Possessive nouns, adjectives and pronouns

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Possessive nouns, adjectives and pronouns
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When do we use possessive nouns, adjectives and
pronouns?
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• We use
• possessive nouns,
• possessive adjectives, and
• possessive pronouns
• to show that something belongs to someone or
  something.

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We use a possessive noun in front of a noun or
noun phrase.
The students English books are on Miss Chans
desk.
noun
noun phrase
What part of speech is desk?
What part of speech is English books?
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We use a possessive adjective in front of a noun
or noun phrase when it is clear who we are
talking about.
Im Susan. This is my classmate Anne and her
sister Alice.
Anne
Susan
Who does her refer to?
Who does my refer to?
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We can use a possessive pronoun instead of a
possessive adjective and a noun or noun phrase.
Is this Jimmys mobile phone? No, it isnt his.
Its mine.
Jimmys mobile phone
What does his refer to?
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Practice
Correct the mistakes in the article.
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Prince William and Prince Harry
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Two of the best-known members of the British
royal family are Prince William and Prince Harry.
The grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is the head
of the royal family. She has been the queen since
1952. One of the most famous buildings in London,
Buckingham Palace, is . She
lives there with husband and
her pet dogs. William and
father, Prince Charles, is the queens eldest
son. One day he will be the king. William and
Harry have a step-mother, Camilla.
mother, Diana, died in a car accident in 1997.
Prince Charles married Camilla,
second wife, in 2005.
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Elizabeths
Harrys
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William was born in 1982. As Prince
eldest son, he will be the king after him. At
present, he is a member of the British army.
charity work with homeless people,
love of sports and good looks make him popular
with the British people. Harry was born in 1984.
He shares his enjoyment of sports and is
also a member of the British army. In 2006, he
set up a charity with a prince from Africa. The
name of the charity is Sentebale and
aim is to help children who have lost
parents to AIDS.
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