ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS (mi) (ir) (jis) (jer) (its) (ur) (ir) (dir) my your his her its our

your their mi, mis tu, tus (de t); su, sus (de ustedes) su, sus (de l) su, sus (de ella) su, sus (de l o ella, para cosas) nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras su, sus (de ellos o ellas)

1. ITS es adjetivo posesivo para un solo poseedor que no tiene sexo aunque s genero gramatical: its table, su mesa (la de esa casa); its leaves, sus hojas (las de ese rbol);its legs, sus patas (las de ese perro); its wheels, sus ruedas (las de ese auto). 2. En ingls se usa el posesivo en vez del artculo delante de sustantivos de partes del cuerpo y de objetos particulares: He hurt his finger (Se lastim el dedo); I lost mybook (Perd el libro).

PRONOMBRES POSESIVOS (min) (irs) (jis) (jers) (its) (aurs) (irs) (dirs) mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs el mo, la ma, los mos, las mas el tuyo, la tuya, los tuyos, las tuyas (de t); el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas (de ustedes) el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas (de l) el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas (de ella) el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas (de l o ella, para cosas) el nuestro, la nuestra, los nuestros, las nuestras el vuestro, la vuestra, los vuestros, las vuestras el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas (de ellos o ellas)

1. Indican posesin o pertenencia y corresponde cada uno a cada persona gramatical. 2. Los pronombres se forman a partir de los adjetivos aadiendo una s al adjetivo, excepto en my, mine y en los que ya llevan la s (his, his; its, its). 3. El artculo que en castellano precede al posesivo no se traduce al ingls: This book is mine (Este libro es el mo).

MAS EJEMPLOS: My father spent his life reading (Mi padre pas su vida leyendo). She came to me in her despair (Ella vino a m en su desesperacin). Her eyes were really beautiful (Sus ojos eran realmente hermosos). Certainly, yours is a very curious case (Por cierto, el suyo es un caso muy curioso). My son started his new life apart from ours (Mi hijo empez su nueva vida aparte dela nuestra).

GRAMMAR: POSSESSIVES
Possessive adjectives and pronouns En este ejercicio podrs practicar el uso correcto de los posesivos. Lee atentamente las oraciones y completa con el adjetivo posesivo o con el pronombre posesivo que corresponda.Imprimir Possessive Adjectives: my - your - his - her - its - our - your - their Possessive Pronouns: mine - yours - his - hers - its - ours - yours - theirs
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1. Paul and Jeannie are going to visit 2. He usually goes to England for 3. Sheila is buying a present for 4. We are living in 5. This is their car. It's 6. This is my computer. It's 7. You received a letter from 8. The dog has new home. . .

friends tomorrow. holidays. mother.

brothers.

own place here. . parents.

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9. This is his telephone. It's 10. Monica and Sheila will meet

Choose whether each sentence requires a possessive adjective or a possessive pronoun: EX: That car is not his. It's mine. (possessive pronoun) OR That's my car. (possessive adjective)

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1. She's not his friend, she's

(my/mine).

2. Robert didn't drink his own coffee. He drank

(her/hers).

3. That is one of

(hers/her) friends.

4. His neighborhood is safe, while

(my/mine) neighborhood isn't.

5. His neighborhood is safe, while

(my/mine) isn't.

6. Did

(your/yours) mother call?

7. I don't know

(them/their) very well.

8. I don't know

(them/their) daughter very well.

9. I talked to

(my/me) grandmother for three hours last night.

10. I think I got my notes mixed up with

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(your/yours).