Exercise 8C, page 3 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

3 GRAMMAR possessive pronouns

a Look at some sentences from the story. Complete them with my or mine.

1 'Vivienne, you didn't answer ______ last letter.'

2 'Vivienne...you must be ______.'

b 📖 p.140 Grammar Bank 8C

c 🔊8.23 Listen. Say the sentences with a possessive pronoun.

🔊 It's my book. (It's mine.

8C possessive pronouns

Whose coat is it? It's my coat. It's mine.

Whose jacket is it? It's your jacket. It's yours.

Whose phone is it? It's his phone. It's his.

Whose bag is it? It's her bag. It's hers.

Whose dog is it? It's our dog. It's ours.

Whose house is it? It's their house. It's theirs.

• We use possessive pronouns to talk about possession. Is it yours? Yes, it's mine.

• We use Whose to ask about possession. Whose book is it? Whose is that bag?

• We don't use possessive pronouns with a noun. NOT It's mine book.

• We don't use the with possessive pronouns, e.g. Is this yours? NOT Is this the yours?

pronouns and possessive adjectives overview

8C

a Circle the correct form.

Whose car is that? It's her /(hers).

1 This isn't my / mine pen, it's Susan's.

2 I think this book is your / yours.

3 This isn't your suitcase, it's ours / our.

4 Where's Mary? I think these are her / hers gloves.

5 These keys are mine / the mine.

6 They showed us all theirs / their holiday photographs.

7 These seats are theirs / their, not ours.

8 Is this yours / your bag?

9 This isn't my jacket. It's her / hers.

b Complete the sentences with a pronoun or a possessive adjective.

This isn't my coffee, it's yours. Where's mine ?

1 A Is that Sue's car?

B No, it's her boyfriend's. ______ is a white Peugeot.

2 Maya has a new boyfriend, but I haven't met ______ yet.

3 Look. Here's a photo of Alex and Kim with ______ new baby.

4 We've finished paying for our house, so it's ______ now.

5 These are your tickets. Can you give Maria and Marta ______?

6 We're lost. Can you tell ______ how to get to the station?

7 Would you like to see ______ garden? We've got some beautiful flowers.

8 London is famous for ______ beautiful parks.

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Выполните упражнения по грамматике на тему притяжательных местоимений.

Ответ:

3a

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3c

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8C a

1 my (мой)

2 yours (твой/ваш)

3 ours (наш)

4 her (её)

5 mine (мой)

6 their (их)

7 theirs (их)

8 your (твой/ваш)

9 hers (её)

8C b

1 A Is that Sue's car? B No, it's her boyfriend's. His is a white Peugeot. (А Это машина Сью? Б Нет, это ее парня. Его — белый Пежо.)

2 Maya has a new boyfriend, but I haven't met him yet. (У Майи новый парень, но я еще не встречал(а) его.)

3 Look. Here's a photo of Alex and Kim with their new baby. (Смотри. Вот фото Алекса и Ким с их новорожденным ребенком.)

4 We've finished paying for our house, so it's ours now. (Мы закончили платить за наш дом, так что теперь он наш.)

5 These are your tickets. Can you give Maria and Marta theirs? (Это ваши билеты. Можешь отдать Марии и Марте их?)

6 We're lost. Can you tell us how to get to the station? (Мы заблудились. Можете сказать нам, как добраться до станции?)

7 Would you like to see our garden? We've got some beautiful flowers. (Хотели бы вы посмотреть наш сад? У нас есть несколько красивых цветов.)

8 London is famous for its beautiful parks. (Лондон знаменит своими прекрасными парками.)