POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS, POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

Possessive Pronouns, Possessive Adjectives

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Index

10. Comparison

1. Ice breaker

5. GP: Listening (P. Pronouns)

2. Possessive Pronouns

6. Possessive Adjectives

11. Common mistakes

7. Chart and Examples

3. Chart and Examples

12. Final Chart

8. Video

4. Video

13. Activity

9. GP: Listening (P. Adjectives)

HOMEWORK

1. Ice breaker

Try to guess!

Do you recognize these celebrities?

Who is this?

A mix it up portraitwith different celebrities features

Who is this?

His hair / Adrian Grenier's curlsHis lips / Brad Pitt's lips His jawline / Brad Pitt's jawline His eyes, eyebrows and nose / Jason Momoa's eyes, eyebrows and nose

Possessive Pronouns

A possessive pronoun is used to show possession, or to point out the person who owns the object. It replaces a noun within a sentence. (1)

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Possessive Pronouns Examples: Singular (3)

I => MINELook at these pictures. Mine is the big one. (subject = My picture) I like your flowers. Do you like mine? (object = my flowers) YOU => YOUR I looked everywhere for your key. I found John's key but I couldn't find yours. (object = your key) My flowers are dying. Yours are lovely. (subject = Your flowers) HE => HIS All the essays were good but his was the best. (subject = his essay) John found his passport but Mary couldn't find hers. (object = her passport) SHE => HERS John found his clothes but Mary couldn't find hers. (object = her clothes) Here is your car. Ours is over there, where we left it. (subject = Our car)

Possessive Pronouns Examples: Plural and Exception (3)

WE => OURSYour photos are good. Ours are terrible. (subject = Our photos)Each couple's books are colour-coded. Yours are red. (subject = Your books) YOU (PLURAL) => YOURS I don't like this family's garden but I like yours. (object = your garden) THEY => THEIRS These aren't John and Mary's children. Theirs have black hair. (subject = Their children) John and Mary don't like your car. Do you like theirs? (object = their car) Its falls into the possessive adjective category simply because it must always have a noun following it.

Video: Possessive Pronouns

Guided Practice: Possessive Pronouns

Link

1. Identify the possessive pronouns in the video
2. Listen and take notes (sound only)
3. Check answers with your classmates
4. Complete Google Doc
5. Return to Main Session (check answers with video)

Possessive Adjectives

A possessive adjective sits before a noun to show who or what owns it. (4)

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Possessive Adjectives

Guided Practice: Possessive Adjectives

1. Identify the possessive adjectives in the video
2. Listen and take notes (sound only)
3. Check answers with your classmates
4. Complete Google Doc
5. Return to Main Session (check answers with video)

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Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives

• POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

possessive = possessionpronoun = word that replaces or substitutes a noun Use of possessive pronouns1. Is used alone, WITHOUT A NOUN FOLLOWING IT. EXAMPLE: This is mine. (mine = possessive pronoun) (no noun follows)

• POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE

possessive = possessionadjective = word that describes / goes before a nouns Use of possessive adjectives1. Is used ONLY WITH A NOUN FOLLOWING IT. EXAMPLE: This is my pen. (my = possessive adjective) (noun = pen)

Guided Practice: Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

1. Identify the possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives in the video
2. Listen and take notes.
3. Check your notes and video.

Common mistakes

you're vs. your

there, they're and their

it's vs. its

Don't write "you're" when you mean "your" (or vice versa).

Don't write "it's" when you mean "its" (or vice versa)

Don't confuse "there," "they're", and "their."

(A More Technical Issue) Don't use "his/her."

There's an issue with possessive adjectives in English. We don't have a singular non-gender-specific one that can be used with people. We have "its," but you can't use "its" with people. Example: Each owner is responsible for its dog. ("Its" can't be used with people.)So, when your singular person could be male or female, you have two options: (1) use "their" or (2) use "his/her." Option 1: Each owner is responsible for their dog.(Using "their" to replace a singular noun (here, "owner") is acceptable. This is the best option.) Option 2: Each owner is responsible for his/her dog. (This is acceptable to some, but it's clumsy.) (4)

Personal Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

Homework

My Family Tree Check Google Classroom for details

References

1. Literary Devices. Possessive Pronoun. Definition of Possessive Pronoun. https://literarydevices.net/possessive-pronoun/ 2. Grammarly. Possessive nouns. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/possessive-pronouns/ 3. English Club. Possessive Pronouns. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pronouns-possessive.htm 4. Grammar Monster. Possessive Adjectives. https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/possessive_adjectives.htm#:~:text=The%20possessive%20adjectives%20are%20my,who%20or%20what%20owns%20it. 5. British Council. Learn English. Reflexive Pronouns. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/reflexive-pronouns#:~:text=Reflexive%20pronouns%20are%20words%20like,was%20making%20dinner%20last%20night.