General English Level 4
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he examples.
2. Whose helmet is this?
Steve and Jin Hee say
Jin H h, it'
in Hee owns it.)
Steve: Jin Hee, this is yours.
Jin Hee
ronouns.
ferring to the same type of thing that has
mentioned, but we want to show it belongs to someone else.
persona he) (it) (we) (they)
Examples
Listen to t
1. Whose is this?
3. The jacket belongs to Jenny.
4. The handbag belongs to Susan.
5. He brought his own torch.
:
ee: O s mine!
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( owns it.)
Mine, yours, his, hers, theirs and ours are possessive p
W
a
e use possessive pronouns when we are re
lready been
l pronoun (I) (you) (he) (s
possess
my your his her its our their
ive
determiner
possessive pronoun
mine yours his hers --- ours theirs
Possessive pronouns stand alone and are not followed by a noun.
as a possessive pronoun.
yours.
We don't use its
This is
It is mine.
These are hers.
Examples
Listen to the examples.
1. Whose is this bottle? It's mine.
2. Whose are these jeans? They're his.
3. This is my jacket but that one is yours.
4. Our sleeping bags are in the bus. Theirs must be in the tent.
5. Is this helmet yours? No, it's hers.
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