I like my car …
This is my brother …
Sally …
John …
Mr and Mrs Bennett …
The broken phone
John
Mary, is this your phone?
Mary
No, it’s not. My phone is in my bag. Is it Jane’s phone?
John
No, she has her phone in her hand.
Mary
Is it Peter’s phone?
John
No, Peter’s phone is in his pocket.
Mary
If you and I have our phones, and Jane and Peter both have their phones, then I don’t know.
John
Look, its screen is broken. Maybe it was thrown away.
Mary
Maybe. Just leave it where you found it.
Possessive adjectives
Possessive adjectives and possessive ‘s are used to show possession or ownership of something.
The possessive adjective must agree with the possessor, not with the thing that is possessed.
I have a shirt
My shirt is blue.
You have a book.
Your book is new.
He has a car.
His car is fast.
She has a dog.
Her dog is small.
It has a bone.
Its bone is old.
We have a cat.
Our cat is lazy.
They have a house.
Their house is big.
Peter has a motorbike.
It is Peter’s motorbike.
The dog has a ball.
The dog’s ball.
Be careful!
Your = possessive adjective
example: You must bring your bag.
You’re = contraction of you are
example: You’re a good friend.
Its = possessive adjective
example: The dog played with its ball.
It’s = contraction of it is
example: It’s hot today.
(See Unit 4)