GRAMMAR 2

We use possessive adjectives to show who owns or "possesses" something. The

possessive adjectives are:

my, your, his, her, its, our, their

whose (interrogative)

Number

Gender

Singular 1st

Male/female

Possessive
adjective
My

Singular 2nd

Male/female

your

Singular 3rd

Male

His

Plural 1st

Female
Male/female

Her
Our

Plural2nd

Male/female

Your

Plural 3rd

Male/female

their

Singular/ Plural

Male/female

Whose

Example sentence
This is my bag, my
mom gave it to
me.
This is your toy but
you can lend it to
her.
He has a car, his
car is blue.
She is using her
sisters dress.
Our neighbors
house is pink and
our house is
green.
What time does
your class begin?
Your teacher is
there already.
They were
supposed to play
football at 8
oclock but their
game was
canceled.
Whose is this
jacket? If no one

says me, Ill keep

it.

Now complete the following sentences using the chart as a model.

Im a Translator and I love ____ job. I was inspired by Nidas writings.
____ Books were very relevant to me. I also admire Munday and
Venutis job. I think ____ theories are very interesting.
When I decided to be a translator I was in high school, ____ teacher was
very patient to us and always encouraged us to follow ____ steps.
5. Not many students did it but I did and I am as proud of me as ____ parents
are.
6. ____ job is very different from mine but they are as interested in learning
other cultures as me.
1.
2.
3.
4.

7. Im a Writer just as ____ mother.

8. The difference between us is that she writes for children and I ____ job is
gothic literature.
9. ____ Father is also an artist, he is a painter and ____ paintings are
unrealistic ones.
10. Since I was born _____ dream was me to be a doctor but now, they are with
_____ profession.
11. I was inspired by _____ mother because as a child I loved to hear ____
stories.
12. But I was also inspired by _____ father because in _____ job I was able to
see a different world.
13. As _____ mother is Italian and ____ father is from Germany,
14. I learned a lot about_____ different cultures and I write I both languages.
15. _____ Writings are not as famous as _____ mothers one but one day
16. ______ job will be recognized in many languages.

17. Im an English Teacher and I give English classes to Mexican guys. ____
Students are very different from me and that is why I love ____ job.
18. I love learning about _____ culture and teaching them about mine.
19. _____ Traditions are very different from mines and we all like to share
20. _____ experiences of life.
21. I have learned a lot about _____ traditions and I have gone to some of

22. _____ traditional parties.

23. As a teacher I never stop learning, I am teaching them but I am also learning
_____ students language, _____ traditions and _____ culture.
24. I am learning how to teach and I learned to change _____ temper. Im a
patient person now.
25. I also learned to hear what they have to say and to know that being a
teacher is more than teaching them English but to understand _____
different ways of learning.

Bianca Snchez