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Grammar: Possessives

5. Complete the chart.

Use a possessive adjective or a name/noun + ’s to show possession. For plural
subjects, add s’.
Subject
pronouns I you he she it we you they
Possessive my your his its our your their
adjectives Her boat is pink. name is Pink Lady.

Possessive ’s Jessica boat is pink. The boat’s name is Pink Lady.
or s’ The boats’ names are Blue Whale and Pink Lady.

Check your answers: Grammar reference, p. 107

6. Underline the possessive adjectives.
Hi, I’m Doug. My favorite thing is my skateboard. My friend is Lucy.
Her favorite thing is her bike. Look at our dogs. Their names are Zack
and Blackie. My dog is Blackie. His favorite thing is this blue ball.

7. Circle the correct answers.
This is me and (1) my / your friends. We’re on (2) its / our skateboards.
My skateboard is a gift from (3) our / my parents. Look at David and
(4) his / her green skateboard. He’s (5) my / his best friend. Look at
Laura and (6) his / her best friend Maria. They’re fast! We’re all
good at skateboarding! What’s (7) your / you favorite sport?

8. Write sentences with possessive ’s or s’.
1. Marcy / bike / green Marcy’s bike is green.
2. Jake / computer / new Get it RIGHT!

3. Our parents / car / black The students’ names are Kyle and
Sandy. = There is more than one
4. My dog / ball / small student and more than one name.
5. Tom / comic books / old The students’ favorite class is
English. = There is more than one
6. My dogs / names / Spot and Luke student, but only one class.

Speaking: My list of favorites

9. YOUR TURN Complete the chart with your own information.

My favorite color

My favorite game

My favorite movie

My favorite place

10. Work with a partner. Talk about your favorite things.

My favorite color is purple. My favorite game is . . .

Find out about this yellow
11. Join another pair. Tell them about your partner’s favorite things. BE Ferrari. Whose is it?
(Workbook p. 74)
Ian’s favorite color is purple. His favorite game is . . .

2.1 THE YELLOW FERRARI

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