Let's learn how to talk about who something belongs to.
When we talk about who something belongs to, we use words like:
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Key words
my, our
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your
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his, her, its, their
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Grammar explained
These words are called possessive adjectives:
When an object only belongs to one person we use a singular possessive adjective.
When an object belongs to more than one person we use a plural possessive adjective.
| Subject | Possessive adjective | Singular, plural or both? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | singular |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | plural | |
| 2nd person | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | both |
| 3rd person | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | singular |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | singular | |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | singular | |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | both |
Their
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. can be used in a few different situations:
- When we know something belongs to a group of people
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When we don鈥檛 know who something belongs to
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Instead of saying his or her
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Activities
Matching activity
Who does the Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. belong to?
Say each phrase out loud and click on its matching picture.
Listening activity
Watch Jess talking about her family.
As you watch, listen out for the belonging words you've just learnt:
my / your / his / her / its / our / their
Filip: Is this your family?
Jess: Yes, this is my family on Christmas Day.
Nazia: Oh yeah鈥 there鈥檚 your mum.
Filip: Who are the old people?
Jess: 罢丑补迟鈥檚 my grandmother and grandfather - my mum鈥檚 parents.
Now watch it again to answer these questions:
How many different belonging words can you hear?
How many times can you hear each one?
You might need a pencil and paper to help you.
| Word | Number of times heard |
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| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 3 |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 2 |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 0 |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 0 |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 0 |
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Filip: Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Jess: Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Nazia: Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Filip: Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Jess: Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Make a sentence
Say who something belongs to
Look at this classroom picture:
Now point and describe who each object belongs to, using:
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Ask who something belongs to
- To ask if something belongs to someone, you can say:
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Example:
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Try to make sentences using:
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Ask where something is
- To ask where something is, you can say:
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Example:
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Try to make sentences using:
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