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1 36 Unit2 Possessive Adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)and Demonstrative Words (this, that, these, those)36 Discover the Grammar Read the information about Tim Wilson s family, and then answer the eight 23456I m Tom. My name is Thomas, but everyone calls me d like to introduce you to my my wife. Her name is is our daughter. Her name is is our son. His name is Zachary, but his nickname is are our cats. Their names are Smokey and 7/28/10 12:06 PM Page 36 Clear Grammar 1, 2nd edition: Keys to Grammar for English Language Learners Keith S. Folse Michigan ELT, 2010 Copyright (c) 2010. University of Michigan Press . All rights reserved. 1. Underline three examples of my. What do you think mymeans?

2 _____2. When do you use myand when do you use I?_____3. Circle the three examples of our. What do you think the difference between myand our is? _____4. Now underline hisand her. When do you think we use hisand her? a box around their. When do you think we use their?Can we use theirfor only animals? What about for people? _____6. Write M, W, or B to tell if the word is used formen, women,or both men my _____c. his _____e. her _____b. your _____d. our _____f. their look at all of the words you marked. These words are called possessiveadjectives. Put a wavy line under the word that comes after the possessiveadjectives. (Hint:You should have nine.) What kind of word comes after possessive adjectives?

3 Possessive adjectives + _____8. What questions do you have about this grammar?_____2: Possessive Adjectives and Demonstratives3737 CGPages1-6 7/28/10 12:06 PM Page 37 Clear Grammar 1, 2nd edition: Keys to Grammar for English Language Learners Keith S. Folse Michigan ELT, 2010 Copyright (c) 2010. University of Michigan Press . All rights reserved. Clear Grammar 1, Lesson AdjectivesAdjectivesare words that describe nounsor pronouns. Adjectives tell which(thisbook, mybook), how many(sixbooks), orwhat kind(redroses). Adjectives come infront of nouns (a whiteball) or after be(the room is white).Pronounsare words that take the placeof nouns. (Teresa is here. Sheis here.)Possessive AdjectivesSubject PossessivePronounsAdjectivesExamplesI myI like yourYou hisHe her She its The cat our We their They liketheirfood.

4 ONE-MINUTE LESSON For an animal or a thing, we use the possessive adjective its. A giraffe gets its namefrom an Arabic word. For a pet, people usually use hisorher, notits. My dog sname is Brownie. His name comes from his owners do not use itsto referto their own 7/28/10 12:06 PM Page 38 Clear Grammar 1, 2nd edition: Keys to Grammar for English Language Learners Keith S. Folse Michigan ELT, 2010 Copyright (c) 2010. University of Michigan Press . All rights reserved. 2: Possessive Adjectives and Demonstratives39 Rule 1. Subject pronounsare I, you, he, she, it, we, they. Subject pronouns usuallyoccur before a 2. Possessive adjectivesare my, your, his, her, its, our, adjectives occur before a noun (my car)or an adjective + noun (my new car).

5 Rule adjectives have no singular or plural. They are used with both singular and plural nouns (my book, my books).BE CAREFUL! Comparing Subject Pronouns and Possessive AdjectivesSubject PronounsPossessive AdjectivesIIplay is very good at is yourfavorite song?heHeis from is her car to is dark a color is brown. weWelike our house a is big and has a every Theirday starts with a long Learner has a new car. HisHercar has for males; heris for you know where memybook is?Use a possessive adjective in frontof a This is my book, and that is youryour possessive adjective cannot 7/28/10 12:06 PM Page 39 Clear Grammar 1, 2nd edition: Keys to Grammar for English Language Learners Keith S.

6 Folse Michigan ELT, 2010 Copyright (c) 2010. University of Michigan Press . All rights reserved. EXERCISE 1. Completing Phrases with Possessive AdjectivesWrite the correct possessive adjectives on the lines. 1. you_____ book11. we_____ team2. Mary_____ book12. the boy_____ test3. you and Mary_____ books13. the boy_____ tests4. your wife_____ car14. my daughter_____ shoes5. the man and I_____ books15. she_____ test6. the machine_____ cord16. Alan and Tom _____ tests7. Bob, Jo, and Sue _____ father17. Ann and Mary _____ tests8. my watch_____ battery 18. Ted, Bob, and I _____ tests9. they_____ mother 19. Ted and Bob_____ answers10. it_____ tail20. Bob and I_____ answersClear Grammar 1, Online Exercise My score: _____/10.

7 _____% 7/28/10 12:06 PM Page 40 Clear Grammar 1, 2nd edition: Keys to Grammar for English Language Learners Keith S. Folse Michigan ELT, 2010 Copyright (c) 2010. University of Michigan Press . All rights reserved. EXERCISE 2. Mini-ConversationsCircle the correct words in these eight mini-conversations. 1. A: Where is (you, your) car?B: I sold it, so this is (I, my) new car. Do you like it?2. A: Is this John s watch?B: No, that isn t John s watch. (His, Her, Your, Their) watch is much A: What is Mike s family s last name? Is (it, its, their, they) Brown or Bell?B: No, but you re right that (it, its) starts with B. (Its, His, Her, My) last nameis A: Can (you, your) tell me (you, your) phone number?

8 B: Sure. (It s, Its) 555-9122. Call me later if you A: Do (you, your) know Martha s brother?B: No, I don t know (her, his, their, your) brother, but I know (her, his, their,your) A: Amanda and Ashley, you have class now, right? B:No, it s only 9:20. (Our, We) class starts at 10. (Our, We) have forty A: Bob has a pet iguana. B: Are you kidding? A: No, (he, his, she, her) really has a pet iguana. (Its, It, Their) name is A: (You, Your) are such a good student. What did you get on yesterday s test?B: (You, Your, My, I) test score was : Possessive Adjectives and Demonstratives41 ONE-MINUTE LESSON What did yougeton the test? means What was your grade on the test? Whennative speakers want to know about a grade on a test, they usually use the firstquestion with the word get.

9 Another possible question is What did you make on thetest?You can answer with Igot95 on the testor I made 95 on the test. Don t use the word score. It sounds too 7/28/10 12:06 PM Page 41 Clear Grammar 1, 2nd edition: Keys to Grammar for English Language Learners Keith S. Folse Michigan ELT, 2010 Copyright (c) 2010. University of Michigan Press . All rights reserved. EXERCISE 3. Possessive Adjectives in a DialogueWrite the correct possessive adjective on the lines. Use capital letters when Food for a PartyJose: We need a great idea for the food for the party. Who has a suggestion? Rick,what about you?Rick: Sure, I have an idea. _____ idea is to serve egg : I like (_____ idea because eggs are pretty easy to cook.)

10 Does anyone elsehave a different idea?Rick: Well, Susan has an interesting : Really? Susan, what s )_____ idea?Susan: *_____ idea is to serve :I love cheeseburgers, but that sounds like a lot of work. Someone has to cookthe meat and then make the sandwiches. Does anyone else have an idea?Susan:Yes, Ben told me about a great idea that he :Great, let s hear it. Hey, where is Ben?Susan:I don t know. I m surprised he isn t :Susan, since Ben isn t here, can you tell us +_____ idea for the party food?Susan:He wants all the guests to cook ,_____ favorite food and bring it to :Oh, right. In the , that s called a potluck dinner. Rick:Hey, don t forget Martha and Lim. They have an idea for the party, too. -_____ idea is to serve :I really like pizza.