This document discusses different ways to show possession in English including possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, and the Saxon genitive. It provides examples for the possessive form of each personal pronoun like "my", "your", "his", etc. Examples are given to illustrate using possessive adjectives to show who or what something belongs to. Possessive pronouns like "mine", "yours", "hers" are also defined. Finally, the Saxon genitive, which is formed using an apostrophe s ('s) is explained with common phrases provided as examples.
2. PER.PRO. POS.ADJ. POS.PRO
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
POSSESSIVES
MY
YOUR
HIS
HER
ITS
OUR
YOUR
THEIR
MINE
YOURS
HIS
HERS
OURS
YOURS
THEIRS
3. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
MY
YOUR
HIS
HER
ITS
OUR
YOUR
THEIR
My parents are at home.
Your bicycle is not new.
His dog is very small.
Her boyfriend is rich.
Its tail isn’t very long
This is our classroom.
Your desks are broken.
Their holidays are near.
4. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
MINE
YOURS
HIS
HERS
OURS
YOURS
THEIRS
This is not your book. It’s mine.
I don’t want my ipod. I want yours.
This is not her jacket. It’s his.
This is not my ball. It’s hers.
Don’t touch that cake. It’s ours.
These are not our bicycles. They are yours.
Our magazines are old. The new ones are theirs.
5. SAXON GENITIVE (1)
‘S
Tom’s girlfriend is from Japan.
My mother’s car is red.
Look at Ane’s shoes. They are very expensive.
The boy’s sister is very tall.
6. SAXON GENITIVE (2)
S’
My parents’ friends have got 3 children.
The boys’ ball is in the classroom.
Your sisters’ room is very big.
Look at the students’ bags. They are on the floor.
7. SAXON GENITIVE (3)
Your children’s dog is in the park.
Women’s shoes are very expensive.
James’s motorbike is Italian.
Mr Davis’s jacket is black.
