possessives: adjectives
Can you match these possessive adjectives to the right personal pronouns?
its, your, my, their, our, her, his
| Subject | Object | Possessive |
|---|---|---|
| I | me | |
| You | you | |
| He | him | |
| She | her | |
| It | it | |
| We | us | |
| They | them |
We use possessive adjectives:
• to show something belongs to somebody:
That’s our house.
My car is very old.
• for relations and friends:
My mother is a doctor.
How old is your sister?
• for parts of the body:
He’s broken his arm.
She’s washing her hair.
I need to clean my teeth.
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Hi,
Its aamir here and i have just joined.........
What is the difference between "Their" and "There".
team
Hello Lateef,
Have you tried looking these words up in the dictionary box at the right-hand side of the page?
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
I don't understand why
the dog wagged its tail when it saw the postman
why its and not "their"?
Hello elpal 1
its mean"the dog turn round its tail when it saw the postman
bye
team
Hello,
Some people use 'their' to refer to a person when they don't know if that person is a man or a woman. e.g. 'Any employee can bring their family to the Christmas party.' However, we usually only use it about humans, not animals.
When we don't know if an animal is male or female, we use 'its'. e.g. 'The cat ate its food.'
Let us know if you have any other questions.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
i am delighted to see that many people are sharing their problems.it is a sign that they practice English
Hi! my name's Amira and I'm new here . I have a question and hope someone answers me . Which possessive adjective should i use with everyone, everybody, etc ? For example : everyone eats ..........breakfast.
A-his B-their C-both
I know that everyone is singular but i read here " when we are not sure if we re talking about a man or a woman we use they/them" . So please tell me what should i use ?
thanks
team
Hello princess_mo0on!
B is the most common answer these days. Older books generally just use his, and some writers will write his or her, but their is probably best. Both is definitely wrong, because that means 2!
Hope that helps
Jeremy Bee
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Sir ,
Thanks for answering my question and explaining .
oh and I meant by both both answers (A and b )