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9. It's important to respect other people opinions.
10. My husband sister is visiting us this week.
11. Excuse me. Where is the men room?
12. That store sells children toys.
8-9 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, OURS, THEIR
(a) This book belongs to me.
It is my book.
It is mine.
(b) That book belongs to you.
It is your book.
It is yours.
POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVE
my
your
her
his
our
their
POSSESSIVE
PRONOUN
mine
yours
hers
his
ours
theirs
A possessive adjective is used in front of a
noun: my book.
A possessive pronoun is used alone, without
a noun following it:
That book is mine.
INCORRHCT: That is mine book.
EXERCISE 27: Complete the sentences. Use OBJECT PRONOUNS, POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES, and
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.
1. I own this book. 4. She owns this pen.
This book belongs to me . This pen belongs to
This is my book. This is pen.
This bookis mine . This pen is
2. They own these books. 5. He owns that pen.
These books belong to
That pen belongs to
These are books. That is pen.
These books are
That pen is
3. You own that book. 6. W own those books.
That book belongs to
Those books belong to
That is book. Those are books.
That book is
Those books are
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