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GRAMMAR

LESSON 10:

Possession 2

Goal

I can use possessive pronouns and whose questions.

Grammar Point

Read the grammar point with your tutor.

Use possessive pronouns and whose to talk about ownership.

  • Replace possessive adjective and noun combinations with possessive pronouns. The form of the possessive pronoun changes depending on the owner.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE + NOUN

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

my home

mine

your home

yours

his home

his

her home

hers

its home

its

our home

ours

their home

theirs

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ex

That’s mine.

ex

Those are mine.

  • Use whose to ask about ownership.*

*for more information on how to form wh-questions, please see Grammar Beginner Lesson 9

SENTENCE

QUESTION

This is ???’s bag.

Whose bag is this?

That’s ???’s dog.

Whose dog is that?

I like ???’s music.

Whose music do you like?

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ex

Whose sweater is that?

ex

Whose clothes do you like?

Sentence Builder

Build new sentences using the grammar point, the original sentences, and the words in parentheses. The form of some words may need to be changed.
Build new sentences using the grammar point, the original sentences, and the words in parentheses. The form of some words may need to be changed.
ex

That’s his.

(she)
   That’s hers   .
  • Those are mine.

(we)
                            .
  • That’s ours.

(you)
                            .
  • These are mine.

(they)
                            .
  • Whose dog is that?

(sweater)
                            ?
  • It’s yours.

(I)
                            .
  • That’s hers.

(we)
                            .
  • Whose socks are those?

(sock)
                            ?
  • They’re yours.

(he)
                            .
  • It’s mine.

(she)
                            .
  • Whose movies do you like?

(books)
                            ?

Practice

Make sentences using the grammar point, the words in the box, and the pictures and words below. The form of some words may need to be changed, and some words in the box may be used more than once.

whose

mine

yours

his

hers

ours

theirs

ex

that / be

That’s mine.
ex

that / be

That’s mine.
ex

music / you / listen to

Whose music do you listen to?
ex

music / you / listen to

Whose music do you listen to?
  • it / be

  • bag / be / this

  • those / be

  • they / be

  • shoes / be / these

  • it / be

  • they / be

  • cat / be / this

  • these / be

  • cooking / you / like

Q&A

PART 1
Answer the questions using the grammar point and your own information.
  • Whose dog do you like?
  • Whose hat do you want?
  • Whose house do you prefer?
  • Whose clothes do you like?
  • Whose shoes do you prefer?
  • Whose cooking do you want?
  • Whose hobby do you prefer?
  • Whose pet do you want?
  • Whose hairstyle do you like?
  • Whose car do you prefer?
PART 2
Use the grammar point to ask your tutor some questions. You can use the ideas below or your own ideas.
music / you / listen to
movies / you / watch
clothes / you / like
books / you / read
cooking / you / like
TV shows / you / watch