Unit 10
These words also tell us who owns things. mine yours his hers ours theirs They are pronouns . They do not have a noun after them.
The yellow T-shirt is mine . The green shorts are yours .
3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Example: These are your shoes. The shoes are yours .
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1 These are Daniel’s sneakers. They are ________. 2 “Is this pen ________?” Mr. Adams asked Josh. 3 “Whose bag is this?” “It’s ________,” said Mia. 4 “Please give us those books. They are ________,” said Grace and Kim. 5 “Are these Maria’s things?” “Yes, they are ________.” 6 The books belong to Jason and Matt. The pencils are ________ too.
4 Complete the dialogue with the correct words. Mom was vexed. The house was untidy. MOM: Is this ________ ( your / yours ) backpack, Kim? KIM: MOM: Are these ________ ( your / yours ) sneakers? KIM: MOM: What about this game? Does it belong to the boys? KIM:
No, it isn’t ________ ( my / mine ). I’ll ask Anna if it is ________ ( her / hers ).
I don’t think so. ________ ( My / Mine ) sneakers are smaller.
It must be ________ ( their / theirs ). I saw them playing with it.
• Mine, yours etc are possessive pronouns . They replace nouns and are directly linked to verbs. • Practise using possessive pronouns by modelling questions and answers using classroom objects, e.g. Is this pencil yours, John? No, it’s not mine.
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