possessives

POSSESSIVES

There are 3 types of possessives:

Martin'sJenny'sCharles'sStudents'

NOUN'S

Possessive Adjective + noun

Possessive Adjectives

They substitute the possessive adjective and the noun.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

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• This is my laptop.
• That's its house. (the dog's)
• Those are their friends.

MY YOUR HIS HER ITS OUR THEIR

Possessive Adjectives:

• This is my laptop. It's mine.
• That's the dog's house. Its looks better than the cat's.
• Those are their friends. Theirs are funnier than ours. (our friends)

MINE YOURS HIS HERS ITS OURS THEIRS

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS