Monthly Archives: September 2009

9.2 Using possessive adjectives

We use the possessive adjectives to show that something belongs to a person or more persons. Personal pronouns 1 You He She It We They Possessive adjectives My Your His Her Its Our Their

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9.1 Possessive Adjectives

The words my, your, our, his, her, their and its are possessive adjectives. We use them to show that something belongs to someone. They show ownership. Let’s look at the pictures:

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Alice in Wonderland – A special treat for all of you! :)

Copyright © 2009 – Diyanah This is a special treat for many readers who want to know who the artist is for my lessons and hope to see more of her drawings. The artist, Diyanah, is my daughter. She is … Continue reading

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Answers to Exercise 33 Something that belongs to a non-living thing

Exercise 33 Rewrite these sentences correctly Example: What is this shirt’s size? What is the size of this shirt?

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Answers to Exercise 32 Showing ownership

Exercise 32 Rewrite each sentence by adding the ‘s to a noun Example: My mom cousin is an architect. My mom’s cousin is an architect.

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Answers to Exercise 31 Using the apostrophe s to show ownership

Exercise 31 Rewrite each sentence by adding the ‘s to a person’s name Example: Do you know Darla parents? Do you know Darla’s parents?

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Answers to Exercise 30 Put in the apostrophe s to a person’s name

Exercise 30 Put in the apostrophe s to a person’s name Example: Whose mittens are these? (Linda) They are Linda’s.

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Answers to Exercise 29 Put in the apostrophe s to a person’s name.

Exercise 29 Put in the apostrophe s to a person’s name

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Warmest Greetings!

Wishing everyone a joyous and meaningful Eid ul-Fitr wherever you are.

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Exercise 33 How to say something which belongs to a non-living thing

Exercise 33 Rewrite these sentences correctly Example: What is this shirt’s size? What is the size of this shirt?

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8.4 Something that belongs to a non-living thing

When we talk about a non-living thing, we do not use the ‘s.

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Exercise 32 Making possessive nouns

Exercise 32 Rewrite each sentence by adding the ‘s to a noun Example: My mom cousin is an architect. My mom’s cousin is an architect.

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Exercise 31 Making possessive nouns

Exercise 31 Rewrite each sentence by adding the ‘s to a person’s name Example: Do you know Darla parents? Do you know Darla’s parents?

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Congratulations, Mexico!

Wishing everyone in Mexico a very happy Independence Day on 16 September!

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Exercise 30 Add the apostrophe s to a person’s name to show ownership

Exercise 30 Put in the apostrophe s to a person’s name Example: Whose mittens are these? (Linda) They are Linda’s.

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Exercise 29 Put in the apostrophe s to a person’s name

Exercise 29 Put in the apostrophe s to a person’s name   Example: Whose wallet is this? (Adam) It is Adam’s.  

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8.3 Possessive noun

A possessive noun tell us that something belongs to a person. It is not wrong to say:

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8.2 My cat’s paper ball

Using the apostrophe ‘s We can also add the ‘s to a noun that means a person or an animal. This is my cat’s paper ball. Copyright © 2009 – dollyfreeenglish.com

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8.1 Whose cat is this?

Using the apostrophe ‘s When we want to say something belongs to a person, we add the ‘s to his or her name. We use whose to ask if something belongs to a person. Example: Whose cat is this? It … Continue reading

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Answers to Exercise 28 Using demonstrative pronouns

Exercise 28 Change that to those  

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