POSSESSIVE

POSSESSIVE

adjectives and possessive pronouns +pronoun complement object

possessive adjectives

possessive PRONOUNS

Mine (Il mio/La mia)

(Mio/Mia/Miei/Mie )My

Yours (Il tuo/La tua)

(Tuo/Tua/Tuoi/Tue)You

His (Il suo - maschile)

(Suo - maschile) His

Hers (Il suo - femminile)

(Suo - femminile)Her

Its (Il suo/Suo/Sua - per cose o animali)

(Suo/Sua/Suoi/Sue - per cose o animali)Its

Ours (Il nostro/La nostra)

(Nostro/Nostra/Nostri/Nostre)Our

Yours (Il vostro/La vostra)

(Vostro/Vostra/Vostri/Vostre (or formal) Your

Theirs (Il loro/La loro)

(Loro) Their

Possessive adjectives and pronouns are never preceded by the article and They are invariable in gender (male/female) and number (singular/plural

1. MY FRIEND COMES FROM LONDON 2. MY FRIENDS COME FROM LONDON

O1

Possessive adjectives are more commonly used in English than in Italian. They are used with body parts, clothes, .

1. JANE IS BRUSHING HER TEETH. 2. YOUR JEANS ARE REALLY NICE.

O2

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS REPLACE A NAME own or common (in person, animal or thing)ALREADY MENTIONED.

1. MY COMPUTER IS NEW. AND YOURS? 2. WHAT'S THEIR FAVOURITE SUBJECT? OURS IS ENGLISH.

O3

We never use a/an before the possessive aDJECTIVE

1. a MY FRIEND SPOKE ME ABOUT A NEW LIBRARY *a IS A MISTAKE

O4

HIS/HER/ITS

. Differently italian, HIS/HER/ITS agree with the possessor. HIS = il suo/la sua/i suoi/le sue DI LUI HER = il suo/la sua/i suoi/le sue DI LEI ITS = il suo/la sua/i suoi/le sue DI UN ANIMALE O DI UNA COSA

1. Mary and her sister are at home. 2. John and his sister are at home. 3. The movie is nice but its ending is sad.

SUMMARY AND FORM

ATTENTION!!!

Examples 1) You have done a great job 2) I need my backpack. Where can i find it?

The pronoun can also be: 1) SUBJECT (if it replaces the word that is subject to the sentence); 2) COMPLEMENT (object, specification, term... etc. depending on the function performed within the sentence by the term that the pronoun replaces).

PronounS COMPLEMENT OBJECT

EXAMPLES AND USES

FORM

MI, ME - me TI, TE, LEI (formal) - you LO, GLI, LUI - him, LA, LE, LEI - her, LO, LA, LUI, LE - it CI, NOI (us) VI, VOI (you) LI, LE, LORO (them)

Samantha reads a book

Samantha reads it

We use pronouns direct object after the main verb or a preposition

ex. I often meet him after school

AND NOW LET'S CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE!

Write the correct possessive pronoun so that the second sentence means the same as the first. 1. This is your toothbrush and this is her toothbrush. = This is your toothbrush and this is_____ 2. The blue car is George's and the silver car is their car. = The blue car is George's and the silver car is ______. 3. I found this pen on the floor. Is it your pen? = I found this pen on the floor. Is it ____? 4. We can't invite people to Lee's flat! It's not our flat. = We can't invite people to Lee's flat! It's not _____! 5. My dessert was the ice cream and your dessert was the cake. = My dessert was the ice cream and _____was the cake.

AND NOW LET'S CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE!

1. "Is he marrying Leila?" "Yes, he is in love with .... !" 2. "Your son is making a lot of noise!" "I'll ask .... to be quiet." 3. "Please will you ask Robert to come in." "Sorry, I don't know .... ." 4. "Where are my glasses?" "You are wearing ... !" 5. "Do you like apples?" "I love ... !" 6. "Why is he always talking about Liza?" "He obviously likes .... !" 7."Where is my book? Oh, dear! I've lost ... !" 8. "Is that Nancy's new boyfriend?" "Don't ask me, ask ..."

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