A AND GROUP B?
A B
IT IS MY PEN. THIS PEN IS MINE.
THEY ARE HIS KEYS. THESE KEYS ARE HIS.
IN GROUP A WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES AND IN GROUP B WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.

6. WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO
ABOUT POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
AND PRONOUNS

8. WHAT ARE THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND
PRONOUNS?
SUBJECT POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
PRONOUNS
I MY MINE
YOU YOUR YOURS
WE OUR OURS
THEY THEIR THEIRS
HE HIS HIS
SHE HER HERS
IT ITS ----

9. WHEN DO YOU USE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND
WHEN DO YOU USE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS?
• WE USE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE AND PRONOUNS
WHEN WE WANT TO EXPRESS POSSESSION.
FOR EXAMPLE:
- THIS IS MY PEN A possessive adjective is used only
with a noun following it.
- THIS PEN IS MINE A possessive pronoun is used
alone, without a noun following it.
WARNING!
THE POSSESSIVE “ITS” IS USED ONLY WITH A NOUN FOLLOWING IT AND IT
HAS NO APOSTROPHE.
EXAMPLE:
I HAVE A BOOK. ITS COVER IS BLACK.

10. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORDS IN ITALICS
1. Children should obey his / their parents.
2. Excuse me. Is this my / mine dictionary or your / yours .
3. The bird cleaned its / it’s feathers with its / it’s beak.
4. Whose bird is that? It is my / mine .
5. This is my / mine book. Your / yours book is on the desk.
6. Julie fell off her bicycle and broke hers / her arm.
7. I gave him my address and he gave me his / theirs.
8. Is this your umbrella? No, it isn’t . It’s yours / your.
9. Her car is brown. Mine / my is red.
10. Whose radio is that? It is hers / her .