POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSEjemploTraduccin ejemplo
Minemo/s, ma/sThis book is mineEste libro es mo.
Yourstuyo/s, tuya/s, suyo/s, suya/sIs this bookyours?Este libro
es tuyo? / Este libro es suyo?
Hissuyo/s, suya/s(de el)This bicycle is his.Esta bicicleta es de
l.
Herssuyo/s, suya/s(de ella)The dress is hers.El vestido es de
ella.
Itssu, susThe house isits (the cat's).La casa es suya (del
gato).
Oursnuestro/s, nuestra/sThe suitcases areours.Las maletas son
nuestras.
Yoursvuestro/a, vuestros/as, suyo/s, suya/sThese seats are
yours.Estos asientos son vuestros. Estos asientos son suyos.
Theirssuyo/a, suyos/as (de ellos)This pencil is theirs.Este lpiz
es de ellos.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS:
Ejemplos:Hisbike is red.(Su bicicleta es roja.)The red bike
ishis. (La bici roja es suya.)
Myhouse is small. (Mi casa es pequea.)The small house ismine.
(La casa pequea es ma.)Function (Funcin)Lospronombresposesivosse
clasifican en dos tipos segn su funcin en la oracin.
En funcin de artculo determinativo del sujetoGramaticalmente
funciona como un artculo determinativo del sustantivo al que
acompaa, por lo tanto siempre va antes del objeto. Ejemplos:
Mycar is blue.(Mi coche es azul.)
Hishouse is big.(Su casa es grande.)
En funcin de pronombreGramaticalmente funciona como un pronombre
en funcin de complemento directo. Ejemplos:
The blue car ismine.(El coche azul es mo.)The big house
ishis.(La casa grande es suya.)
Nota:Estos ejemplos responden a la pregunta, "De quin es?
Principio del formularioWho'sWho'sis a contraction of who is or,
less commonly, who has.Who's watching TV?Do you know who's going to
speak?Who's ready to go?Who's in the kitchen?Who's this?Who's
already eaten?
WhoseWhoseis the possessive of who or, somewhat controversially,
which.Whose book is this?Do you know whose car this is?Whose side
are you on?
Final del formularioREMEMBER:SubjectObjectAdjectivePronoun
IYouHeSheItWeTheymeyouhimherusthemmyyourhisherourtheirmineyourshishersourstheirs
Whose...?asks about possession.Whose is this book?Whose book is
this?Whose is it?It'smine.yours.his.hers.ours.theirs.
Whose are these books?Whose books are these?Whose are
these?They're
PRACTICE:
Rewrite the sentences with the possessive pronouns.Ex. It's our
school.It's ours.
1) It's my car.
2) It's your book.
3) They're his jeans.
4) They're their sunglasses.
5) This is your present.
6) This is my ring.
7) These are our toys.
8) It's her wallet.
Write the questions withwhose.Ex. the book?Whose is the book? /
Whose book is this? / Whose are this book?1) the running shoes?
2) this hat?
3) this bike?
4) the sunglasses?
5) these Dvd?
6) that jacket?
7) the phone?
8) this necklace?
9) those boots?
10) these jeans?
