🔤 Possessive Adjectives and Subject Pronouns (I/my, you/your, etc.)
Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) go before a verb.
Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) go before a noun to show ownership.
✅ I like coffee. (pronoun + verb)
✅ My phone is new. (possessive adjective + noun)
🔑 Possessive Adjectives
We use possessive adjectives to show ownership.
| 🧍 Subject Pronoun | 📝 Possessive Adjective | 💬 Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | my | This is my phone. 📱 |
| You | your | Is that your book? 📖 |
| He | his | This is his jacket. 🧥 |
| She | her | That's her bag. 👜 |
| It | its | The cat is licking its paw. 🐾 |
| We | our | This is our house. 🏡 |
| They | their | Those are their bikes. 🚲 |
🧍♂️ Subject Pronouns vs. Possessive Adjectives
Use subject pronouns with verbs, and possessive adjectives with nouns.
| Subject Pronoun | Possessive Adjective | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | my | I like coffee. → My favorite drink is coffee. |
| They | their | They live in Ohio. → That is their house. |
| We | our | We are friends. → This is our school. |
📌 Possessive Adjectives Do Not Change
Adjectives in English do not change form. Possessive adjectives stay the same with both singular and plural nouns.
| ✅ | This is our ticket. |
| ✅ | These are our tickets. |
⭐ Our vs. Ours
Our is used before a noun. Ours is used without a noun.
| ✅ | These are our tickets. |
| ✅ | These tickets are ours. |
| ❌ | These are ours tickets. |
📚 It/Its vs They/Their
Use he/his & she/her for people, it/its for things, and they/their for plural.
- The museum has its own café.
- It is very popular with tourists.
- I like those photos; they are really clear.
- But their frames are a bit heavy.
🌦️ It’s for Time & Weather
Use it’s (it is) when talking about time or weather.
- It’s rainy today, but it’s warm.
- “What time is it?” “It’s half past six.”
❓ Is it or Its?
Its is possessive; it’s means “it is.”
Look at that cat. It’s adorable. I like its eyes.