Explanation
Exercises

🔤 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
ImyThis is my phone. 📱
YouyourIs that your book? 📖
HehisThis is his jacket. 🧥
SheherThat's her bag. 👜
ItitsThe cat is licking its paw. 🐾
WeourThis is our house. 🏡
TheytheirThose are their bikes. 🚲

🧍‍♂️ Subject Pronouns vs. Possessive Adjectives

Use subject pronouns with verbs, and possessive adjectives with nouns.

Subject Pronoun Possessive Adjective Example
ImyI like coffee. → My favorite drink is coffee.
TheytheirThey live in Ohio. → That is their house.
WeourWe 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.

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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (I/my, you/your, etc.)

Choose the correct subject pronouns or possessive adjectives to complete the sentences.
1 Alex is brother. lives in Paris.
2 name is Maria. works as a nurse.
3 These are keys. open the door.
4 This is car. is very fast.
5 Are these shoes? belong to Sarah?
6 Tom, where is phone? I can’t find .
7 We have tickets. are for tomorrow.
8 apartment is nice. has three rooms.
9 These are glasses. help me see better.
10 I lost wallet. left it on the table.

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (I/my, you/your, etc.)

Choose the correct subject pronouns or possessive adjectives to complete the sentences.
1
____ name is Anna.
A.
B.
C.
2
Is this ____ pen?
A.
B.
C.
3
____ are very excited about the trip.
A.
B.
C.
4
Look! ____ dog is running in the park.
A.
B.
C.
5
John and Mary, is this ____ car?
A.
B.
C.
6
____ live in a big city.
A.
B.
C.
7
The cat chased ____ tail.
A.
B.
C.
8
____ am thirsty.
A.
B.
C.
9
____ favorite subject is English.
A.
B.
C.
10
Stop! ____ phone is ringing.
A.
B.
C.

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (I/my, you/your, etc.)

Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
1
The dog is chasing tail.
2
We finished work early today.
3
Emma always brings lunch from home.
4
Have you met new neighbor yet?
5
Sam forgot wallet at the café.
6
The tree lost all leaves in autumn.
7
They sold old house last month.
8
I need to charge phone—it's almost dead.
9
Can you open window? It’s hot in here.
10
The company published annual report yesterday.