Subject pronoun

Possessive adjective

my We useIpossessive adjectives to show who owns or "possesses" something you your he she his her

it
we they

its
our their

I own a laptop. = It is my laptop. You own this computer (I presume). = It is your computer. My husband owns a car. = It is his car.

My sister owns a house. = It is her house.

My dog owns a collar. = It is its collar. We use this website. = It is our website. Manchester United own a football ground. = It is their football ground.

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There is no apostrophe (') in the possessive adjective "its". We use an apostrophe to write the short form of "it is" or "it has".
For example: it's raining = it is raining it's finished = it has finished I'm taking my dog to the vet. It's broken its leg.

Replace the subject pronoun by a possessive adjective.

1. Where is (I ) ____________ book? 2. Here are (we) ____________friends. 3. She goes to school with (she)___________ brother. 4. (they)_________ father works in a car factory. 5. We want to see (it)_______ historical monuments. 6. (He)______ favorite hobby is tennis.

Write the right possessive adjective.

1.Two students didnt do____ mathematics homework. 2. I have a car. _____ car is black. 3. We have a dog, ______ name is Pinky. 4. Nancy is from England and ______ husband is from Australia. 5. Farid and Nadia go to a high school, _____ little brother goes to elementary school. 6. Mr. OBrian has a van,______ van is very old. 7. Mary likes_________grandmother, she often visits her. 8. Francois and Alain are French. _______family are from France. 9.Oh! You bought a MAC. _____ laptop is very expensive. 10. ______ favorite hobby is tennis, he plays everyday.

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