1. Possessives

2. Possessive adjectives
You He
She It We
They My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Their

3. Precedem substantivosMy
car
Your
house
His
farm
Her
room
Our
printer
Their
computer

4. My computers are from Japan.
“Possessive adjectives” concordam com o possuidor
I like computers.
My computers are from Japan.
She sits there.
Her place is special.
He has a farm.
His farm is in Indiana.
We bought a new printer.
Our printer is imported.

5. My Your His Her Its Our Their Mine Yours His Hers Its Ours Theirs
Possessive pronouns My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Their
Mine
Yours
His
Hers
Its
Ours
Theirs

6. My teaches French, brother yours teaches German. Your is from China,
Os “possessive pronouns” substituem os "substantivos" e os “possessive adjectives” já citados na frase.
My teaches French,
brother
yours teaches German.
Your is from China,
radio
mine is from Japan.
Her is in Chicago,
house
ours is in Dallas.

7. My Your His Her Its Our Their Mine Yours His Hers Its Ours Theirs
Possessive
adjectives
Possessive
pronouns My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Their
Mine
Yours
His
Hers
Its
Ours
Theirs
substantivo

8. Sam is one of her employees. Sam is . an employee of hers
Double possessive
Os “possessive pronouns” são também usados após a preposição “of” em uma construção chamada “double possessive” .
Sam is one of her employees.
Sam is
an employee of hers
Sally is one of my teachers.
Sally is
a teacher of mine
One of our students is from Europe.
is from Europe.
A student of ours

9. Complete the sentences with Possessive Adjectives:
a) Jeff is a very good student. ______ grades are excellent.
b) Tom and Paul live downtown. _______ house is very big.
c) George has ____ breakfast at 7 o'clock.
d) Margareth is a very beautiful girl. _____ eyes are green and ____ hair is black.
e) My family and I usually have _________ lunch at home.
His
Their
his
Her
her
our

10. f) I have a sister. ____ sister is a lawyer and ____ office is downtown.
g) George and John have a nice house on the beach. ______ house is big and comfortable.
h)Look at that house ! ____ windows and doors are blue.
i) Her cat is very ill. _____remedies are being prepared by that vet.
j)My teacher is talking about water and ___ properties. My
her
Their
Its
Its
its

11. 2. Complete the blanks with the correct possessive pronoun .
a)Those glasses are not our glasses.
Those glasses are not _________.
b)Your printer must be placed here, her printer must be placed there.
Your printer must be placed here, _______ must be placed there.
c)This book is not the book I need. Her book is the book I need.
This book is not the book I need. ________is the book I need.
d)My car is red and new, his car is blue and old.
My car is red and new, _____ is blue and old.
e)That hat is not his hat.
That hat is not_______.
ours
hers
Hers
his
his

12. f)Her glass is full of water, my glass is full of beer.
Her glass is full of water, _______is full of beer.
g)Her washing machine is broken, our washing machine isn't.
Her washing machine is broken, _______isn't.
h)Our farm is in California, their farm is in Virginia.
Our farm is in California,_________ is in Virginia.
i)My uncle is traveling to India, her uncle is traveling to Korea.
My uncle is traveling to India, ________is traveling to Korea.
j)His project is being examined, your project was approved.
His project is being examined, _________ was approved.
mine
ours
theirs
hers
yours

13. (Vunesp) – The correct possessive that completes the sentence below is:
Peter brought his dogs and I brought__________.
a) my
b) your
c) mine
d) the mine
e) our x
Test 1

14. (PUC – PR) - Choose the alternative that best completes the dialogue below:
Bob: Do you always get good marks on ______ examinations?
James: Yes, I do. I guess it's because I do ______ homework assignments and study a little every day.
Bob: How about Maria? Are ______ grades good too?
James: Yes. She's very bright and enjoys studying very much.
a) yours - my - his
b) you - my - hers
c) your - me - your
d) your - mine - yours
e) your - my - her
Test 2 x

15. (ITA) – Choose the alternative that completes the sentence below.
This is_______book,_______ belongs to me, the book is____.
a) my - he - my
b) my - it - mine
c) mine - he - mine
d) my - it - her
e) mine - it - mine x
Test 3

16. x Test 4 (PUC-PR) - Choose the correct alternative:
John studies in__________room.
I study in_________room.
You write in__________copybook.
We prepare__________homework every day.
a) his - mine - your - our
b) him - my - your - our
c) his - mine - yours - ours
d) his - my - your - our
e) him - mine - yours - ours x
Test 4

17. (UFPE) - Based on the text below, the possessive “their", in "frying their brains", refers to:
Reading the newspaper and watching the news on television, you would think that we are living in the most dangerous time ever in mankind's history. For example, our ancestors never worried about cell phones frying their brains or about being hit by a bus as they were walking.
(From "Life is a Gamble" - SOCIETY - SPEAK UP, 168, page 8.)
a) cell phones.
b) dangerous.
c) bus.
d) our ancestors.
e) Reading the newspaper.
Test 5 x

18. (FATEC) - O pronome “its” na frase “But every time the FDA gets closer to its goal, ...” refere-se a
a) ephedra.
b) time.
c) dietary-supplements.
d) FDA.
e) goal. x
Test 6

19. (UFSC - SC) Identify the proposition(s) which can correctly be completed with the words in parentheses:
01) _______ room is very comfortable. (My)
02) Don't take________ camera to the beach. (yours)
04) The palm trees are high and _____ leaves are very big. (their)
08) We bought ___________tickets last month. (ours)
16) Paul put________ money in the hotel safe. (his)
32) Mary doesn't like_________ hotel room, (her) x x x x
Test 7

20. (UTFPR - PR) - "The lifesaving remedy replaces the body's lost fluids and salts."
O possessivo que substitui a expressão em negrito é:
a) her;
b) their;
c) our;
d) its;
e) my. x
Test 8

21. (FCMSC - SP) - Mothers usually ask the pediatrician for suggestions for________ children's meals
a) his;
b) her;
c) its;
d) ours;
e) their. x
Test 9

22. x Test 10 a) trabalhadores sem terra e fazendeiros.
(PUC - SP) - Historically, members of parliament and the senators in Brazil come from aristocracy. Laws are practically promulgated on their behalf and nearly always "in causa propria', especially with regard to land reform and details regarding property.
Na seguinte frase do texto - "Laws are practically promulgated on their behalf..." -, o pronome possessivo “their” refere-se a
a) trabalhadores sem terra e fazendeiros.
b) aristocracia monarquista.
c) poder executivo do governo.
d) trabalhadores rurais sem terra.
e) parlamentares e senadores.
Test 10 x