Unit 10
Owning things
These words tell us who owns something. They are adjectives . my your his her its our their They go before nouns.
Daniel went to the match with his uncle. Marie told her mother about the contest.
1 Complete the paragraph with his, her , its or their .
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After the match, Daniel and his father went to Uncle Kevin’s home. Daniel’s aunt was happy to see ________ nephew and ________ father. Jessica showed them ________ new toys. Joel smiled at ________ big cousin. The dog sat under the table and wagged ________ tail. Daniel told ________ aunt all about the match. After dinner, Daniel and his father took ________ things and went home. Before they left, Daniel thanked ________ uncle for inviting them to the match.
2 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
Example: Daddy took me to a football match. ( me / my ) 1 You can invite ________ parents to the concert. (you / your) 2 My aunt sent ________ an email. (us / our) 3 The girls told ________ friends about the show. (them / their) 4 I went shopping with ________ mother. (me / my) 5 Daniel promised not to lose ________ ticket. (him / his) 6 Daniel’s uncle asked ________ not to be late. (them / their)
• My, your etc . are possessive adjectives . They describe nouns. Give your students a simple explanation. They do not need to know the grammatical term. DA Exercise 1: According to ability, allow some students to find the missing words without rewriting the whole paragraph. • Exercise 2: Work through the exercise on the board. Emphasise that we use my, your, his, her, our, their before nouns.
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