Theme of the Podcast

Possessive adjectives refer to the owner and not the thing possessed.
Normally precede nouns indicating body parts, kinship, clothing and personal items.
My
It is used to indicate that something belongs or relates to oneself
Your
Used to indicate that something belongs to the person you are talking about
His
It is used to mean or indicate membership of something to a male person

Her
It is used to mean or indicate membership of something to a female person

Its
It is used to mean or indicate membership of something to a thing, place or animal. Can also be used when referring to a baby

Our
We use our to mean or indicate membership of something to a group of more than one person among which includes ourselves.

They
We use to denote or indicate their membership of something to a group of more than one person among which we don’t include ourselves.



Gramatical Form
I am – My
You are – Your
He is – His
She is – Her
It is – Its
There are – Their
We are – Our


Examples:







Exercises:
Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives.
1.Where are (you) friends now?
2Here is a postcard from (I) friend Peggy.
3.She lives in Australia now with (she) family.
4.(She) husband works in Newcastle.
5.(He) company builds ships.
6.(They) children go to school in Newcastle.
7.(I) husband and I want to go to Australia, too.
8.We want to see Peggy and (she) family next winter.
9.(We) winter!
10.Because it is (they) summer.