Possessive adjectives and pronouns

2018/11/30 Part_of_speech

1.We usually add ‘s to a singular noun to express the idea of belonging.

e.g. I would like to take the boys to our school’s football field.

2.We add “ to a plural noun ending is -s.

e.g. The exchange students’ homes are in the UK.

3.We add ‘s to plural nouns that do not end in -s.

e.g. children’s—-people’s—-men’s—-women’s

4.1.We often use ‘s with names.

e.g. Neil’s mother is calling him from the UK.

4.2.When a name ends in -s, we also add ‘s.

e.g. Charies’s car.

We use possessive adjectives and pronouns to express the idea of belonging. e.g. 1.There are lots of nice shops in our town.   2.An old friend of mine is coming to see me.

Possessive adjective       Possessive pronoun  
I love my toys They are/ It is mine
You love your toys They are/ It is yours
We love our toys They are/ It is ours
They love their toys They are/ It is theirs
He loves his toys They are/ It is his
She loves her toys They are/ It is hers
It loves its toys    

*The possessive adjective its does not have an apostrophe (‘). Note that it’s means “it is”.

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