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Unit 60 · Pronouns and possessives

my/his/their etc.

Study

A
I → my
we → our
you → your
he → his
she → her
they → their
I like my house.
We like our house.
You like your house.
He likes his house.
She likes her house.
They like their house.
it → its
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Oxford (= it) is famous for its university.

We use my/your/his etc. + noun:

my hands his new car her parents
our clothes your best friend their room
B

his/her/their

AMY ANDY MR AND MRS LEE
her car (= Amy's car) his bike their son
her husband (= Amy's husband) his sister their daughter
her children (= Amy's children) his parents their children
C

its and it's

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its Oxford is famous for its university.

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it's (= it is) I like Oxford. It's a nice place. (= It is a nice place.)

Exercises (5)

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60.1

Complete the sentences in the same way.

  1. 1
    I'm going to wash hands.example
  2. 2
    She's going to wash hands.
  3. 3
    We're going to wash hands.
  4. 4
    He's going to wash hands.
  5. 5
    They're going to wash hands.
  6. 6
    Are you going to wash hands?
60.2

Complete the sentences in the same way.

  1. 1
    He lives with parents.example
  2. 2
    They live with parents.
  3. 3
    We live with parents.
  4. 4
    Martina lives with parents.
  5. 5
    I live with parents.
  6. 6
    John lives with parents.
  7. 7
    Do you live with parents?
  8. 8
    Most children live with parents.
60.3

Look at the family tree, and complete the sentences with his/her/their.

  1. 1
    I saw Sarah with husband, Philip.example
  2. 2
    I saw Laura and Steve with children.
  3. 3
    I saw Steve with wife, Laura.
  4. 4
    I saw Ben with brother, Will.
  5. 5
    I saw Laura with brother, Will.
  6. 6
    I saw Sarah and Philip with son, Will.
  7. 7
    I saw Laura with parents.
  8. 8
    I saw Beth and Robert with parents.
60.4

Write my/our/your/his/her/their/its.

  1. 1
    Do you like job?example
  2. 2
    I know Mr Watson, but I don't know wife.
  3. 3
    Alice and Tom live in London. son lives in Australia.
  4. 4
    We're going to have a party. We're going to invite all friends.
  5. 5
    Anna is going out with friends this evening.
  6. 6
    I like tennis. It's favourite sport.
  7. 7
    'Is that car?' 'No, I don't have a car.'
  8. 8
    I want to contact Maria. Do you know number?
  9. 9
    Do you think most people are happy in jobs?
  10. 10
    I'm going to wash hair before I go out.
  11. 11
    This is a beautiful tree. leaves are a beautiful colour.
  12. 12
    John has a brother and a sister. brother is 25, and sister is 21.
60.5

Complete the sentences. Use my/his/their etc. with these words:

coathomeworkhousehusbandjobkeyname
  1. 1
    James doesn't enjoy it's not very interesting.example
  2. 2
    I can't get in. I don't have .
  3. 3
    Sally is married. works in a bank.
  4. 4
    Please take off and sit down.
  5. 5
    'What are the children doing?' 'They're doing .'
  6. 6
    'Do you know that man?' 'Yes, but I don't know .'
  7. 7
    We live in Barton Street. is at the end on the left.