Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives show who or what owns something. In other words, they tell us who or what something belongs to.
Example:
My book is blue.
Is that your pencil?
The dog is wagging its tale.
We need to clean up our room.
Remember that we must always put a noun after a possessive adjective.
These are the possessive adjectives in English:
her
its
Exercises
Complete the sentences with a possessive adjective.
1She is our classmate. ____ name is Sara.
She is our classmate. Her name is Sara.
2Our neighbors are from Germany. ____ names are Max and Emma.
Our neighbors are from Germany. Their names are Max and Emma.
3Paris is famous for ____ romantic atmosphere.
Paris is famous for its romantic atmosphere.
4We're in the same class. ____ teacher is Ms. Roberts.
We're in the same class. Our teacher is Ms. Roberts.
5Jimmy, can you spell ____ last name, please?
Jimmy, can you spell your last name, please?
6My name is Robert, but ____ friends call me Bob.
My name is Robert, but my friends call me Bob.