Mini-Grammar 24

Possessives

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Personal Possessive Possessive
pronouns determiners pronouns
I my mine
Usamos tanto os determinantes
como os pronomes possessivos para
you your yours
Singular

expressar posse. Os determinantes

he his his
qualificam os nomes que se lhes seguem.
she her hers Os pronomes substituem os nomes,
it its its surgindo em sua vez.
we our ours
Plural

you your yours

they their theirs

Whose (de quem) um possessivo que deriva de who.

Whose
e.g. W
 hose book is this? Its Pedros.
Do you know whose car this is? Yes. Its Raquels.

Prepositions of place
The clock is on the wall.
The clock is above the lamp.
The jar is on the right of the lamp.
The table is behind the carpet.
The ball is under / below the table.
The flowers are in / inside the jar.
The lamp is between the book and the flowers.
The cat is next to the armchair.
The carpet is in front of the table.
The table is opposite the clock.

Prepositions of movement

I go to school on foot. My cat likes to jump onto The baby is putting her
my bed. toys into the box.

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D O IT YO U R S E L F
1 Circle the correct option.
Whats her / she name?
a)
Look at that bag! Is it your / yours?
b)
John is mine / my brother.
c)
That book is my / mine. Give it to me!
d)
She / Her is my aunt.
e)


2 Write the possessive determiners in the correct place.
e.g. Sue has got a cat. Its her cat.
I have got a blue pen. Its
a) pen.
Rui has got a black dog. Its
b) dog.
They have got new books.
c) books are for school.
We have got a twin brother.
d) brother is at school now.
Sofia is my friend.
e) house is next to school.


3 Change the sentences. Use the possessive pronouns.
e.g. Thats my book. Its mine.
Your bag is blue.
a)
This is his rubber.
b)
Its our school.
c)
Thats their pencil case.
d)


4 Complete with the given prepositions. inside under
The students are
a) the board. in front of on behind
The teacher is
b) the table. next to between
c) The blond girl is the boy with
red hair.
Mary is
d) the teacher and John.
The books are
e) the table.
The bag is
f) the table.
There is a pencil case
g) the bag.


5 Complete with the prepositions of movement.
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The postman puts

a)  Im going to put the
b)  The cat is jumping
c) 
the letters computer the box.
the mailbox. the table.

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